think about reordering the different color groupings for categories #39
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To follow-up on our conversation about category schemes... Here are a couple of examples of what I would like to explore. Qualitative Scheme Color OrganizationIs there a better way to organize some of the schemes to support better color differentiation for maps with fewer categories and/or should we reconsider the default? For example, a map with 3 categories, using
Prism's current color order:
Would this be better? (Just as an example, haven't tested!)
OR Should we default to another color scheme for category maps? For example, the same three categories with Vivid: A Second Look at Color BalanceDo we need to fine-tune any of the category schemes? For example, do any of the colors in these schemes need to be better balanced or modified at an individual level? Are some colors in the schemes to close to one another? Do some have more saturation than others, etc?
Those are two questions to start with! Let me know if you have any questions! thanks! |
Qualitative Scheme Color OrganizationReconsidering the defaultVivid and Bold colors look like they are more easily distinguished from each other & Voyager.
Prism's color order
Pastel's color order
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Color Balance Adjustment TestsCARTOColors Test Points Current palettes are on top:
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Here are the .carto files for these tests ^ CARTOColors Test Points (on 2018-03-16 at 20.51.40).zip |
A Second Look at Color BalanceHere's round 2 of adjusted palettes Prism#584c8f, #1a6c9c, #39a7a5, #0f8554, #72ae48, #ecac0a, #e17c05, #cc5a43, #cc3d5f, #993966, #ad4ea9, #666666 Antique#80536b, #c49e60, #af6458, #736f4c, #4a6d92, #585377, #68855b, #9c9c5e, #ad6a81, #a18160, #4a8187, #7b8888 Bold#8a4599, #21a66c, #386cba, #f2b700, #e84d6a, #80ba5a, #e68311, #188c9e, #cf48b4, #f97a72, #51518f, #a6aa9a Vivid#e58707, #5871b0, #2fbd9c, #9ac945, #cc62b0, #24796b, #e1af16, #2e89c3, #89519e, #ed6f66, #cc4190, #a5aa99 Pastel#65c4cc, #f5cb69, #f89c74, #daaaf2, #87c55f, #aac1f2, #fca9cf, #c1d16f, #8be0a4, #b89ee8, #d4b485, #b3b3b3
CARTOColors Test Points Mar 20 (on 2018-03-22 at 22.18.30).zip CartoColors Test Lines March 20 (on 2018-03-22 at 22.19.42).zip CARTOColors Test Polys March 20 (on 2018-03-22 at 22.20.58).zip |
Qualitative Scheme Color Organization 1Here are the adjusted palettes re-ordered light/dark (mostly, some light/dark swatches I switched for max contrast on the map):
Points Ordering 1 (on 2018-03-22 at 21.49.24).zip |
Qualitative Scheme Color Organization 2I also did another light/dark re-order w/adjusted palettes, but again with some switches: Goals for @ least first 2 swatches
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Qualitative Scheme Color Organization 3Here are the original palette colors, re-ordered light/dark:
For comparison here are the original colors in original order:
Both sets are in here: |
A 2nd Look at Color Balance + Qualitative Scheme Organization ComparisonsHere are the 2 & 3 category comparisons, including re-ordered Prism adjusted colors:
Here are the hex color schemes: ADJUSTED COLORS / ORIGINAL ORDER:Antique#80536b, #c49e60, #af6458, #736f4c, #4a6d92, #585377, #68855b, #9c9c5e, #ad6a81, #a18160, #4a8187, #7b8888 Bold#8a4599, #21a66c, #386cba, #f2b700, #e84d6a, #80ba5a, #e68311, #188c9e, #cf48b4, #f97a72, #51518f, #a6aa9a Vivid#e58707, #5871b0, #2fbd9c, #9ac945, #cc62b0, #24796b, #e1af16, #2e89c3, #89519e, #ed6f66, #cc4190, #a5aa99 Pastel#65c4cc, #f5cb69, #f89c74, #daaaf2, #87c55f, #aac1f2, #fca9cf, #c1d16f, #8be0a4, #b89ee8, #d4b485, #b3b3b3 Prism#584c8f, #1a6c9c, #39a7a5, #0f8554, #72ae48, #ecac0a, #e17c05, #cc5a43, #993966, #cc3d5f, #ad4ea9, #666666 ADJUSTED COLORS / REORDER 2:Antique#585377, #4a8187, #af6458, #c49e60, #736f4c, #9c9c5e, #80536b, #68855b, #4a6d92, #ad6a81, #a18160, #7b8888 Bold#386cba, #cf48b4, #e68311, #21a66c, #f2b700, #51518f, #80ba5a, #8a4599, #f97a72, #188c9e, #e84d6a, #a6aa9a Vivid#e58707, #5871b0, #2fbd9c, #cc4190, #9ac945, #89519e, #e1af16, #24796b, #ed6f66, #2e89c3, #cc62b0, #a5aa99 Pastel#65c4cc, #f89c74, #c1d16f, #daaaf2, #87c55f, #f5cb69, #aac1f2, #fca9cf, #d4b485, #8be0a4, #b89ee8, #b3b3b3 Prism#cc3d5f, #39a7a5, #584c8f, #ecac0a, #993966, #72ae48, #1a6c9c, #e17c05, #0f8554, #ad4ea9, #cc5a43, #666666 Prism - light purple start#ad4ea9, #584c8f, #39a7a5, #1a6c9c, #72ae48, #0f8554, #ecac0a, #cc5a43, #e17c05, #cc3d5f, #993966, #666666 Prism - dark purple start#584c8f, #39a7a5, #1a6c9c, #72ae48, #0f8554, #ecac0a, #cc5a43, #e17c05, #cc3d5f, #993966, #ad4ea9, #666666 |
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@ztephm thanks so much for going through this exercise! There are some other tests I need to do with CARTO VL and category schemes. Once I wrap my head around that better, I'll walk you through it. But I will use your modified schemes for that testing. |
for example, 2 color version of Prism wouldn't be purple to blue it would be purple to yellow (basically, working in complementary, split complementary, etc.)
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