# Carbon Data Visualization Color Palettes

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/carbon-dataviz-color
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://carbondesignsystem.com/data-visualization/color-palettes/
Added: 2026-09-28

## Summary

IBM’s categorical, sequential, diverging, and alert palettes for charts, in light and dark themes.

The categorical colors come in a fixed order chosen so that neighbors contrast — a rule worth borrowing even if you never use Carbon.

- Resource: [Carbon Data Visualization Color Palettes](https://carbondesignsystem.com/data-visualization/color-palettes/)
- By: IBM
- Kind: references (article)
- Level: beginner
- Tags: palettes, data-viz, accessibility, design-systems, designer, developer, reference

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