Color Palet


UPDATE:
I have updated this post finally and translated the components to English.
In one of the session during the SAPInsider Xcelsius Bootcamp a attendant asked something about themes and templates. This made me update this page and clarify it a bit more.

Every time I start to work on a dashboard project with a new customer, the first thing I will do before actually building a dashboard is setting up a dashboard template. This dashboard has from every component category a few items and the color palet is according to the company guidelines. This will be apporved by the business and then I will start building the real deal. The template will take the better part of a day but it will save time each time a developer drags a component on the canvas. It does not need any alterations on colors etc. And it can be distributed to every developer within the company.

Original post date: Oct 3, 2009 @ 14:49

This post shows the Color Palet setup. Setup is based on the sorting of display tabs and components.

Color Palet 1 
Tab Subtab Section Component pos. Color  
Backgrounds   Background Component Background Color 4 Purple  
    Canvas background Background Color 1 3 Green  
      Background Color 2 3 Green  
Text     Label Text Color 1 Red  
      Title Text Color 1 Red  
      Value Text Color 1 Red  
      Limits Text Color 1 Red  
Buttons Fill   Default Color 2 Aqua  
      Mouse-Over Color 2 Aqua  
      Pressed Color 5 Blue  
      Selected Color 5 Blue  
      Disabled Color 10 Black  
  Text   Default Text 1 Red  
      Mouse-Over Text 1 Red  
      Pressed Text 2 Aqua  
      Selected Text 2 Aqua  
      Disabled Text 10 Black  
  Symbols   Default Color 1 Red  
      Mouse-Over Color 1 Red  
      Mouse-Over Color 1 Red  
      Selected Color 1 Red  
      Disabled Color 10 Black  
Charts General Background Chart Background Color 2 Aqua  
    Text Title Text Color 1 Red  
      Subtitle Text Color 1 Red  
      Other Text Color 1 Red  
  Series Series Markers Color 1 5 Blue  
      Color 2 6 Yellow  
      Color 3 7 Grey  
      Color 4 8 Light Grey  
      Color 5 9 White  
      Color 6 5 Blue  
      Color 7 6 Yellow  
      Color 8 7 Grey  
      Color 9 8 Light Grey  
      Color 10 9 White  
      Color 11 5 Blue  
      Color 12 6 Yellow  
    Series Lines Color 1 5 Blue  
      Color 2 6 Yellow  
      Color 3 7 Grey  
      Color 4 8 Light Grey  
      Color 5 9 White  
      Color 6 5 Blue  
      Color 7 6 Yellow  
      Color 8 7 Grey  
      Color 9 8 Light Grey  
      Color 10 9 White  
      Color 11 5 Blue  
      Color 12 6 Yellow  
  Axes Axes Vertical Axis 3 Green  
      Horizontal Axis 3 Green  
    Gridlines Major Gridline 4 Purple  
      Minor Gridline 4 Purple  
  Miscellaneous Pie Chart Line Color 2 Aqua  
    OHLC and Candlestick Positive Color 5 Blue  
      Negative Color 6 Yellow  
    Plot Area Background Color 2 Aqua  
      Border Color 3 Green  
    Title Area Background Color 2 Aqua  
      Border Color 3 Green  
    Legend Area Background Color 2 Aqua  
      Border Color 3 Green  
    Mouse-Over Area Background Color 2 Aqua  
      Border Color 3 Green  
Selectors General Labels Default Text 1 Red  
      Mouse-Over Text 1 Red  
      Selected Text 2 Aqua  
    Label Backgrounds Default 2 Aqua  
      Mouse-Over 4 Purple  
      Selected 5 Blue  
  Miscellaneous Label Headers Header Color 5 Blue  
    Alternating Rows Row 1 2 Aqua  
      Row 2 4 Purple  
    Gridlines Horizontal 10 Black  
      Vertical 10 Black  
Single Value General Sliders and Progress Bars Marker Color 5 Blue  
      Track Color 10 Black  
      Tick Color 1 Red  
    Dials and Gauges Needle Color 5 Blue  
      Grip/Frame Color 10 Black  
      Center Color 10 Black  
      Background Color 2 Aqua  
      Tick Color 1 Red  
  Miscellaneous Dual Slider High Marker Color 5 Blue  
    Value Background Color 2 Aqua  
    Limits Background Color 2 Aqua  
Maps   Regions Default Color 2 Aqua  
      Mouse-Over Color 2 Aqua  
      Selected Color 5 Blue  
      Selectable Color 4 Purple  
    Region Borders Border Color 1 Red  
Scrollbars     Track 2 Aqua  
      Thumb 4 Purple  
      Buttons 2 Aqua  
      Button Symbols 1 Red  

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Femke Kooij is a dashboard and report designer, developer and educator specializing in SAP | BusinessObjects Dashboards (better known as Xcelsius) and Crystal Reports. She has also a lot of experience with other SAP | BusinessObjects toolings like, Web Intelligence (WebI), Information Design Tool (Universe Designer), BusinessObjects Data Services (BODS) and the overall server platform BusinessObjects Enterprise (Launchpad, CMC). She spends a lot of her time thinking about and sharing her knowledge of Xcelsius to others through her own blog. Lately she is exploring other visualization tools like Qlikview and Tableau. On the later she is also posting some experiences. Currently she is in the employment of Cognizant Technology Solutions. Her blog only contains her personal views, thoughts and opinions. It is not endorsed by Cognizant Technology Solutions nor does it constitute any official communication of Cognizant Technology Solutions.

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4 Comments to Color Palet

  1. Carol says:

    Thank you for this great reference table! I’ve been looking for something just like this…
    Regards/Carol

  2. Tri says:

    This is very useful.
    Thanks.

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