Apply custom colors to a Tableau Next visualization to make them more engaging and
easier to interpret. Choose colors that align with your branding, provide visual cues about data
patterns, or highlight business priorities. You can set up to 10 custom colors in a chart. If a
chart has more than 10 values, it reuses the colors in sequential order.
To customize colors in a Tableau Next visualization:
Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst permission set
For example, apply custom colors in a visualization to represent sales by product
category.
In a chart visualization, drag a discrete field you want to customize colors for onto
Color in the Marks section. For the chart in the
example, select Product Category.
To customize the color for chart values, click Color.
In the Edit Colors window, customize colors based on the field
type.
Field Type
How to Customize Colors
Dimension
Choose colors from the Default or Data
palette. Alternatively, to define a custom color, select a color from the color picker or
enter a Hex or RGB value.
Measure
Set colors for the Start Value and End
Value from the DefaultData, or
Custom palette. To include a midpoint, select Center
Value and set its color.
To restore default values, click Reset in the Edit
Colors window.
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