The White Buffalo (1977) colour palette
Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Shot by Paul Lohmann
- #332f2bdark grey · 12.5%
- #545049dark grey · 5.3%
- #52493aorange · 4.9%
- #483a2fdeep orange · 4.7%
- #8d7156orange · 4.7%
- #161311deep orange · 4.5%
The White Buffalo (1977), shot by Paul Lohmann, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 110 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2b), covering 12.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.828 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.215 — more saturated than 32% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.402 — brighter than 41% of ranked films
Measured across 110 frames. See the frames on the The White Buffalo page →
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