Returns a number of distinct colors based on the RGB scale. When fewer than 444 colors are requested, colors are returned in an order that maximizes differences. When more than 444 colors are requested, a recycled sampling of the available colors is returned.
See also
Other basic color palette functions:
getMonochromeColors(),
getRainbowColors()
Examples
getDistinctColors(500)
#> Warning:
#> not enough unique colors in R, maximum = 444
#> [1] "orange4" "red2" "tomato"
#> [4] "darkseagreen1" "deeppink3" "steelblue2"
#> [7] "gold1" "wheat" "tan4"
#> [10] "springgreen2" "darkred" "darkseagreen3"
#> [13] "lightskyblue" "darkorange2" "plum3"
#> [16] "darkgoldenrod4" "skyblue1" "navajowhite3"
#> [19] "snow1" "lemonchiffon4" "cornflowerblue"
#> [22] "antiquewhite1" "springgreen2" "honeydew1"
#> [25] "burlywood3" "lightsalmon4" "grey56"
#> [28] "lightcyan4" "darkorchid" "dodgerblue4"
#> [31] "springgreen3" "cornsilk3" "lavenderblush1"
#> [34] "wheat2" "slateblue3" "paleturquoise3"
#> [37] "deeppink" "ghostwhite" "rosybrown4"
#> [40] "burlywood4" "deepskyblue2" "lightyellow3"
#> [43] "powderblue" "violet" "palegreen2"
#> [46] "palegreen3" "mediumvioletred" "deepskyblue4"
#> [49] "darkgoldenrod4" "lemonchiffon2" "paleturquoise4"
#> [52] "seagreen2" "lemonchiffon4" "palevioletred1"
#> [55] "springgreen4" "paleturquoise4" "lightsteelblue1"
#> [58] "lightsteelblue4" "chartreuse2" "peachpuff1"
#> [61] "gold4" "orange2" "green3"
#> [64] "firebrick" "mistyrose3" "magenta2"
#> [67] "darkorchid3" "bisque3" "orchid1"
#> [70] "palegreen1" "lightsalmon" "ghostwhite"
#> [73] "rosybrown3" "coral" "aquamarine2"
#> [76] "grey46" "tomato" "mediumorchid4"
#> [79] "seashell4" "hotpink" "ghostwhite"
#> [82] "darkolivegreen" "darkgrey" "mediumorchid1"
#> [85] "mediumorchid4" "lightskyblue4" "lightskyblue1"
#> [88] "plum3" "olivedrab1" "khaki1"
#> [91] "cyan3" "coral4" "salmon2"
#> [94] "grey6" "plum3" "snow2"
#> [97] "hotpink2" "powderblue" "paleturquoise3"
#> [100] "coral3" "brown4" "skyblue4"
#> [103] "turquoise1" "bisque" "goldenrod"
#> [106] "firebrick3" "indianred" "pink1"
#> [109] "deepskyblue3" "green3" "darkseagreen2"
#> [112] "lightskyblue" "peachpuff2" "springgreen4"
#> [115] "darkolivegreen2" "darkolivegreen2" "indianred2"
#> [118] "darkgoldenrod2" "azure4" "firebrick3"
#> [121] "mistyrose1" "grey76" "gainsboro"
#> [124] "lemonchiffon1" "navajowhite" "peachpuff4"
#> [127] "seagreen" "ivory" "lightyellow3"
#> [130] "olivedrab2" "wheat4" "darkseagreen2"
#> [133] "gold2" "mistyrose4" "whitesmoke"
#> [136] "bisque" "mediumpurple" "bisque3"
#> [139] "yellow2" "burlywood3" "blue3"
#> [142] "seashell4" "lightblue" "tan4"
#> [145] "orchid4" "darkorange" "indianred"
#> [148] "seashell2" "plum3" "thistle2"
#> [151] "skyblue4" "red1" "darkolivegreen3"
#> [154] "green" "tomato1" "grey96"
#> [157] "thistle2" "greenyellow" "cyan3"
#> [160] "slateblue3" "lightblue3" "yellow4"
#> [163] "slateblue3" "sandybrown" "blue"
#> [166] "tan4" "bisque3" "lightskyblue1"
#> [169] "blue2" "salmon4" "darkseagreen1"
#> [172] "yellow4" "thistle4" "wheat3"
#> [175] "violetred2" "palegreen" "plum"
#> [178] "powderblue" "greenyellow" "lightblue4"
