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ColorBrewer vs HCL Wizard: catalog facts
ColorBrewer	HCL Wizard
Best for: Cartographers and data analysts choosing colors for maps and charts	Best for: Researchers choosing color palettes for plots and figures
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Used directly in the browser; no pricing is mentioned.
Web	Web
Filters for colorblind safe, print and photocopy safe schemes Map preview with context layers All 3 strengths for ColorBrewer Filters for colorblind safe, print and photocopy safe schemes Map preview with context layers Exports to ASE, GIMP palette, JavaScript and CSS	Perception-based HCL color space Color vision deficiency emulator for checking figures All 3 strengths for HCL Wizard Perception-based HCL color space Color vision deficiency emulator for checking figures Matches the colorspace packages for R and Python
Limited to its curated set of schemes Interface is aimed at cartography rather than general design	Aimed at data visualization more than general design Assumes some familiarity with color space concepts
Web application	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ColorBrewer colorbrewer2.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for HCL Wizard hclwizard.org Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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