A driving method for a display device, wherein the display device comprises: (i) an electrophoretic fluid comprising a first type of particles, a second type of particles, and a third type of particles, all of which are dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture, wherein the first type of particles carry a charge polarity while the second and third types of particles carry an opposite charge polarity, and (ii) a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel is sandwiched between a common electrode (11; 31) and a pixel electrode (12a; 32a), with the common electrode (11; 31) forming the viewing surface of the display device; the method being characterized by the steps of: (a) applying a ground voltage to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) and applying a high voltage (-hV) to the common electrode (11; 31), wherein the high voltage has a polarity opposite the charge polarity of the first type of particles, to drive all pixels to the color state of the first type of particles at the viewing surface; (b) immediately after step (a), applying the ground voltage to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) and applying a low voltage to the common electrode (11; 31), wherein the low voltage has a polarity opposite the charge polarity of the third type of particles, to drive all pixels to the color state of the third type of particles at the viewing surface; and (c) after step (b) and while all pixels are still displaying the color state of the third type of particles at the viewing surface, applying the ground voltage to the common electrode (11; 31) and applying different voltages to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) to drive at least one pixel from the color state of the third type of particles to the color state of the first type of particles and at least one other pixel from the color state of the third type of particles to the color state of the second type of particles at the viewing surface. (i) an electrophoretic fluid comprising a first type of particles, a second type of particles, and a third type of particles, all of which are dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture, wherein the first type of particles carry a charge polarity while the second and third types of particles carry an opposite charge polarity, and (ii) a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel is sandwiched between a common electrode (11; 31) and a pixel electrode (12a; 32a), with the common electrode (11; 31) forming the viewing surface of the display device; (a) applying a ground voltage to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) and applying a high voltage (-hV) to the common electrode (11; 31), wherein the high voltage has a polarity opposite the charge polarity of the first type of particles, to drive all pixels to the color state of the first type of particles at the viewing surface; (b) immediately after step (a), applying the ground voltage to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) and applying a low voltage to the common electrode (11; 31), wherein the low voltage has a polarity opposite the charge polarity of the third type of particles, to drive all pixels to the color state of the third type of particles at the viewing surface; and (c) after step (b) and while all pixels are still displaying the color state of the third type of particles at the viewing surface, applying the ground voltage to the common electrode (11; 31) and applying different voltages to the pixel electrodes (12a; 32a) to drive at least one pixel from the color state of the third type of particles to the color state of the first type of particles and at least one other pixel from the color state of the third type of particles to the color state of the second type of particles at the viewing surface.