Color Schemes

The color scheme maps each wind speed bin to a color. Click Colors (palette icon) in the plot toolbar to open the picker, then click any swatch to apply it.

Available Schemes

Here are all of the schemes, grouped by type. Each strip shows the colors as they appear from the lowest bin (left) to the highest (right):

Sequential, single hue

Best for ordered speed bins, where darker means stronger wind.

Sequential, multi hue

More contrast across the range while still reading as ordered.

Diverging

Two hues meeting in the middle, useful when you want the extremes to stand out.

Choosing a Scheme

Because wind speed bins are ordered (low to high), a sequential scheme is usually the clearest: the eye reads increasing color intensity as increasing wind speed. Reach for a diverging scheme only when you specifically want the calmest and strongest bins to contrast.

The chosen scheme drives both the plot wedges and the legend swatches.