#> [181] "slateblue1" "lightgoldenrod" "slateblue"
#> [184] "darkolivegreen1" "darkolivegreen" "mediumpurple1"
#> [187] "salmon2" "azure4" "orange1"
#> [190] "ivory" "springgreen" "seagreen1"
#> [193] "lavenderblush1" "yellow3" "blue4"
#> [196] "aquamarine2" "bisque3" "grey66"
#> [199] "chartreuse2" "royalblue1" "darkgreen"
#> [202] "darkblue" "honeydew" "aquamarine4"
#> [205] "orchid3" "red3" "lightcyan4"
#> [208] "paleturquoise2" "darkolivegreen3" "ivory3"
#> [211] "red4" "salmon" "greenyellow"
#> [214] "green4" "tomato1" "darkviolet"
#> [217] "maroon3" "blueviolet" "antiquewhite3"
#> [220] "mistyrose2" "powderblue" "antiquewhite1"
#> [223] "cadetblue1" "lightblue4" "tan3"
#> [226] "thistle" "khaki3" "burlywood2"
#> [229] "palegreen2" "lightskyblue2" "magenta3"
#> [232] "orchid1" "coral1" "thistle1"
#> [235] "steelblue4" "lemonchiffon4" "lightyellow"
#> [238] "steelblue1" "bisque3" "khaki2"
#> [241] "seagreen1" "skyblue1" "darkgoldenrod1"
#> [244] "cornsilk" "khaki2" "honeydew"
#> [247] "violetred" "coral4" "skyblue3"
#> [250] "cyan2" "coral2" "ghostwhite"
#> [253] "orchid2" "lightpink" "lightyellow2"
#> [256] "mediumblue" "turquoise2" "cornsilk2"
#> [259] "blue4" "grey66" "yellow"
#> [262] "coral4" "aquamarine2" "thistle4"
#> [265] "tan1" "lightpink1" "orangered"
#> [268] "darkorchid2" "orangered4" "yellow1"
#> [271] "moccasin" "lightpink2" "darkseagreen4"
#> [274] "lightsalmon2" "indianred1" "cornsilk3"
#> [277] "darkorange" "seagreen2" "darkorange1"
#> [280] "palevioletred3" "green" "orchid4"
#> [283] "violetred4" "lightpink" "indianred2"
#> [286] "yellow2" "peachpuff4" "lightsteelblue"
#> [289] "seashell" "grey16" "deepskyblue3"
#> [292] "violetred" "azure2" "mediumseagreen"
#> [295] "lightseagreen" "orchid" "orange1"
#> [298] "lavenderblush4" "yellow" "darkviolet"
#> [301] "deepskyblue2" "ivory2" "slateblue1"
#> [304] "lightcyan3" "limegreen" "springgreen3"
#> [307] "snow1" "darkolivegreen4" "seashell4"
#> [310] "slateblue2" "grey16" "violetred4"
#> [313] "papayawhip" "hotpink2" "ivory3"
#> [316] "lightpink4" "lightskyblue" "darkslateblue"
#> [319] "darkgoldenrod" "orange" "grey56"
#> [322] "springgreen3" "mediumpurple2" "linen"
#> [325] "chocolate" "orchid4" "darkseagreen1"
#> [328] "darkseagreen" "tomato1" "lightblue3"
#> [331] "goldenrod4" "turquoise1" "mediumvioletred"
#> [334] "slateblue3" "slateblue3" "brown4"
#> [337] "deepskyblue1" "olivedrab1" "seashell1"
#> [340] "springgreen" "navyblue" "lightgoldenrod"
#> [343] "darkolivegreen3" "goldenrod1" "royalblue"
#> [346] "lightsalmon3" "yellow2" "khaki1"
#> [349] "hotpink2" "lightskyblue1" "darkgoldenrod4"
#> [352] "blue4" "grey86" "rosybrown"
#> [355] "dodgerblue4" "lightgreen" "lightpink2"
#> [358] "violetred" "plum3" "lightblue3"
#> [361] "rosybrown3" "darksalmon" "skyblue"
#> [364] "slateblue4" "darkorchid4" "chartreuse2"
#> [367] "mediumaquamarine" "lavenderblush1" "paleturquoise2"
#> [370] "mintcream" "lightblue3" "green"
#> [373] "lavenderblush" "green3" "cadetblue"
#> [376] "yellow4" "lemonchiffon3" "royalblue3"
#> [379] "skyblue3" "darkcyan" "navyblue"
#> [382] "green" "lightskyblue" "dodgerblue"
#> [385] "navajowhite4" "burlywood2" "palevioletred3"
