Color palettes

Hansjoerg Neth

2023-08-16

unicol::

This vignettes provides an overview of the color palettes provided by the unicol package. (See the vignette on Using color palettes for how to use the unicol color palettes.)

We install or load the unicol package to get started:

# install.packages('unicol')  # install unicol from CRAN client
library('unicol')             # load the package

The color palettes of the unicol package

The unicol package currently provides 202 color palettes from 86 institutions.

Illustration

Figure 1 illustrates 50 random color palettes:

Figure 1: A sample of 50 unicol palettes (containing 259 colors).

Figure 1: A sample of 50 unicol palettes (containing 259 colors).

Overview

Table 1 provides an overview of all 202 color palettes from from 86 institutions:

Overview of 202 unicol palettes (from 86 institutions).
Institution (aka.) URL Palette name
1 Arizona State University Arizona State University https://www.asu.edu asu_1
2 Arizona State University Arizona State University https://www.asu.edu asu_2
3 Arizona State University Arizona State University https://www.asu.edu asu_3
4 Berkeley, University of California Berkeley, University of California https://www.berkeley.edu berkeley_1
5 Berkeley, University of California Berkeley, University of California https://www.berkeley.edu berkeley_2
6 Boston University Boston University https://www.bu.edu bu_1
7 Brown University Brown University https://www.brown.edu brown_1
8 Brown University Brown University https://www.brown.edu brown_2
9 CMU, Carnegie Mellon University CMU, Carnegie Mellon University https://www.cmu.edu CMU_1_core
10 CMU, Carnegie Mellon University CMU, Carnegie Mellon University https://www.cmu.edu CMU_2_tartan
11 CMU, Carnegie Mellon University CMU, Carnegie Mellon University https://www.cmu.edu CMU_3_campus
12 Caltech California Institute of Technology https://www.caltech.edu caltech_1
13 Caltech California Institute of Technology https://www.caltech.edu caltech_2
14 Caltech California Institute of Technology https://www.caltech.edu caltech_3
15 Columbia University Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu columbia
16 Concordia University Concordia University https://www.concordia.ca conc_1
17 Concordia University Concordia University https://www.concordia.ca conc_2
18 Concordia University Concordia University https://www.concordia.ca conc_3
19 Concordia University Concordia University https://www.concordia.ca conc_4
20 Cornell University Cornell University https://www.cornell.edu cornell_1
21 Cornell University Cornell University https://www.cornell.edu cornell_2
22 Cornell University Cornell University https://www.cornell.edu cornell_3_accent
23 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College https://home.dartmouth.edu dartmouth_1
24 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College https://home.dartmouth.edu dartmouth_2
25 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College https://home.dartmouth.edu dartmouth_3
26 Duke University Duke University https://duke.edu duke_1
27 Duke University Duke University https://duke.edu duke_2
28 ETH Zurich Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich https://ethz.ch/de.html eth_1
29 ETH Zurich Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich https://ethz.ch/de.html eth_2
30 ETH Zurich Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich https://ethz.ch/de.html eth_3
31 Free University Berlin Freie Universität Berlin https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html fu_pal_0
32 Free University Berlin Freie Universität Berlin https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html fu_pal_1
33 Free University Berlin Freie Universität Berlin https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html fu_pal_2
34 Free University Berlin Freie Universität Berlin https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html fu_pal_3
35 Harvard University Harvard University https://www.harvard.edu harvard_1
36 Harvard University Harvard University https://www.harvard.edu harvard_2
37 Harvard University Harvard University https://www.harvard.edu harvard_3
38 Humboldt University Berlin Humboldt Universität zu Berlin https://www.hu-berlin.de/en hu_pal_1
39 Humboldt University Berlin Humboldt Universität zu Berlin https://www.hu-berlin.de/en hu_pal_2
40 JHU, Johns Hopkins University JHU, Johns Hopkins University https://www.jhu.edu jhu_0
41 JHU, Johns Hopkins University JHU, Johns Hopkins University https://www.jhu.edu jhu_1
42 JHU, Johns Hopkins University JHU, Johns Hopkins University https://www.jhu.edu jhu_2
43 JHU, Johns Hopkins University JHU, Johns Hopkins University https://www.jhu.edu jhu_3_accent
44 JHU, Johns Hopkins University JHU, Johns Hopkins University https://www.jhu.edu jhu_4_gray
45 Kiel University Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU) zu Kiel https://www.uni-koeln.de uni_kiel_1
