Template:BrewerColors

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This template shows the Brewer colors. Based on specifications and designs developed by Cynthia Brewer ([1]). These color palettes can be used for statistical diagrams and for maps.

Syntax

{{BrewerColors|color palette|number of colors|show the color number}}

The number of colors must be from 3 to 9 or 12, according to the palette.

Show the color number is an optional parameter, with two values: '-' the color number and 'a' with the degree of transparency (alpha channel) added at the end of the number and always it will be 'ff'. It is only interesting to add the color for the map coloring.

Brewers color palettes

Valid names and full color representation for each palette. Moving the mouse cursor over each box the color number appears.

Sequential (1-9)

• YlGn
                                     
• YlGnBu
                                     
• GnBu
                                     
• BuGn
                                     
• PuBuGn
                                     
• PuBu
                                     
• BuPu
                                     
• RdPu
                                     
• PuRd
                                     
• OrRd
                                     
• YlOrRd
                                     
• YlOrBr
                                     
• Purples
                                     
• Blues
                                     
• Greens
                                     
• Oranges
                                     
• Reds
                                     
• Greys
                                     

Divergent (1-11)

• PuOr
                                             
• BrBG
                                             
• PRGn
                                             
• PiYG
                                             
• RdBu
                                             
• RdGy
                                             
• RdYlBu
                                             
• Spectral
                                             
• RdYlGn
                                             

Qualitative (1-8/12)

• Accent
                                 
• Dark2
                                 
• Paired
                                                 
• Pastel1
                                     
• Pastel2
                                 
• Set1
                                     
• Set2
                                 
• Set3
                                                 

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Show colors of Brewer palettes

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Palette name	1	Name of the palette to use	Line	required
Number of colors	2	The number of colors to show on the palette, from 3 to 9/12	Number	required
Show color number	3	Write the color number after the box: - (only number) or (with alpha channel)	Number	optional

Examples

Code	Result
{{BrewerColors|Greens|3}}
{{BrewerColors|Greens_i|3}}
{{BrewerColors|Set1|8}}
{{BrewerColors|Accent|4|-}}	#7fc97f       #beaed4       #fdc086       #ffff99
{{BrewerColors|Accent|4|a}}	#7fc97fff       #beaed4ff       #fdc086ff       #ffff99ff

See also

• {{BrewerColorLegends}}