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However, as much as we might think it shows a clear message, chances are that it does not. Think about a RAG status for a moment, by its definition it shows red, amber and green. Once we have the answer, only then we can pick colors accordingly.
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Firstly, we should ask “what is the point of this chart/table?”. Sometimes it can be easy to include colors just because we can, or feel that we should. Add color only where needed to bring out the message I admit that a clustered column chart may not be the best option for this data, (but that can be the topic of a whole different post). That’s good, right! But your eyes are too focused on the colors and you are missing other important information in the chart. However, you’ve probably missed the point that Widgets have improved by 15 (that’s 30%) from January through June.
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Therefore, by using red and green we are telling a story we might not want to tell. In western culture, red is a warning color and green is a good color. Look at the chart below – what is it telling you? It seems to be telling you that Thingies (the red bars) are doing very badly in comparison to Widgets (the green bars). Then the reader can focus on what is actually important. Make them just visible enough to subconsciously tell the reader that it’s separating the things either side of it. No dashboard designer want’s their audience to focus on the borders first. In these circumstances use light grey borders and lines. But sometimes we have to squeeze things in a little bit and natural white space ceases to be an option. When it comes to separating sections or borders for tables then white space is preferable. If you want to show how your company compares to its competitors you only need to highlight your company, your competitors should be grey. So, if it’s not worth highlighting, it should be grey. Everything on the dashboard cannot be a significant item. Sounds boring, doesn’t it? But that’s the point.
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I’m not a graphic designer (and I doubt you are, there can’t be many graphic designers reading Excel blogs), I’m not even particularly good at matching colors for the clothes I wear but I know how to follow rules. When choosing colors for a dashboard the key consideration is not your taste – “do I like these colors”, but what message the colors tell. Everybody believes they have good taste, even though everybody has different tastes. In this post, I would like to consider the use of colors in a dashboard (or, for that matter any analysis tool which uses colors to highlight areas of interest).