#> [388] "seagreen1" "mediumpurple3" "hotpink2"
#> [391] "palevioletred3" "ivory3" "tan1"
#> [394] "coral4" "chocolate2" "palevioletred2"
#> [397] "powderblue" "maroon3" "lawngreen"
#> [400] "sienna4" "navy" "darkgoldenrod1"
#> [403] "darkolivegreen4" "lightsteelblue4" "red1"
#> [406] "ivory1" "azure" "firebrick2"
#> [409] "azure1" "burlywood4" "greenyellow"
#> [412] "cornsilk1" "brown1" "mintcream"
#> [415] "tomato2" "red" "darkorchid2"
#> [418] "aquamarine2" "slateblue" "navajowhite2"
#> [421] "purple4" "lightslateblue" "magenta2"
#> [424] "mediumblue" "tan3" "chocolate1"
#> [427] "sienna1" "seashell2" "violetred3"
#> [430] "lightslateblue" "chocolate2" "firebrick"
#> [433] "lavenderblush3" "snow2" "navajowhite3"
#> [436] "green" "pink1" "oldlace"
#> [439] "mediumspringgreen" "lightskyblue" "khaki"
#> [442] "goldenrod4" "olivedrab1" "darkorchid2"
#> [445] "lightcyan" "purple2" "midnightblue"
#> [448] "lemonchiffon2" "blueviolet" "whitesmoke"
#> [451] "darkcyan" "khaki2" "beige"
#> [454] "hotpink1" "cornsilk4" "mintcream"
#> [457] "sienna1" "olivedrab2" "lemonchiffon2"
#> [460] "brown2" "green1" "chartreuse3"
#> [463] "palevioletred3" "ivory3" "darkslateblue"
#> [466] "bisque" "honeydew4" "darkorchid1"
#> [469] "royalblue3" "wheat2" "salmon"
#> [472] "firebrick4" "purple3" "plum"
#> [475] "yellow3" "lavenderblush3" "blueviolet"
#> [478] "brown3" "lightsalmon4" "palevioletred2"
#> [481] "darkseagreen3" "cyan" "goldenrod4"
#> [484] "lightsalmon" "salmon1" "chartreuse2"
#> [487] "aquamarine3" "honeydew1" "snow1"
#> [490] "darkgoldenrod4" "saddlebrown" "lightsalmon2"
#> [493] "lightgoldenrod3" "lightcyan3" "seagreen1"
#> [496] "palevioletred4" "bisque" "lightskyblue4"
#> [499] "darkslateblue" "palegoldenrod"
getDistinctColors(500, seed = 1)
#> Warning:
#> not enough unique colors in R, maximum = 444
#> [1] "plum1" "ivory4" "forestgreen"
#> [4] "violetred1" "palegreen3" "navajowhite3"
#> [7] "lightblue2" "palevioletred1" "darkolivegreen2"
#> [10] "olivedrab2" "seashell1" "grey36"
#> [13] "purple1" "mistyrose2" "purple"
#> [16] "darkgoldenrod4" "lightseagreen" "burlywood"
#> [19] "darkslateblue" "lightskyblue3" "sienna"
#> [22] "ivory2" "orchid" "seashell1"
#> [25] "snow1" "darkorange1" "yellow"
#> [28] "orangered4" "rosybrown1" "violetred2"
#> [31] "plum3" "purple1" "cadetblue"
#> [34] "wheat" "deeppink3" "thistle3"
#> [37] "turquoise1" "bisque1" "cadetblue2"
#> [40] "slateblue1" "rosybrown4" "cyan2"
#> [43] "dodgerblue3" "burlywood3" "khaki4"
#> [46] "blanchedalmond" "skyblue4" "mediumorchid4"
#> [49] "lightgoldenrod2" "slateblue2" "burlywood2"
#> [52] "grey6" "palegreen2" "springgreen4"
#> [55] "orange" "indianred2" "azure1"
#> [58] "gainsboro" "cadetblue3" "thistle1"
#> [61] "bisque3" "lightpink3" "limegreen"
#> [64] "lightcyan2" "skyblue" "darkseagreen4"
#> [67] "plum3" "mediumslateblue" "plum3"
#> [70] "darkseagreen4" "darkseagreen3" "purple2"
#> [73] "azure" "palegreen" "lightskyblue3"
#> [76] "lavenderblush2" "royalblue1" "olivedrab4"
#> [79] "deeppink2" "darkolivegreen1" "seagreen3"
#> [82] "blue3" "goldenrod4" "mediumpurple3"
#> [85] "tomato" "lightsteelblue1" "turquoise1"
