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Practical Rules for Using Color in Charts
Copyright 2008 Stephen Few, Perceptual EdgePage 1 of 13We can use Color in powerful ways to enhance the meaning and clarity of data displays, but only when we understand how it works, what it does well, and how to avoid problems that often arise when it s used improperly. My expertise in Color , which focuses almost exclusively on its proper use in data displays, is Practical in nature. My grasp of Color theory a fairly complex fi eld of study does not run deep. This article is intended for people like me who must understand Color insofar as it applies to quantitative data displays.
Rule #1 If you want different objects of the same color in a table or graph to look the same, make sure that the background—the color that surrounds them—is consistent. Rule #2 If you want objects in a table or graph to be easily seen, use a background color …
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