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AidData Colors and Palettes

Source: R/colors.R
aiddata_colors.Rd

A comprehensive color system based on William & Mary's brand guidelines. The colors are organized into primary, secondary/tertiary, and neutral groups. See https://brand.wm.edu/index.php/university-colors/ for the original brand guidelines.

Usage

aiddata_colors

aiddata_palettes

Format

An object of class list of length 18.

An object of class list of length 10.

Colors

Colors are organized into groups:

  • Primary Colors:

    • Wren Twilight (wren_twilight): Deep navy blue (#00313C)

    • Vine (vine): Rich burgundy (#84344E)

    • Patina (patina): Vibrant teal (#00B388)

    • Spirit Gold (spirit_gold): Bright gold (#F0B323)

    • Silver (silver): Light gray (#D0DED4)

  • Secondary & Tertiary Colors:

    • Colonial Yellow (colonial_yellow): Muted gold (#CAB64B)

    • College Sky (college_sky): Light blue (#64CCC9)

    • Weathered Brick (weathered_brick): Coral red (#E56A54)

    • Moss (moss): Olive green (#789D4A)

    • College Woods (college_woods): Sage green (#789F90)

    • Slate (slate): Medium gray (#5B6770)

    • Griffin Green (griffin_green): Deep forest green (#183028)

  • Neutral Grays:

    • Gray 90-10: A range of grays from light to dark

    • NA Color (na_color): Special gray for missing values

Palettes

Several pre-defined palettes are available:

  • Categorical Palettes:

    • default: Three primary colors (Wren Twilight, Spirit Gold, Silver)

    • one_color: Single color (Wren Twilight)

    • two_colors: Two colors (Wren Twilight, Spirit Gold)

    • three_colors: Same as default

    • four_colors: Adds Patina to three_colors

    • five_colors: Adds Vine to four_colors

  • Sequential Palettes:

    • sequential_green: Griffin Green to Gray90

    • sequential_gold: Spirit Gold to Gray90

  • Diverging Palettes:

    • diverging_green_gold: Griffin Green to Spirit Gold

    • diverging_vine_sky: Vine to College Sky

Examples

# Access individual colors
aiddata_colors$wren_twilight
#> Wren Twilight 
#>     "#00313C" 
aiddata_colors$spirit_gold
#> Spirit Gold 
#>   "#F0B323" 

# Use with ggplot2
library(ggplot2)

# Categorical data with default palette
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg, color = factor(cyl))) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_color_aiddata()


# Sequential data
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg, color = disp)) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_color_aiddata(palette = "sequential_green", discrete = FALSE)