Colors to use in a Dashboard

Devised from the great data designers Stephen Few and Edward Tufte.

There are so many factors when deciding the colors for your dashboard and components that represent your data.

• Designing based on the company/project theme
• Designing for a dark/ light theme
• Designing for people who are color blind

The above colors are for a dashboard that doesn’t have to follow any company theme — generic and it is for a light themed card user interface design. Also, it is compatible for people who are mildly color blind.

Example:

Hope this helps you choose your colors for the next dashboard that you build.

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