Jan Broder Engler
@jbengler.de
Scientist and software developer. Creator of tidyplots.org. Website jbengler.de.
There is no limit to the number of discrete colors. However, at some point it might get difficult to distinguish them in a legend 😂
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There is no limit to the number of discrete colors. However, at some point it might get difficult to distinguish them in a legend 😂
This is how `adjust_colors()` works:
If you give it too many colors, it will evenly sample. If you give it too few colors it will fill the gaps in between.
If you give it too many colors, it will evenly sample. If you give it too few colors it will fill the gaps in between.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is how `adjust_colors()` works:
If you give it too many colors, it will evenly sample. If you give it too few colors it will fill the gaps in between.
If you give it too many colors, it will evenly sample. If you give it too few colors it will fill the gaps in between.
tidyplots.org is doing this legwork for you
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November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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In this case, you would need to rearrange the factor levels of the variable “category” before doing the actual ggplot.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In this case, you would need to rearrange the factor levels of the variable “category” before doing the actual ggplot.
Glad I didn’t trip over this one! 😂
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Glad I didn’t trip over this one! 😂
I try to always include it 👍
October 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I try to always include it 👍
If this is not the solution feel free to drop your code here
github.com/jbengler/tid...
Than I can have a closer look
github.com/jbengler/tid...
Than I can have a closer look
October 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
If this is not the solution feel free to drop your code here
github.com/jbengler/tid...
Than I can have a closer look
github.com/jbengler/tid...
Than I can have a closer look
Have you tried `remove_title()`?
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Have you tried `remove_title()`?