Coloured Paper Cups
Solid colour bodies matched to your brand palette.
Specification & quotePaper Cups — Coloured Paper Cups
Paper Cups by Colour
A solid colour body is the quickest way to make a cup look deliberate. It reads as a brand decision at ten paces, where a small logo on white does not.
Colour on a cup is printed, not dyed, and that single fact governs how it behaves — coverage, cost and how close a match you can hold.
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Tell us what you serve and roughly how many you need. We reply with a specification, a minimum quantity and a lead time.
Coloured Paper Cups We Print
White Paper Cups
The default base: cheapest to print and the most colour-accurate.
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Black Paper Cups
Solid black bodies, usually matt, for a strong counter presence.
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Brown Paper Cups
Natural kraft or printed brown — two routes to the same look.
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Pink Paper Cups
Printed pink bodies for dessert brands, events and campaigns.
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Gold Paper Cups
Metallic gold effects for events and festive ranges.
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Red Paper Cups
Bold red bodies for events, venues and festive service.
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Green Paper Cups
Green bodies for cafés and festive ranges.
Specification & quoteFull Coverage Costs More than It Looks
A solid colour across the whole body means ink over the entire printable area, plus a margin at the seam and the rim that stays unprinted so the cup can be formed and rolled.
That unprinted margin is unavoidable. On a dark cup it shows as a thin light line at the rim, which is normal on every printed cup regardless of supplier.
Getting Close to a Brand Colour
- Supply the colour as a Pantone reference rather than a screenshot or a hex code.
- Expect a shift on kraft board; specify a white cup if the match must be tight.
- Deep blacks and strong reds are the hardest to hold evenly across a long run.
- Ask for a printed sample if the colour is one customers would notice being wrong.
Where an exact match matters more than cost, a spot colour holds far better across a run than the same colour built from CMYK.
Coloured Paper Cups: Common Questions
Can the inside of the cup be coloured too?
The inside face is the food-contact surface and is normally left unprinted. Some specifications allow an inside print with a suitable ink system, which we would confirm rather than assume.
Why does the same colour look different on two cup sizes?
Different sizes can run on different presses or board batches, and a large flat area shows variation that a small logo hides. If colour consistency across sizes matters, say so at quote stage so the sizes can be planned together.
Why is there an unprinted line at the rim?
The rim is rolled to form the cup, and printed ink there would crack. Every printed cup carries that margin.
How close can you match a brand colour?
Very close with a spot ink and a Pantone reference. A process build drifts more across a long run.
Why does full coverage cost more?
Because ink covers the whole printable area rather than the small fraction a logo uses. That is the main difference from a white cup.
Can the inside be coloured?
Normally not. The inner face touches the drink, so any print there needs an ink system specified for direct contact.
Why does one size look different from another?
Presses and board batches vary between sizes, and a full-coverage colour exposes differences a small mark would conceal.
Can we mix colours in one order?
On digital printing, yes. Send us the split between colours rather than a combined total, since each colour is a separate stock item even when the size and shape are identical.
Which colours are hardest to hold?
Pale tints and strong reds. Both benefit from a spot ink rather than a colour built from four process inks.
Does colour change how the cup performs?
No. Colour is print on the outside; the lining and wall construction determine how it behaves with a drink.