# How We Designed the New Color Palettes in Tableau 10

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/tableau-10-palettes
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://www.tableau.com/blog/colors-upgrade-tableau-10-56782
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

How Tableau’s default categorical palette was rebuilt: balanced lightness, nameable hues, and a default’s tradeoffs.

- Resource: [How We Designed the New Color Palettes in Tableau 10](https://www.tableau.com/blog/colors-upgrade-tableau-10-56782)
- By: Maureen Stone
- Published: 2016
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: color-scales, data-viz, palettes, cielab, designer

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