46 Kiel University Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU) zu Kiel https://www.uni-koeln.de uni_kiel_2
47 LMU Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München https://www.lmu.de/en/index.html lmu_pal_1
48 LMU Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München https://www.lmu.de/en/index.html lmu_pal_2
49 LMU Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München https://www.lmu.de/en/index.html lmu_pal_3
50 Lancaster University Lancaster University https://www.lancaster.ac.uk lancaster_1
51 Lancaster University Lancaster University https://www.lancaster.ac.uk lancaster_2
52 Laval University Université Laval https://www.ulaval.ca laval
53 MIT MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://web.mit.edu mit_pal
54 Manchester University Manchester University https://www.manchester.edu manchester_uni_1
55 Manchester University Manchester University https://www.manchester.edu manchester_uni_accent
56 Max Planck Society Max-Planck-Gesellschaft https://www.mpg.de/en mpg_pal
57 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_brights
58 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_darks
59 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_grey
60 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_muted
61 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_pastels
62 McGill McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca mcgill_red
63 McMaster McMaster University https://www.mcmaster.ca mcmaster_brighterworld
64 McMaster McMaster University https://www.mcmaster.ca mcmaster_heritage
65 Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland https://www.mun.ca mun_1
66 Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland https://www.mun.ca mun_2
67 Michigan State University Michigan State University https://msu.edu msu_pal
68 Monash University Monash University https://www.monash.edu monash_1
69 Monash University Monash University https://www.monash.edu monash_2
70 NYU, New York University NYU, New York University https://www.nyu.edu nyu_1
71 NYU, New York University NYU, New York University https://www.nyu.edu nyu_2
72 NYU, New York University NYU, New York University https://www.nyu.edu nyu_accent
73 NYU, New York University NYU, New York University https://www.nyu.edu nyu_neutral
74 Northwestern University Northwestern University https://www.northwestern.edu northwestern_1
75 Northwestern University Northwestern University https://www.northwestern.edu northwestern_2
76 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_blog
77 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_brand
78 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_error
79 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_general
80 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_graduate
81 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_link
82 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_shades
83 Oxford University University of Oxford https://www.ox.ac.uk oxford_socialmedia
84 Princeton University Princeton University https://www.princeton.edu princeton_0
85 Princeton University Princeton University https://www.princeton.edu princeton_1
86 Princeton University Princeton University https://www.princeton.edu princeton_2
87 Queen’s University Queen’s University https://www.queensu.ca queens_1
88 Queen’s University Queen’s University https://www.queensu.ca queens_2
89 RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute https://www.rpi.edu rpi_pal_1
90 RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute https://www.rpi.edu rpi_pal_2
91 RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute https://www.rpi.edu rpi_pal_3
92 RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau https://rptu.de rptu_pal
93 SFU Simon Fraser University https://www.sfu.ca sfu_brand
94 Stanford University Stanford University https://www.stanford.edu stanford_1
95 Stanford University Stanford University https://www.stanford.edu stanford_2_accent
96 Stanford University Stanford University https://www.stanford.edu stanford_3_web
97 Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin https://www.tcd.ie trinity_1
98 Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin https://www.tcd.ie trinity_2
99 UCLA, University of California UCLA, University of California https://www.ucla.edu UCLA_1
100 UCLA, University of California UCLA, University of California https://www.ucla.edu UCLA_2
101 UCLA, University of California UCLA, University of California https://www.ucla.edu UCLA_3
102 UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California San Diego https://www.UCSD.edu UCSD_1_core
103 UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California San Diego https://www.UCSD.edu UCSD_2_accent
104 UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California UCSD, UCSanDiego, University of California San Diego https://www.UCSD.edu UCSD_3_neutral
