# Accessible Colors for Data Visualization

DevFeed: [Accessible Colors for Data Visualization](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/accessible-colors-for-data-visualization-15486.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/accessible-colors-for-data-visualization>)

Author: Zach Grosser

Published: 2018-01-11T00:01:35Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Data visualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-visualization.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [data-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-science.md>), [data-visualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-visualization.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces an open-source style guide for choosing accessible colors in data visualizations. It explains how color vision deficiencies can make colors difficult to distinguish and describes Square's plan to open-source the guide's design file and later provide a Python package for adapting it.

## Source excerpt

Part 1: Open-source style guide.