No. 3,884 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, Light Muted Blue and Vibrant Red

Plate I Near Black #031920 30.1% of ink
Plate II Light Muted Blue #A4C8E4 13.0% of ink
Plate III Vibrant Red #E51F23 8.8% 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 Friday, 10 May 2024: near black, light muted blue and vibrant red. The dominant shade held 30 per cent of all chromatic ink measured across the set.

The Papers Read

Title Front Page Headline Six Dominant Colours
Daily Mail WORSTWHOOPING COUGHOUTBREAK IINFORTYYEARS
The Daily Telegraph Bank not to rush ratecuts
The Independent More Tory MPs want to defect says Labour as panic grips party
Daily Star to see pictures of Ur