105 UCalgary University of Calgary https://www.ucalgary.ca ucalgary_accent
106 UCalgary University of Calgary https://www.ucalgary.ca ucalgary_primary
107 UCalgary University of Calgary https://www.ucalgary.ca ucalgary_secondary
108 UCalgary University of Calgary https://www.ucalgary.ca ucalgary_warmgreys
109 UPenn, University of Pennsylvania UPenn, University of Pennsylvania https://www.upenn.edu upenn_1
110 UPenn, University of Pennsylvania UPenn, University of Pennsylvania https://www.upenn.edu upenn_2
111 UVic University of Victoria https://www.uvic.ca uvic_complementary
112 UVic University of Victoria https://www.uvic.ca uvic_core
113 University of Birmingham University of Birmingham https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx birmingham_1
114 University of Bonn Universität Bonn https://www.uni-bonn.de/en uni_bonn_1
115 University of Bonn Universität Bonn https://www.uni-bonn.de/en uni_bonn_2
116 University of British Columbia University of British Columbia https://www.ubc.ca ubc_1
117 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine https://www.uci.edu uci_1
118 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine https://www.uci.edu uci_2
119 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine https://www.uci.edu uci_3
120 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine https://www.uci.edu uci_4
121 University of Carleton University of Carleton https://carleton.ca carleton_1
122 University of Chicago University of Chicago https://www.uchicago.edu chicago_1
123 University of Chicago University of Chicago https://www.uchicago.edu chicago_2
124 University of Dundee University of Dundee https://www.dundee.ac.uk dundee_background
125 University of Dundee University of Dundee https://www.dundee.ac.uk dundee_block
126 University of Dundee University of Dundee https://www.dundee.ac.uk dundee_core
127 University of Dundee University of Dundee https://www.dundee.ac.uk dundee_highlight
128 University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh https://www.ed.ac.uk edinburgh_1
129 University of Florida University of Florida https://www.ufl.edu uflorida_1
130 University of Florida University of Florida https://www.ufl.edu uflorida_2
131 University of Florida University of Florida https://www.ufl.edu uflorida_3
132 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_0
133 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_1
134 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_2
135 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_blue
136 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_br
137 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_grey
138 University of Freiburg Universität Freiburg https://uni-freiburg.de uni_freiburg_info
139 University of Galway University of Galway https://www.universityofgalway.ie galway_1
140 University of Galway University of Galway https://www.universityofgalway.ie galway_2
141 University of Glasgow University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk glasgow_1
142 University of Glasgow University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk glasgow_2
143 University of Goettingen Universität Göttingen https://uni-goettingen.de uni_goettingen_1
144 University of Goettingen Universität Göttingen https://uni-goettingen.de uni_goettingen_2
145 University of Goettingen Universität Göttingen https://uni-goettingen.de uni_goettingen_3
146 University of Guelph University of Guelph https://www.uoguelph.ca guelph
147 University of Hamburg Universität Hamburg https://www.uni-hamburg.de uni_hamburg_1
148 University of Hamburg Universität Hamburg https://www.uni-hamburg.de uni_hamburg_2
149 University of Heidelberg Universität Heidelberg https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/de uni_heidelberg_1
150 University of Jena Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena https://www.uni-jena.de uni_jena_1
151 University of Jena Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena https://www.uni-jena.de uni_jena_2
152 University of Kassel University of Kassel https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/ uni_kassel
153 University of Koeln Universität zu Köln https://www.uni-kiel.de/en uni_koeln_1
154 University of Koeln Universität zu Köln https://www.uni-kiel.de/en uni_koeln_2
155 University of Konstanz Universität Konstanz https://www.uni-konstanz.de uni_konstanz_1
156 University of Konstanz Universität Konstanz https://www.uni-konstanz.de uni_konstanz_2
157 University of Limerick University of Limerick https://www.ul.ie limerick_1
158 University of Limerick University of Limerick https://www.ul.ie limerick_2
159 University of Manchester University of Manchester https://www.manchester.ac.uk uni_manchester_1
160 University of Manitoba University of Manitoba https://umanitoba.ca manitoba_1
161 University of Manitoba University of Manitoba https://umanitoba.ca manitoba_2
