ColorBrewer: Attractive and Distinctive Colormaps

Version 3.2.2 (19.9 KB) by Stephen23
The complete palette of ColorBrewer colormaps. Simple selection by scheme name and map length.
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Updated 3 Jan 2026
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Stephen23 (2026). ColorBrewer: Attractive and Distinctive Colormaps (https://github.com/DrosteEffect/BrewerMap), GitHub. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010b
Compatible with R2009a and later releases
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
3.2.2

* Use GitHub README.
3.2.1

* update repository
3.2.0

* Default size to suit HG2.
* Accepts StringScalar and CharVector text input.
* Improve error messages.
* Simplify Mfile palette list.
3.1.0

* Add error IDs.
* Improve input checking.
* Split PLOT function.
* Improve interpolation accuracy.
3.0.0.2

* Update description.
3.0.0.1

* Add NaN input option.
* Simplfiy BREWERMAP_VIEW figure creation.
3.0.0.0

* Interpolate in Lab colorspace.
2.2.0.0

* Update FEX blurb.
* Include "brewermap_view.m" for interactive colormap viewing and selection.
2.1.0.0

* Improve interpolation method.
2.0.0.0

* Improve interpolation method.
1.7.0.0

- Re-insert that disappearing newline at after the first paragraph. Why does this happen, MATLAB?
1.5.0.0

* Change to GitHub version, complete with Apache license.
1.4.0.0

- Downloadable as toolbox
1.3.0.0

- Simplify spreadsheet downloading instructions.
1.2.0.0

- Allow case-insensitive scheme selection.
- Simplify downsampling indexing.
1.1.0.0

- Add third output: colorscheme type as a string.
- Better input checking and error messages.
1.0.0.0

To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.
To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.