Get a Color Palette — get_palette • biopalette

Retrieve a named palette by name and type, returning a vector of HEX colors. Automatically checks for type mismatch and provides smart suggestions.

Usage

get_palette(name, type = NULL, n = NULL, palettes_path = NULL)

Arguments

name: Character. Name of the palette (e.g. "qual_vivid").
type: Character. One of "sequential", "diverging", "qualitative". If NULL, type is auto-detected.
n: Integer. Number of colors to return. If NULL, returns all colors. Default is NULL.
palettes_path: Character. Path to a palettes.rda file. If NULL, uses the installed package dataset.

Value

Character vector of HEX color codes.

Examples

get_palette("gene_red", type = "qualitative")
#> [1] "#000000" "#B11522"
get_palette("walter_white2", type = "qualitative", n = 2)
#> [1] "#5AB5BF" "#808C56"
get_palette("walter_white", type = "diverging")
#> [1] "#1991A9" "#A3C5C4" "#E7E9E4" "#A9B688" "#495A2E"