162 University of Mannheim Universität Mannheim https://www.uni-mannheim.de uni_mannheim_1
163 University of Mannheim Universität Mannheim https://www.uni-mannheim.de uni_mannheim_2
164 University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst https://www.umass.edu umass_2
165 University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst https://www.umass.edu umass_brand
166 University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst https://www.umass.edu umass_neutrals
167 University of Michigan University of Michigan https://umich.edu michigan_1
168 University of Michigan University of Michigan https://umich.edu michigan_2
169 University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Minnesota Twin Cities https://twin-cities.umn.edu minnesotatwin_1
170 University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Minnesota Twin Cities https://twin-cities.umn.edu minnesotatwin_2
171 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame https://www.nd.edu notredame_1
172 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame https://www.nd.edu notredame_2
173 University of Ottawa University of Ottawa https://www.uottawa.ca/en ottawa_1
174 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh https://www.pitt.edu pitt_1
175 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh https://www.pitt.edu pitt_2
176 University of Potsdam University of Potsdam https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/ uni_potsdam
177 University of Regensburg Universität Regensburg https://www.uni-regensburg.de uni_regensburg_1
178 University of Regensburg Universität Regensburg https://www.uni-regensburg.de uni_regensburg_2
179 University of Regensburg Universität Regensburg https://www.uni-regensburg.de uni_regensburg_3
180 University of St Andrews University of St Andrews https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk standrews_1
181 University of St Andrews University of St Andrews https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk standrews_2
182 University of Stuttgart Universität Stuttgart https://www.uni-stuttgart.de uni_stuttgart_1
183 University of Stuttgart Universität Stuttgart https://www.uni-stuttgart.de uni_stuttgart_2_print
184 University of Toronto University of Toronto https://www.utoronto.ca toronto_1
185 University of Ulm Universität Ulm https://www.uni-ulm.de uni_ulm_1
186 University of Ulm Universität Ulm https://www.uni-ulm.de uni_ulm_2
187 University of Waikato University of Waikato https://www.waikato.ac.nz waikato
188 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_arts
189 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_engineering
190 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_environment
191 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_health
192 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_main
193 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_math
194 University of Waterloo University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo_science
195 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu vanderbilt_1
196 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu vanderbilt_2
197 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu vanderbilt_3
198 Western University Western University https://www.uwo.ca western_uni_1
199 Yale University Yale University https://www.yale.edu yale_1
200 Yeshiva University Yeshiva University https://www.yu.edu yeshiva
201 York University York University https://www.yorku.ca york1
202 York University York University https://www.yorku.ca york2

Your color palettes

The current range of color palettes included in unicol is selective and incomplete. We are always happy to include new color palettes and institutions from all over the world.

If you are missing a color palette, you can easily create it. For instructions how this can be done, please see the documentation of the newpal() function (of the unikn package). The vignette on Institutional colors provides a corresponding example.

Call for contributions: Collecting color palettes

unicol::todo

If you do create a new color palette, please let us know (on this GitHub issue) so that we can include it in future versions of the unicol package. To enable us to verify and provide credit to your contributions, please send us the following information:

  1. your code (e.g., the newpal() command creating your color palette),
  2. your reference or source information (e.g., some URL with color definitions),
  3. your name and some contact information (e.g., an Email address).

We’re looking forward to your inputs and contributions (at this GitHub issue)!

Vignettes

unicol::

The following vignettes provide an overview of and examples for using the unicol color palettes:

Nr. Vignette Content
1. Color palettes The color palettes of the unicol R package
2. Using color palettes Recipes for using the unicol color palettes