Tableau Color Tips

Quick tips to make the most out of Tableau’s Color property

#1 Show the color legend

If the color legend is not showing, or if we accidentally hide it, we can get it back by going to the Show/Hide cards button from the toolbar.

Note that the color legend *only* shows up if there is a field in the Color property.

#2 Know the color properties

Often people miss that the Color property has the options to add/remove border, color, transparency, as well as halo.

#3 Double click the color!

Double click the color in the legend to open the Edit Color window.

Double click on any color to select specific colors by using hex code, RGB code, or color picker.