Combining tint and a shade for a binary Data Visualization

Visualizing two Data Variables with a Monochromatic Color Harmony

Theresa-Marie Rhyne
UX Collective
Published in
9 min readDec 1, 2022

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Introductory image to Combining a Tint and a Shade for a Binary Data Visualization writing

In this writing, I discuss how to use a tint and a shade from a monochromatic color harmony to visualize two data variables. Color suggestion tools like ColorBrewer provide recommendations starting at three data classes while Adobe Color provides a…

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Theresa-Marie Rhyne is a color expert. Her book on “Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization” was published by CRC Press in 2016.