---
title: "Paul Tol's Colour Schemes"
description: "Technical note defining colour-blind-safe qualitative, sequential and diverging palettes, with values and usage rules."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/paul-tol-s-colour-schemes-vg-1213"
category: "Learning & Craft"
subcategory: "Color theory"
license: "free"
author: "Paul Tol"
source: "https://sronpersonalpages.nl/~pault/"
---

# Paul Tol's Colour Schemes
Technical note defining colour-blind-safe qualitative, sequential and diverging palettes, with values and usage rules.
## Facts
- Source: https://sronpersonalpages.nl/~pault/
- Category: Learning & Craft / Color theory
- Author: Paul Tol
- Licence: free
- Tags: color, accessibility, palette, dataviz
## Why it's a gem
The scientific source most 'accessible palette' tools quietly copy from
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