# Palettailor: Discriminable Colorization for Categorical Data

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/palettailor
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.02969
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

Generate and assign categorical colors together, scored on the actual chart, so neighboring classes differ most.

- Resource: [Palettailor: Discriminable Colorization for Categorical Data](https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.02969)
- By: Kecheng Lu et al.
- Published: 2021
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: color-scales, data-viz, perception, cielab, scientist, research

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