# ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting Colour Schemes for Maps

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/colorbrewer-paper
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://doi.org/10.1179/000870403235002042
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

Why ColorBrewer exists, and how its schemes were tested on real maps rather than swatches.

- Resource: [ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting Colour Schemes for Maps](https://doi.org/10.1179/000870403235002042)
- By: Mark Harrower & Cynthia Brewer
- Published: 2003
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: color-scales, cartography, designer, scientist, research

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