#> [88] "deeppink" "paleturquoise3" "brown1"
#> [91] "cadetblue3" "honeydew1" "orangered2"
#> [94] "darkseagreen2" "green3" "purple"
#> [97] "rosybrown4" "rosybrown" "dodgerblue"
#> [100] "royalblue2" "paleturquoise3" "darkviolet"
#> [103] "cornsilk1" "lightsteelblue4" "darkseagreen3"
#> [106] "peachpuff4" "chartreuse4" "lightsteelblue1"
#> [109] "orchid" "goldenrod1" "forestgreen"
#> [112] "palegreen3" "grey86" "orange2"
#> [115] "green1" "grey76" "orangered"
#> [118] "tomato2" "khaki2" "chartreuse1"
#> [121] "lightpink1" "palegoldenrod" "black"
#> [124] "lemonchiffon1" "lightskyblue" "palegreen"
#> [127] "lightyellow" "rosybrown" "royalblue2"
#> [130] "ivory" "cadetblue1" "white"
#> [133] "blue3" "darkgoldenrod3" "tomato"
#> [136] "plum3" "orange4" "deepskyblue3"
#> [139] "magenta1" "orchid3" "coral4"
#> [142] "yellow2" "sienna3" "darkolivegreen3"
#> [145] "plum4" "deeppink2" "sandybrown"
#> [148] "palevioletred1" "palegreen4" "chartreuse2"
#> [151] "seashell" "peachpuff4" "mediumaquamarine"
#> [154] "grey56" "mediumorchid2" "paleturquoise4"
#> [157] "palevioletred" "mediumorchid3" "maroon2"
#> [160] "lightslateblue" "gold3" "deeppink3"
#> [163] "bisque1" "slateblue1" "tomato2"
#> [166] "chartreuse4" "chocolate1" "tan4"
#> [169] "seagreen" "gainsboro" "paleturquoise3"
#> [172] "cornsilk2" "palegreen4" "seagreen3"
#> [175] "darkslateblue" "firebrick1" "darkgoldenrod2"
#> [178] "lightskyblue4" "darkred" "lightcyan3"
#> [181] "bisque" "navyblue" "violetred1"
#> [184] "blueviolet" "violetred2" "sandybrown"
#> [187] "lavenderblush" "thistle2" "maroon"
#> [190] "darkgoldenrod" "azure3" "burlywood3"
#> [193] "mistyrose4" "palevioletred" "darkorange4"
#> [196] "dodgerblue4" "honeydew4" "goldenrod1"
#> [199] "lightpink4" "mediumpurple" "indianred2"
#> [202] "lightyellow4" "wheat1" "violetred4"
#> [205] "goldenrod3" "firebrick3" "azure1"
#> [208] "deepskyblue3" "azure3" "navajowhite4"
#> [211] "gainsboro" "cornsilk2" "seagreen2"
#> [214] "navyblue" "lightsalmon4" "firebrick4"
#> [217] "gold1" "burlywood4" "seashell3"
#> [220] "turquoise4" "skyblue2" "powderblue"
#> [223] "brown4" "paleturquoise4" "palegreen1"
#> [226] "turquoise2" "cornsilk1" "forestgreen"
#> [229] "palevioletred3" "lightsalmon4" "seashell1"
#> [232] "grey66" "royalblue" "deepskyblue4"
#> [235] "palevioletred3" "darkseagreen2" "chartreuse3"
#> [238] "red2" "orangered1" "mediumseagreen"
#> [241] "saddlebrown" "springgreen" "cyan4"
#> [244] "snow1" "darkgoldenrod3" "violetred3"
#> [247] "khaki" "violetred4" "powderblue"
#> [250] "grey56" "deepskyblue3" "seagreen"
#> [253] "deepskyblue" "magenta2" "dodgerblue3"
#> [256] "darkblue" "blue1" "burlywood4"
#> [259] "azure2" "grey66" "orchid4"
#> [262] "cornflowerblue" "springgreen4" "gold"
#> [265] "brown3" "snow" "sandybrown"
#> [268] "darkgoldenrod2" "darkslateblue" "lightblue"
#> [271] "plum4" "hotpink" "blueviolet"
#> [274] "burlywood" "mediumslateblue" "linen"
#> [277] "blue2" "cornflowerblue" "honeydew"
#> [280] "orangered" "firebrick4" "palegreen2"
#> [283] "coral3" "orange4" "red"
#> [286] "blueviolet" "navajowhite1" "darkorchid"
#> [289] "red2" "palegreen4" "lightgreen"
