What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971) colour palette
Directed by Curtis Harrington · Shot by Lucien Ballard
- #312e2adark grey · 8.6%
- #0e0d0cnear black · 7.4%
- #463931deep orange · 6.5%
- #f9f7f6pale orange · 5.2%
- #261412deep red · 4%
- #e8d4c9pale orange · 3.4%
What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), shot by Lucien Ballard, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2a), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.71 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.28 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the What’s the Matter with Helen? page →
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