West Side Story (1961) colour palette
Directed by Jerome Robbins · Shot by Daniel L. Fapp
- #322c2cdark grey · 11.1%
- #524e4ddark grey · 7.9%
- #100b0cdeep red · 7.1%
- #2c100fdeep red · 5%
- #4b3430deep red · 3.9%
- #86786fmid grey · 3.2%
West Side Story (1961), shot by Daniel L. Fapp, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322c2c), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.698 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.314 — more saturated than 76% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.384 — brighter than 30% of ranked films
Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the West Side Story page →
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