The Third Generation (1979) colour palette
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Shot by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- #322f2ddark grey · 13.5%
- #11100fnear black · 7.4%
- #d5d2cdlight grey · 7.1%
- #56514cdark grey · 5.8%
- #f1f1f1near white · 4.9%
- #a6968aorange · 4%
The Third Generation (1979), shot by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2d), covering 13.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.684 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.185 — more saturated than 19% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.445 — brighter than 73% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Third Generation page →
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