Colour New Tab

Name: Colour New Tab
Rating: 4.57 (21 reviews)
Author: arkon

Chrome new tab page based on http://whatcolourisit.scn9a.org/

As of June 2026, Colour New Tab has 464 users and a 4.57/5 rating from 21 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+0.9%

464

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4.57

21 reviews

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Version

6.0.0

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 23, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 23, 2026	460	4.57	21	6.0.0
May 12, 2026	458	4.57	21	6.0.0
Jun 7, 2026	446	4.57	21	6.0.0
Now	464	4.57	21	6.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: faviconmanagementsessionsstoragetabstopSites
Host access: *://*/*

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About

New tab page replacement that shows the time and corresponding hex colour.

Based on http://whatcolourisit.scn9a.org/
GitHub code here: https://github.com/arkon/ColourNTP


CHANGELOG:
v6.0.0 (2022-08-07)
- Update to Manifest v3 for Chrome 104+

v5.1.0 (2017-10-18)
- Fix solid colour option

v5.0.1 (2017-06-08)
- Minor bug fixes

v5.0.0 (2017-04-26)
- Performance upgrades

v4.1.0 (2017-02-11)
- Auto light/dark text option
- Hi-res favicons for hi-dpi screens
- Blacklist most visited sites option
- HSV/CMYK colour code options
- Flash time separator option
- Bug fixes

v4.0.0 (2016-07-01)
- Save colours by clicking on the colour code or in the history ticker! You can view all of them in the sidebar, which is accessible from the top right
- Option to switch spelling to "color" (silly Americans)
- Bug fixes

v3.6.0 (2016-05-06)
- Display colour code in hexadecimal, RGB, or HSL
- Click to copy colour codes
- Hi-res favicons

v3.5.0 (2016-03-23)
- Option to hide seconds
- Option for random colours
- Bug fixes

v3.4.3 (2016-02-12):
- Option to hide favicons

v3.4.2 (2016-01-12):
- Fix panel tabs bug

v3.4.1 (2016-01-07):
- Fixed random per session Unsplash image
- Options page tweaks

v3.4.0 (2015-12-25):
- Added date option
- Preview the web font in options
- Minor style tweaks

v3.3.1 (2015-12-16):
- Request properly sized Unsplash photos

v3.3.0 (2015-11-19):
- Shortcuts for Chrome's default apps and new tab pages
- Options for shortcut visibility
- Bug fixes

v3.2.0 (2015-11-18):
- Options to hide clock/hexcode
- Settings automatically apply now, no need to refresh!
- Like having multiple new tab pages open? Now the clocks are in sync!

v3.1.0 (2015-11-10):
- Show tabs from other devices
- Make link to Chrome Web Store prettier/an option
- Bug fixes

v3.0.0 (2015-11-08):
- Complete codebase overhaul
- Random images from Unsplash instead of Reddit (which was highly unreliable)
- More fonts
- Option to hide hexcode