Use Color Scale

This list displays the following options for coloring ranges of data:

Rainbow. Ranges from red (for high values) through yellow, green, and blue (for low values). This is the default color scale.

Categorical. The colors do not show changes in the value of the category as the other schemes do, so it is best used to represent categorical data where magnitude comparisons are not important.

Equalized. Shows distinct variations within each color used in the scale. This scale allows you to see a greater degree of differentiation between the values that are represented within each color group.

Gray. Displays a range of shades from low (black) to high (white) through graduated gray tones. This scale is best used to show magnitude comparisons because most people intuitively interpret the shades of gray (from dark to light) as magnitude.

Green/Red. Uses the green light/red light metaphor. Green can be used to represent items that do not need your immediate attention. Red, in this case, would indicate items that require immediate attention.

Pastel. Shows a range of colors similar to the Rainbow scale but the colors are pastel hues from blue (low) through green, yellow, and pink (high). The colors in the Pastel scale are more subdued than in the Rainbow scale.

Thermal. Mimics the range of colors in heated iron, from low/cool colors (black) through red and yellow to high/white-hot (white). This scale supports magnitude comparison better than the Rainbow color scale and provides better discrimination between shades than a Gray scale because of the Gray scale’s limited range of colors.

Uncolored. Displays a data in a single default color.


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