Data visualization guidelines
Details about approved color pairings, accessibility guidelines, and pairings to avoid. The data visualization palette can be implemented through our design tokens.
Primary color
We use $color-data-visualization-primary
as the main color for data visualization, which is used for showing total value or whenever only 1 color is needed in a visualization.
Semantic colors
Semantic colors are used to indicate positive or negative performance in data. For positive color, we use a slightly darker Matchacado color for text/icon associated with data to make sure text has enough contrast.
Color pairings
When more than 1 color is needed, colors should be applied in the exact order in the palette to maximize contrast between adjacent colors, in order to help with visual differentiation.
2 colors
3 colors
4 colors
6 colors
8 colors
Pairings to avoid
Although we recommend using colors following the order in the palette, we understand there might be edge cases when we need to pair colors in a different way. In this case, avoid using the pairings below as neighboring colors. These pairings are hard to tell apart when used:
- for lines or small points under normal vision
- for large areas under red-green or yellow-blue color blindness