No. 3,140 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 Dark Orange

Plate I Near Black #011521 34.6% of ink
Plate II Pale Orange #C4916D 20.7% of ink
Plate III Dark Orange #2D1B11 14.0% 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 Wednesday, 27 April 2022: near black, pale orange and dark 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 NO,MISTER SPEAKER!
The Daily Telegraph Sunak faces Cabinet pressure to cut tax
The Independent Cabinet clash over plans to ease cost of living
Daily Star Well he's a barrel of laughs, ain't