# Replacement default color map and background palette

**URL:** <https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712 "2023-08-17T19:39:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Francesca](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesca)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/41 "2024-02-06T22:30:26Z")

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Magenta works for me. I see Ken’s point and it is a good one.

Francesca

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**Author:** ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/42 "2024-02-07T09:06:11Z")

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Magenta looks extremely close to the default selection color. I agree with @wascott here.

Green may be better the best choice even if not obvious.

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**Author:** ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/cory.quammen/32/11193_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/43 "2024-03-08T22:12:03Z")

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It sounds like despite the potential for cultural misinterpretation, green is the prevailing choice. I will create a merge request with the change.

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**Author:** ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/44 "2024-03-11T16:53:38Z")

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[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22518](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22518)

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**Author:** ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/cory.quammen/32/11193_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/45 "2024-03-12T13:29:41Z")

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The change from black to green NaN color has been made in [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/merge\_requests/6753](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/merge_requests/6753)

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**Author:** ![spyridon97](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/spyridon97/32/11569_2.png) [@spyridon97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/spyridon97)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/46 "2024-09-05T10:33:50Z")

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@wascott or @Francesca would it be possible to regenerate the following image with the updated FAST color map?

 ![](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f7ee36a6161ade1f292a53b967a3e4d8ed138732.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/47 "2024-09-05T11:34:27Z")

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Here is an updated image:

 ![color-demonstration](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d076ae005edb5322587d8aff161daca7db5ce7a9.jpeg)

Because discourse has converted my png to jpg, here is the original png hidden in a gzip. I have attached the state to the metadata of the png, so you can make changes yourself if you like.

[color-demonstration.png.gz](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/1BE8VvkAprXDCgPfU5LzXaTBU2A.gz) (2.6 MB)

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**Author:** ![spyridon97](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/spyridon97/32/11569_2.png) [@spyridon97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/spyridon97)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/replacement-default-color-map-and-background-palette/12712/48 "2024-09-05T11:48:04Z")

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Thanks a lot!

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