Image-Inspired Color Palettes for Biomedical Visualization
Overview
biopalette is an R package providing story-driven color palettes for biomedical visualization.
Every palette begins with a real image — a film still, a scientific figure, an artwork — and is translated into a reproducible color system. The source is always documented: where the colors came from, what they mean, and when to use them.
Quick Start
library(biopalette)
get_palette("babel", n = 5)
get_palette("three_body")
get_palette("walter_white", type = "diverging")
preview_palette("gene_red")
palette_gallery()Palettes
| Name | Type | Colors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
gene_red |
Qualitative | 2 | Better Call Saul — Gene Takavic’s red coat |
walter_white |
Diverging | 5 | Breaking Bad — desert to sky |
walter_white2 |
Qualitative | 5 | Breaking Bad — muted earth tones |
walter_white3 |
Diverging | 5 | Breaking Bad — warm counterpart |
babel |
Qualitative | 21 | Pan-cancer myeloid atlas (Cell, 2021) |
three_body |
Qualitative | 3 | Pan-cancer myeloid atlas (Cell, 2021) |
Function Areas
| Area | Functions |
|---|---|
| Palette access |
get_palette(), list_palettes(), palette_gallery()
|
| Palette management |
create_palette(), compile_palettes(), remove_palette(), preview_palette()
|
| Color utilities |
hex2rgb(), rgb2hex()
|