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Data Viz Color Palette Generator (For Charts and Dashboards)

Create visually-equidistant color schemes for data visualizations using one, two, or many hues.

Try picking very different endpoint colors – e.g. one warm, one cool; one bright, one darker – so that your palette covers a wider range If you’re using a brand color for one endpoint, don’t be afraid to modify the saturation and brightness a bit if it creates a more pleasing palette. To transition to a flat gray endpoint, set “Color Intensity” to zero To transition to a white endpoint, set “Brightness” to full and “Color Intensity” to zero If your color scale actually shows a variable that transitions from one end to a neutral midpoint to another end, try the Divergent Scale Generator(e.g. Republican to moderate to Democrat; hotter to same-temperature to cooler) For the best results, set the Color Intensity to the minimum when the two endpoint hues are significantly different – otherwise, the moderate tones will start to blend together (this will be evident in the map).

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