color coding
Tinting for distinction
Color coding is using different colors to organize, categorize, or distinguish items within a system.
Files might be color coded by project, wires by function, calendar events by type.
The practice makes patterns visible at a glance: The map uses color coding to show elevation changes.
As a verb, color code: I color code my notes by subject.
Continuous range of values
- huesGradations of color
- shadesVariations in darkness
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- tintsSlight color additions
saturation · gradation · contrast · complementary · analogous · monochromatic · RGB · CMYK
Systematic grouping by traits
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- sortingArranging into sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
organization · segmentation · hierarchy · taxonomy · differentiation · indexing · binning · ordering
Road signal system
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- red flagIndicator of danger
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
stop sign · hazard · safety · emergency · urgency · clearance · severity · flagging
Emphasizing key parts
- markingIndicating with symbols
- underliningLine drawn beneath text
- boldingThickening typeface strokes
- spotlightingDirecting focused illumination toward
accenting · distinguishing · flagging · tagging · annotating · striping · banding · shading
spectrum
Continuous range of values
tints · saturation · gradation · contrast · complementary · analogous · monochromatic · RGB · CMYK · brightness
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- sortingArranging into sequence
grouping · organization · segmentation · hierarchy · taxonomy · differentiation · indexing · binning · ordering · systematization
traffic lights
Road signal system
green light · stop sign · hazard · safety · emergency · urgency · clearance · severity · flagging
highlighting
Emphasizing key parts
- markingIndicating with symbols
- underliningLine drawn beneath text
- boldingThickening typeface strokes
spotlighting · accenting · distinguishing · flagging · tagging · annotating · striping · banding · shading · bordering
- orientationorientation, orientation week, O-Week, frosh week, orientation sessions
- graph visualizationnode, edge, vertex, graph, link
- heat mapshot spots, cold spots, thermal imaging
- visual analysisshape sorting, pattern matching, visual hierarchy, edge detection
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- infographicsbar graph, pie chart, line graph, flowchart, heat map
color codingalphabetical arrangement
Sequence following letter order
alphabetization · alphabetical order · chronological order · disorganization · spatial arrangement
color codinguniformity
State of being identical
uncolored · black and white · grayscale · undifferentiated · unlabeled
color, colors, colorful, colored, coloring, colorless, coding, coloration, discoloration