Vertigo (1958) colour palette
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Shot by Robert Burks
- #312e2ddark grey · 8.3%
- #49362edeep orange · 4.3%
- #534f4ddark grey · 4%
- #100f10near black · 4%
- #d2d0cblight grey · 4%
- #ab978eorange · 3.1%
Vertigo (1958), shot by Robert Burks, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2d), covering 8.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.405 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.282 — more saturated than 64% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 56% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Vertigo page →
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