THX 1138 (1971) colour palette
Directed by George Lucas · Shot by Albert Kihn
- #f6f6f6near white · 18.5%
- #0a0b0cnear black · 11.1%
- #d3d4d3light grey · 11.1%
- #2e2f30dark grey · 9.2%
- #abadaelight grey · 6.2%
- #4e5050dark grey · 5.5%
THX 1138 (1971), shot by Albert Kihn, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is near white (#f6f6f6), covering 18.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
balanced
0.014 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.146 — more saturated than 8% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.549 — brighter than 99% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the THX 1138 page →
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