Color
module 7
week 11
color
gradients
palettes
Learn about color spaces and controlling color in plots
Color is a critical component of data visualizations, but users often rely on default colors. Here we’ll learn about how to choose good colors and how to implement them in ggplot.
Learning objectives
- Learn about different uses of color in data visualization
- Learn about color spaces
- Make color-vision deficiency-safe plots
- Use color palettes in ggplot2
Pre-meeting
To prepare for this class meeting, please do the following:
- Read FDV 4, 19, Cookbook for R
Class meeting
Homework after the class meeting
Wrap up this lesson
- Complete the exercises
For next class meeting
- Read FDV 7