Color values for named Albers presets

Description

Each preset captures ground, surface, ink, and accent-role colours inspired by Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, and Josef Albers.

Usage

.preset_colors(preset = "homage")

Arguments

Details

homage

Cool gallery white, the Bauhaus exhibition wall.

study

Pure analytical white from Interaction of Color plates.

structural

Cool concrete (béton brut), shadowless precision.

adobe

Warm architectural grey, Le Corbusier béton.

midnight

Deep indigo-black for dark-theme contexts.

Value

Named list with bg, fg, surface, muted, grid, border, code_bg.

bs_theme for pkgdown (light/dark aware)

Description

Convenience wrapper exposing core variables; most consumers won't need this directly if they use template: { package: albersdown }.

Usage

albers_bs_theme(
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  accent = NULL,
  bg = NULL,
  fg = NULL
)

Arguments

Value

A bslib::bs_theme object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("bslib", quietly = TRUE)) {
  albers_bs_theme()
}

Return a complementary family for diverging palettes

Description

Pairs warm/cool and related families to produce balanced diverging combinations that align with the Homage system.

Usage

albers_complement(
  family = c("red", "lapis", "ochre", "teal", "green", "violet")
)

Arguments

Build 5-stop diverging spec from image-derived families

Description

Build 5-stop diverging spec from image-derived families

Usage

albers_diverging_img(low_family, high_family, neutral = "#E4E0D9")

Arguments

Value

list(colours, values)

Build a 5-stop diverging spec from two families

Description

Build a 5-stop diverging spec from two families

Usage

albers_diverging_spec(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  neutral = "#e5e7eb"
)

Arguments

Value

list(colours, values)

Return four-tone Homage family by name

Description

Return four-tone Homage family by name

Usage

albers_palette(family = c("red", "lapis", "ochre", "teal", "green", "violet"))

Arguments

Value

Named character vector of four hex colors (A900, A700, A500, A300).

Examples

albers_palette("red")
albers_palette("lapis")

Image-derived Homage palettes (A900 -> A300)

Description

Four-tone families distilled from the uploaded grid; order is darkest to lightest (A900, A700, A500, A300).

Usage

albers_palette_img(family = c("red", "lapis", "ochre", "teal", "green"))

Arguments

Value

Named character vector of four hex colors (A900, A700, A500, A300).

Examples

albers_palette_img("red")

List available Albers presets

Description

Returns the names of the five built-in presets, each inspired by a different period or series in Josef Albers' work.

Usage

albers_presets()

Value

Character vector of preset names.

Examples

albers_presets()

Interpolate n colors along a palette family gradient

Description

Uses colorRampPalette to interpolate between the four tones of a family (A900 → A300), producing an arbitrary number of evenly spaced colors.

Usage

albers_ramp(family = "red", n = 9, reverse = FALSE)

Arguments

Value

Character vector of n hex colors.

Examples

albers_ramp("lapis", n = 5)

Visual swatch of Albers palette families and presets

Description

Draws a tile plot showing the four tones of each palette family, optionally faceted by preset ground colors. Useful for quickly previewing the design system in a notebook or presentation.

Usage

albers_swatch(
  families = c("red", "lapis", "ochre", "teal", "green", "violet"),
  show_presets = FALSE
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE)) {
  albers_swatch()
}

Quiet, legible gt style with subtle stripe from A300

Description

Quiet, legible gt style with subtle stripe from A300

Usage

gt_albers(
  x,
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  base_size = 14,
  width = 720,
  bg = NULL,
  fg = NULL
)

Arguments

Value

A styled gt table object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("gt", quietly = TRUE)) {
  tbl <- gt::gt(head(mtcars))
  gt_albers(tbl)
}

One-command migration to latest albersdown

Description

Convenience helper for existing packages that already use albersdown and need to replace older vignette/site wiring with the latest defaults while choosing an Albers accent family and preset.

Usage

migrate_albersdown(
  path,
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  dry_run = FALSE
)

Arguments

Value

TRUE invisibly.

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  migrate_albersdown(path = ".", family = "teal", preset = "midnight", dry_run = TRUE)
}

Scales that use the family's tones (discrete/continuous)

Description

Scales that use the family's tones (discrete/continuous)

Usage

scale_color_albers(family = "red", discrete = TRUE, ...)

scale_fill_albers(family = "red", discrete = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE)) {
  ggplot2::ggplot(iris, ggplot2::aes(Sepal.Length, Sepal.Width,
    color = Species)) + ggplot2::geom_point() + scale_color_albers()
}

Distinct, colorblind-friendly line palette across families

Description

Uses one high-contrast tone (default A700) from different families to maximize separation between lines. This departs from the single-family aesthetic but improves readability for multi-series lines.

