![]() It’s far simpler for our brains to distinguish, say, yellow from orange than blue from blue-but-15%-lighter. It’s better to use use a range of hues so users can cross-reference with the key easier. I’m sure we’ve all looked at charts where you can hardly use the key since the data colors are so similar.įor instance, Google Analytics does a terrible job with this: Just try to use this key. Why? When colors are not visually equidistant, it’s harder to (a) tell them apart in the chart, and (b) compare the chart to the key. Note: there are two other modes besides palette mode – check out single-hue scales and divergent scales as well.Ĭreating visually equidistant palettes is basically impossible to do by hand, yet hugely important for data visualizations. This is useful for many data visualizations, like pie charts, grouped bar charts, and maps. Use the palette chooser to create a series of colors that are visually equidistant. ![]()
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