Categorizing an analogous color harmony for data visualization

Theresa-Marie Rhyne
UX Collective
Published in
8 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Flow Chart of Categorizing an Analogous Color Harmony.
Flow Chart of Categorizing an Analogous Color Harmony.

There are instances in data visualization and graphic design where there is a need for a categorical color scheme with neighboring colors on the color wheel. For example, the data might reflect different components from a unified source. Here, I use the case of forecasted sales in three regions of the same unit or division of a company over a four-month period. The color scheme will…

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Theresa-Marie Rhyne is a color expert. Her book on “Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization” was published by CRC Press in 2016.