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Using beautiful, legible colors can be hard. We’re here to help. Here’s how to use better colors in your charts and maps.

Color in data vis

Using beautiful, legible colors can be hard. We’re here to help. Here’s how to use better colors in your charts and maps.
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How to find & create good color palettes

How to find & create good color palettes
Tools and approaches for finding, coming up with, and extending a color palette.
December 11th, 2024 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 21 min
What to consider when choosing colors for race, ethnicity, and world regions

What to consider when choosing colors for race, ethnicity, and world regions
October 9th, 2024 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 12 min
Remind readers of the colors in your data visualization

Remind readers of the colors in your data visualization
October 11th, 2023 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 14 min
How to design a useful (and fun!) color key for your data visualization

How to design a useful (and fun!) color key for your data visualization
August 28th, 2023 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 23 min
Emphasize what you want readers to see with color

Emphasize what you want readers to see with color
July 24th, 2023 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 16 min
How to choose an interpolation for your color scale

How to choose an interpolation for your color scale
July 25th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 25 min
What background color should your data vis have?

What background color should your data vis have?
June 30th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 5 min
A detailed guide to colors in data vis style guides

A detailed guide to colors in data vis style guides
March 30th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 73 min
10 ways to use fewer colors in your data visualizations

10 ways to use fewer colors in your data visualizations
February 16th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 12 min
Watch Lisa write our book on how to use colors in data vis

Watch Lisa write our book on how to use colors in data vis
January 5th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 3 min
Which color scale to use when visualizing data

Which color scale to use when visualizing data
March 16th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 9 min
When to use quantitative and when to use qualitative color scales

When to use quantitative and when to use qualitative color scales
March 16th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 18 min
When to use sequential and when to use diverging color scales

When to use sequential and when to use diverging color scales
March 16th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 8 min
When to use classed and when to use unclassed color scales

When to use classed and when to use unclassed color scales
March 16th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 12 min
How to pick more beautiful colors for your data visualizations

How to pick more beautiful colors for your data visualizations
September 4th, 2020 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 18 min
What’s it like to be colorblind

What’s it like to be colorblind
June 30th, 2020 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 16 min
What to consider when visualizing data for colorblind readers

What to consider when visualizing data for colorblind readers
June 23rd, 2020 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 14 min
How your colorblind and colorweak readers see your colors

How your colorblind and colorweak readers see your colors
June 17th, 2020 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 8 min
Shares as position & color

Shares as position & color
January 3rd, 2019 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 2 min
Election reporting: Which color for which party?

Election reporting: Which color for which party?
August 28th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 16 min
Your friendly guide to colors in data visualisation

Your friendly guide to colors in data visualisation
July 31st, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 16 min
An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data

An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data
July 10th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 11 min
What to consider when choosing colors for data visualization

What to consider when choosing colors for data visualization
May 29th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 8 min
Datawrapper now checks your colors, so you don’t have to

Datawrapper now checks your colors, so you don’t have to
February 5th, 2018 by Gregor Aisch 4 min
How to choose a color palette for choropleth maps

How to choose a color palette for choropleth maps
October 27th, 2017 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 7 min

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