Basic Examples (3) 

Give nine colors from ColorBrewer's color scheme "PuBuGn":

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Give all the categories of ColorBrewer color schemes:

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Give all the ColorBrewer color schemes from the category "seq":

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Scope (2) 

Retrieve a color function based on a ColorBrewer color scheme:

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Retrieve the standard number of colors for a ColorBrewer scheme:

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Applications (2) 

Use a ColorBrewer scheme for a plot:

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Use a ColorBrewer scheme for a contour plot:

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Possible Issues (4) 

Unknown color schemes return $Failed:

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For small n, the smallest color set is subsampled:

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A color function based on a qualitative color scheme is possible, but not ideal:

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Interpolating a qualitative color scheme is possible, but not ideal:

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Neat Examples (1) 

Show all ColorBrewer categories and color schemes:

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