Introducing my new #rstats 📦: {monochromeR}

r-how-to

data-visualisation

An easy way to create, view and use monochrome colour palettes.

Author

Affiliation

Cara Thompson

Building Stories with Data

Published

December 16, 2021

Here’s the GH repo: github.com/cararthompson/monochromeR
To give it a whirl: install.packages("monochromeR")

Here’s a quick demo!

The main function returns a vector of hex codes. It can display the palette in the plot viewer, with or without labels. The input colour/color can be hex, rgb or a recognised colour name (used here for readability).

Just for fun, it can also blend two colours together.

Code snippet displays four colour palette generations in R. Includes modifications like 'go_lighter,' 'go_darker,' 'go_both_ways,' and a blend with 'green.' Each shows distinct hexadecimal colour codes and alterations in number of colours generated.

One of its use cases is crafting polished #dataviz with a unified aesthetic with minimal effort.

I think it was ijeamaka_a who first put the idea of using monochrome palettes in my head (thanks!). If you haven’t seen her work, please go and check it out!

Video

Here’s {monochromeR applied to the code behind my aRtfulBot with some suitably festive colours. Looking forward to exploring it further in my next #rtistry project!”

Abstract design featuring smooth, overlapping white lines creating swirling, organic shapes on a brown background. The composition suggests movement and fluidity, emphasising the dynamic interplay of curves and negative space.

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Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Thompson, Cara. 2021. “Introducing My New #Rstats 📦: {monochromeR}.” December 16, 2021. https://www.cararthompson.com/posts/2021-12-16-introducing-a-new-rstats-u-0001f4e6/.