The Tempest (1979) colour palette
Directed by Derek Jarman · Shot by Peter Middleton
- #0c0b09deep orange · 8.8%
- #251a10deep orange · 7%
- #4a382bdeep orange · 4.9%
- #f5f4ecpale yellow · 4.2%
- #574834orange · 3.9%
- #d5d3c9pale yellow · 3.5%
The Tempest (1979), shot by Peter Middleton, runs natural and warm, measured across 57 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is deep orange (#0c0b09), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.253 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.407 — more saturated than 92% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.405 — brighter than 43% of ranked films
Measured across 57 frames. See the frames on the The Tempest page →
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