Palette gallery

All 30 palettes at a glance. Use this page to pick the right one for your plot.

Swatch grid

library(prakriti)
display_prakriti()

Faceted poster

A ggplot2 version, handy if you want to save it as a PNG or drop it into a slide deck.

library(ggplot2)

gallery_df <- do.call(rbind, lapply(prakriti_names(), function(nm) {
  pal <- prakriti_palettes[[nm]]
  data.frame(
    palette = nm,
    type    = pal$type,
    pos     = seq_along(pal$colors),
    color   = pal$colors,
    stringsAsFactors = FALSE
  )
}))
gallery_df$palette <- factor(gallery_df$palette, levels = prakriti_names())

ggplot(gallery_df, aes(x = pos, y = 1, fill = color)) +
  geom_tile(height = 0.9) +
  scale_fill_identity() +
  facet_wrap(~ palette, ncol = 5, strip.position = "top") +
  labs(
    title    = "prakriti - 30 palettes from India's natural landscapes",
    subtitle = "Sequential | Diverging | Qualitative"
  ) +
  theme_void(base_size = 11) +
  theme(
    plot.title    = element_text(face = "bold", hjust = 0, size = rel(1.3),
                                 margin = margin(b = 4)),
    plot.subtitle = element_text(hjust = 0, color = "grey30",
                                 margin = margin(b = 12)),
    strip.text    = element_text(face = "bold", size = rel(0.8),
                                 margin = margin(b = 2)),
    plot.margin   = margin(16, 16, 16, 16)
  )

Continuous ramps

Sequential and diverging palettes interpolated to 80 stops, so you can see how they look as smooth gradients.

seq_div <- prakriti_info()
seq_div <- seq_div[seq_div$type != "qualitative", ]

ramp_df <- do.call(rbind, lapply(seq_div$name, function(nm) {
  cols <- prakriti_palette(nm, n = 80, type = "continuous")
  data.frame(
    palette = nm,
    pos     = seq_along(cols),
    color   = cols,
    stringsAsFactors = FALSE
  )
}))
ramp_df$palette <- factor(ramp_df$palette, levels = seq_div$name)

ggplot(ramp_df, aes(pos, 1, fill = color)) +
  geom_tile() +
  scale_fill_identity() +
  facet_wrap(~ palette, ncol = 3, strip.position = "top") +
  labs(title = "Continuous interpolation (80 stops)") +
  theme_void(base_size = 11) +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold", margin = margin(b = 10)),
    strip.text = element_text(face = "bold", size = rel(0.85),
                               margin = margin(b = 2)),
    plot.margin = margin(12, 12, 12, 12)
  )

Palette metadata

knitr::kable(prakriti_info(), row.names = FALSE)
name type n inspiration
himalaya sequential 6 Blinding snow, glacial turquoise, bottomless Himalayan sky
thar sequential 6 Blazing Rajasthan dunes, saffron sunset, scorched earth
backwaters sequential 5 Luminous Kerala palms reflected in emerald water
western_ghats qualitative 6 Monsoon: orchids, laterite, kingfishers, butterflies
rann diverging 6 Infinite white salt flats, flamingo shock-pink, violet dusk
valley_of_flowers qualitative 7 Carpets of alpine wildflowers - every color screaming at once
andaman qualitative 6 Electric turquoise shallows, fire coral, bleached sand
nilgiri sequential 6 Blue-green mountains disappearing into monsoon mist
spiti diverging 6 Stark indigo night sky crashing into sun-scorched ochre cliffs
kaziranga qualitative 6 Golden elephant grass, rhino armor, river mud, tiger flash
chilika sequential 6 Flamingo clouds over pewter lagoon at first light
mehrangarh diverging 6 Jodhpur’s electric blue houses blazing under golden hour
pangong sequential 6 Pangong Tso shifting from turquoise to ultramarine to ink
sundarbans qualitative 6 Neon mangrove canopy, dark tidal roots, tiger-flame ambush
hampi sequential 6 Rose-gold boulders catching sunset fire, fading to magenta night
gulmarg qualitative 6 Blinding snow, vivid meadow, deodar silhouettes against indigo dusk
loktak qualitative 6 Amber dawn, floating green phumdis on deep teal water
kaas qualitative 7 Explosive wildflower carpets - hot pink, violet, acid green, gold
darjeeling diverging 6 Kanchenjunga on fire at sunrise, plunging into deep tea-estate green
chinar sequential 6 Kashmir’s chinar ablaze - gold to vermilion to smoldering embers
ganges sequential 6 Sacred river at dawn - silt gold, monsoon green, deep current
coorg qualitative 6 Coffee blossoms, red laterite, rain-soaked plantation green
kutch_textile qualitative 7 Rann at festival - mirrorwork silver, indigo, turmeric, madder
jaisalmer diverging 6 Sandstone fort glowing at noon, cooling into blue twilight
munnar sequential 6 Rolling tea carpets from bright flush to deep shade
ladakh_monastery qualitative 6 Whitewashed walls, prayer-flag primaries against barren rock
chambal_ravines sequential 6 Eroded badlands - bone white, khaki, terracotta, deep shadow
nocturn sequential 6 Bioluminescent shores of Havelock - ink sky to starlight
konkan qualitative 6 Laterite cliffs, coconut spray, Arabian Sea teal, monsoon violet
corbett diverging 6 Sal forest dawn - gold mist, tiger-stripe amber, deep canopy