# colorbrewer Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/families/colorbrewer Source type: Colormap family > All 35 colorbrewer colormaps (8 categorical, 18 sequential, and 9 diverging) with side-by-side OKLCh diagnostics for lightness, chroma, hue, and colorblind safety. - [Accent](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Accent): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.51–0.98 and chroma 0.00–0.25. - [Blues](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Blues): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.32, hue sweeps 28° from blue to azure, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [BrBG](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.BrBG): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.97, hue sweeps 125° from yellow to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [BuGn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.BuGn): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.34, hue sweeps 65° from cyan to green, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [BuPu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.BuPu): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.29, hue sweeps 119° from blue to rose, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Dark2](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Dark2): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.51–0.78 and chroma 0.00–0.23. - [GnBu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.GnBu): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.38, hue sweeps 131° from green to blue, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Greens](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Greens): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.34, hue stays green, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Greys](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Greys): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 1.00 to 0.00, hue sweeps 0°, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Oranges](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Oranges): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.40, hue sweeps 29° from yellow to orange, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [OrRd](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.OrRd): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.37, hue sweeps 48° from yellow to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Paired](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Paired): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.46–0.98 and chroma 0.05–0.23. - [Pastel1](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Pastel1): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.83–0.99 and chroma 0.00–0.08. - [Pastel2](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Pastel2): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.85–0.96 and chroma 0.00–0.09. - [PiYG](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PiYG): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 158° from rose to green, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [PRGn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PRGn): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 195° from magenta to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [PuBu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PuBu): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.33, hue sweeps 109° from violet to azure, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [PuBuGn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PuBuGn): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.35, hue sweeps 174° from magenta to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [PuOr](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PuOr): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 156° from orange to magenta, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [PuRd](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.PuRd): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.97 to 0.33, hue sweeps 69° from magenta to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Purples](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Purples): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.32, hue sweeps 24°, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [RdBu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.RdBu): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.97, hue sweeps 241° from red to blue, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [RdGy](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.RdGy): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 1.00, hue sweeps 52° from red to orange, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [RdPu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.RdPu): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.31, hue sweeps 98° from orange to magenta, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [RdYlBu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.RdYlBu): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 254° from red to violet, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [RdYlGn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.RdYlGn): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 133° from red to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Reds](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Reds): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.32, hue sweeps 24° from orange to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [Set1](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Set1): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.54–0.97 and chroma 0.00–0.23. - [Set2](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Set2): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.71–0.89 and chroma 0.00–0.17. - [Set3](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Set3): categorical. Its colors span lightness 0.68–0.98 and chroma 0.00–0.15. - [Spectral](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.Spectral): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 281° from red to violet, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [YlGn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.YlGn): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.34, hue sweeps 52° from chartreuse to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [YlGnBu](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.YlGnBu): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.26, hue sweeps 163° from chartreuse to violet, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [YlOrBr](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.YlOrBr): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.36, hue sweeps 67° from chartreuse to orange, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations. - [YlOrRd](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/colorbrewer.YlOrRd): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.99 to 0.38, hue sweeps 92° from chartreuse to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.