The War of the Worlds (1953) colour palette
Directed by Byron Haskin · Shot by George Barnes
- #302f2fdark grey · 8.6%
- #0b0b0dnear black · 8%
- #54534edark grey · 4.3%
- #757271mid grey · 4.3%
- #271514deep red · 3.4%
- #4b3731deep red · 3.4%
The War of the Worlds (1953), shot by George Barnes, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2f), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.318 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.3 — more saturated than 70% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.399 — brighter than 39% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The War of the Worlds page →
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