Usage

scale_color_albers_distinct(n = NULL, tone = c("A700", "A900", "A500"), ...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE)) {
  df <- data.frame(x = 1:6, y = 1:6, g = paste0("G", 1:6))
  ggplot2::ggplot(df, ggplot2::aes(x, y, color = g)) +
    ggplot2::geom_point() + scale_color_albers_distinct()
}

Diverging color scale (continuous)

Description

Diverging color scale (continuous)

Usage

scale_color_albers_diverging(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  midpoint = 0,
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Diverging color scale with multiple stops (continuous)

Description

Uses a 5-stop palette (low2, low1, neutral, high1, high2) for smoother transitions around the midpoint.

Usage

scale_color_albers_diverging_n(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Convenience scale: highlight vs other (color)

Description

Returns a manual color scale mapping a single highlighted group to a family tone (default A700) and all other points to a neutral gray.

Usage

scale_color_albers_highlight(
  family = "red",
  tone = c("A700", "A900", "A500", "A300"),
  other = "#9aa0a6",
  highlight = "highlight",
  other_name = "other",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Image-derived sequential color scale

Description

Image-derived sequential color scale

Usage

scale_color_albers_img(family = "red", discrete = TRUE, ...)

scale_fill_albers_img(family = "red", discrete = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Image-derived diverging color scale (gradientn)

Description

Image-derived diverging color scale (gradientn)

Usage

scale_color_albers_img_diverging(
  low_family,
  high_family,
  neutral = "#E4E0D9",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Pre-canned image-derived diverging pairs

Description

Pre-canned image-derived diverging pairs

Usage

scale_color_albers_img_red_teal(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

scale_color_albers_img_lapis_ochre(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

scale_color_albers_img_green_red(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

scale_fill_albers_img_red_teal(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

scale_fill_albers_img_lapis_ochre(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

scale_fill_albers_img_green_red(neutral = "#E4E0D9", ...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Distinct, colorblind-friendly fill palette across families

Description

Uses one high-contrast tone (default A700) from different families to maximize separation between filled regions. Fill counterpart of scale_color_albers_distinct.

Usage

scale_fill_albers_distinct(n = NULL, tone = c("A700", "A900", "A500"), ...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Diverging fill scale (continuous)

Description

Diverging fill scale (continuous)

Usage

scale_fill_albers_diverging(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  midpoint = 0,
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

5-class diverging (discrete)

Description

Useful for binned choropleths or sliced residuals. The middle class uses the neutral color.

Usage

scale_fill_albers_diverging_5(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  labels = ggplot2::waiver(),
  ...
)

scale_color_albers_diverging_5(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  labels = ggplot2::waiver(),
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Diverging fill scale with multiple stops (continuous)

Description

Diverging fill scale with multiple stops (continuous)

Usage

scale_fill_albers_diverging_n(
  low_family = "red",
  high_family = albers_complement(low_family),
  neutral = "#e5e7eb",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Convenience scale: highlight vs other (fill)

Description

Convenience scale: highlight vs other (fill)

Usage

scale_fill_albers_highlight(
  family = "red",
  tone = c("A700", "A900", "A500", "A300"),
  other = "#9aa0a6",
  highlight = "highlight",
  other_name = "other",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Image-derived diverging fill scale (gradientn)

Description

Image-derived diverging fill scale (gradientn)

Usage

scale_fill_albers_img_diverging(
  low_family,
  high_family,
  neutral = "#E4E0D9",
  ...
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Discrete linetype scale to pair with Albers colors

Description

Provides a sensible set of linetypes for multi-series line charts.

Usage

scale_linetype_albers(...)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 scale object.

Minimal, legible plot theme inspired by Josef Albers

Description

Minimal, legible plot theme inspired by Josef Albers

Usage

theme_albers(
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  base_size = 13,
  base_family = "sans",
  bg = NULL,
  fg = NULL,
  grid_color = NULL
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 theme object.

Examples

if (requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE)) {
  ggplot2::ggplot(mtcars, ggplot2::aes(wt, mpg)) +
    ggplot2::geom_point() + theme_albers()
}

Stripped theme for maps, brain surfaces, and abstract compositions

Description

Extends theme_albers by removing axes, grid lines, ticks, and panel border – leaving only the plot background, titles, and legend. Useful for spatial visualizations where coordinate axes are meaningless.

Usage

theme_albers_void(
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  base_size = 13,
  base_family = "sans",
  bg = NULL,
  fg = NULL
)

Arguments

Value

A ggplot2 theme object.

Configure current package to use albersdown (back-compat wrapper)

Description

This wrapper preserves the old name and forwards to use_albersdown().

Usage

use_albers_vignettes()

Value

TRUE invisibly.

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  use_albers_vignettes()
}

One-shot setup for existing packages

Description

Turn-key retrofit to adopt the albersdown theme in an existing package. Copies local assets for CRAN-safe vignettes, ensures pkgdown template, optionally patches all vignettes, writes a README note, and prints a doctor report.

Usage

use_albersdown(
  path,
  family = "red",
  preset = c("homage", "study", "structural", "adobe", "midnight"),
  apply_to = c("all", "new"),
  dry_run = FALSE,
  fallback_extra = c("auto", "always", "never"),
  force_replace = TRUE
)

Arguments

Value

TRUE invisibly.

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  use_albersdown(path = ".", dry_run = TRUE)
}