Short videos that share examples and advice for choosing colors and color schemes for maps.
Learn how to choose color schemes that work well with light or dark basemaps.
How to use color vision simulators to test maps for different kinds of color vision.
Colors affect how people think and feel about your map. This video shares examples of color choices in ArcGIS Pro.
If there’s a color that’s normally associated with your subject, you should probably use it in your map. This video shares some examples of color choices in maps using ArcGIS Pro.
Rainbow color schemes can make it difficult for people to interpret quantitative data. Instead, use a color scheme that ranges evenly from light to dark.
When designing maps, choose similar colors to represent similar things, and different colors to represent different things. This video shows an example of employing this technique in ArcGIS Pro.
When designing maps, choose similar colors to represent similar things, and different colors to represent different things. This video shows an example of employing this technique in ArcGIS Online.
It’s not always obvious on a map which feature an outline or label belongs to. Using the same color as the symbol can help to clarify your cartography. This video shows examples in both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro.
Control the visual hierarchy of a map by adjusting the value and saturation of its colors.