#> [292] "darkred" "orange2" "maroon4"
#> [295] "brown1" "gold" "grey26"
#> [298] "deepskyblue4" "darkolivegreen3" "lightskyblue3"
#> [301] "orange" "orchid3" "deeppink"
#> [304] "navajowhite4" "navajowhite3" "maroon2"
#> [307] "lightsalmon1" "red4" "darkorchid4"
#> [310] "lightsteelblue4" "cyan4" "chocolate1"
#> [313] "chocolate4" "linen" "lightgoldenrod3"
#> [316] "darkgrey" "mediumspringgreen" "lightgoldenrodyellow"
#> [319] "thistle3" "salmon4" "seagreen1"
#> [322] "saddlebrown" "darkgoldenrod" "aliceblue"
#> [325] "deepskyblue3" "ghostwhite" "sienna1"
#> [328] "wheat" "magenta1" "navajowhite4"
#> [331] "hotpink3" "grey46" "lightgoldenrod1"
#> [334] "lightsteelblue" "violetred4" "palegreen3"
#> [337] "magenta3" "white" "lavender"
#> [340] "salmon3" "darkolivegreen" "tomato1"
#> [343] "plum1" "lightsalmon" "lightslateblue"
#> [346] "lightblue" "darkseagreen3" "snow2"
#> [349] "seagreen2" "mediumpurple4" "lemonchiffon"
#> [352] "indianred4" "lightsteelblue1" "ivory"
#> [355] "purple1" "grey96" "ivory4"
#> [358] "chartreuse2" "lightcoral" "indianred3"
#> [361] "orchid1" "steelblue4" "goldenrod4"
#> [364] "mediumorchid3" "darkgrey" "lightyellow4"
#> [367] "peachpuff4" "royalblue2" "royalblue2"
#> [370] "sienna2" "wheat2" "indianred4"
#> [373] "plum1" "chocolate4" "blanchedalmond"
#> [376] "wheat" "darkkhaki" "purple"
#> [379] "yellow1" "lightsteelblue2" "purple"
#> [382] "lightpink" "tomato" "darkseagreen4"
#> [385] "antiquewhite" "lawngreen" "greenyellow"
#> [388] "indianred3" "snow3" "grey16"
#> [391] "firebrick4" "mintcream" "lightpink2"
#> [394] "coral3" "pink3" "lemonchiffon1"
#> [397] "gold1" "darkturquoise" "yellow"
#> [400] "brown3" "slateblue1" "olivedrab4"
#> [403] "turquoise2" "skyblue2" "orchid1"
#> [406] "ivory1" "skyblue4" "darksalmon"
#> [409] "ivory" "honeydew" "honeydew2"
#> [412] "dodgerblue3" "khaki1" "darkolivegreen3"
#> [415] "deeppink" "mediumslateblue" "beige"
#> [418] "cadetblue2" "wheat1" "orangered"
#> [421] "darkorange3" "ivory1" "brown"
#> [424] "chartreuse4" "dodgerblue1" "lightyellow4"
#> [427] "chartreuse4" "mediumorchid3" "snow"
#> [430] "grey16" "darkorange1" "thistle4"
#> [433] "bisque2" "darkgoldenrod4" "skyblue"
#> [436] "seagreen1" "lightcyan1" "red"
#> [439] "cyan3" "snow3" "peachpuff3"
#> [442] "lightslateblue" "royalblue2" "turquoise3"
#> [445] "coral1" "navajowhite4" "deepskyblue1"
#> [448] "pink2" "springgreen4" "brown2"
#> [451] "olivedrab2" "white" "navyblue"
#> [454] "lightpink2" "cornflowerblue" "deepskyblue4"
#> [457] "paleturquoise" "khaki" "pink4"
#> [460] "burlywood4" "dodgerblue3" "steelblue1"
#> [463] "mediumorchid4" "orange1" "thistle3"
#> [466] "maroon1" "dodgerblue4" "lightsalmon4"
#> [469] "antiquewhite2" "purple1" "bisque1"
#> [472] "lemonchiffon3" "chocolate4" "darkgoldenrod4"
#> [475] "turquoise2" "aliceblue" "snow4"
#> [478] "peachpuff4" "cyan1" "coral1"
#> [481] "lightyellow4" "palegreen" "goldenrod4"
#> [484] "orange1" "gold" "cadetblue"
#> [487] "firebrick" "mediumaquamarine" "gold1"
#> [490] "grey16" "lightcyan2" "orchid4"
#> [493] "maroon1" "tan1" "mistyrose3"
#> [496] "lavenderblush3" "darkolivegreen" "yellow4"
#> [499] "paleturquoise2" "darkorange4"