The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) colour palette
Directed by Philip Kaufman · Shot by Sven Nykvist
- #302e2cdark grey · 13.2%
- #544f4cdark grey · 7.7%
- #908e8amid grey · 5.2%
- #d3d1cclight grey · 5.2%
- #251815deep red · 5.2%
- #77726cmid grey · 4.6%
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), shot by Sven Nykvist, 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 (#302e2c), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.679 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.182 — more saturated than 18% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.417 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Unbearable Lightness of Being page →
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