No. 2,056 Est. 2013

Three Colour News

The Daily Colour Of The British Press

5 Papers Read Daily 9,366 Colours Recorded

The Colour Of The Day

Orange, Pale Blue and Light Orange

Plate I Orange #A28062 35.5% of ink
Plate II Pale Blue #7AAACD 20.9% of ink
Plate III Light Orange #DCB89A 13.4% of ink

A reduced set: The Independent and Daily Express were not available, so this day is measured from 3 papers rather than 5.

Three colours drawn from the front pages of 3 national newspapers published on Thursday, 9 May 2019: orange, pale blue and light orange. The dominant shade held 35 per cent of all chromatic ink measured across the set.

The Papers Read

Title Front Page Headline Six Dominant Colours
Daily Mail Aaahh!It's Archie the Adorable
The Daily Telegraph ThatcherwouldhaveblockedHuawei
Daily Star I'MACELEB. SOICAN'T SENDKID TOSCHOOL