No. 3,122 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

Near Black, Pale Orange and Vibrant Red

Plate I Near Black #0A1B25 37.9% of ink
Plate II Pale Orange #B39675 26.5% of ink
Plate III Vibrant Red #E91F1F 10.5% of ink

A reduced set: Daily Express was not available, so this day is measured from 4 papers rather than 5.

Three colours drawn from the front pages of 4 national newspapers published on Saturday, 9 April 2022: near black, pale orange and vibrant red. The dominant shade held 38 per cent of all chromatic ink measured across the set.

The Papers Read

Title Front Page Headline Six Dominant Colours
Daily Mail RISHI'SWIFE IN TAXU-TURNTO SAVEHISJOB
The Daily Telegraph Sunak's wifetopay UK taxon all income
The Independent Revealed: Sunak 'listed as tax haven beneficiary
Daily Star OOH-ARR YA!