Modify Colors on Visual Reports

How to modify the colors of your Visual Report in Risk Cloud

Special Colors for Visual Reports

By default, the Risk Cloud will color Visual Reports by an accessible color palette with 14 different hues. Some types of Visual Reports offer further color customization to help you more easily see and understand your data.

Color by Calculation Label

If you create a Visual Report based on a Calculation Field that has labels with configured colors, the Visual Report can use those label colors. This helps maintain consistency across the application and helps your users quickly see the colors you configured for the Calculation Field.

How to color Heatmaps by Calculation to create Risk Maps

Visualize and communicate where your risks lie against your risk matrix with Heatmaps. You can identify and quantify your risks using calculations to color Heatmap Visual Reports.

You can configure a heat map to color by calculation by selecting the "Colors" tab on the Visual Report edit modal for Heat Maps:

Once on the colors tab, you can choose to color by calculation and enter the fields you set as the X and Y axes. Make sure to use an expression with %x and %y instead of %f like in other areas in the platform. You can also choose whether to use the default color scheme (green -> red) or a custom color scheme using the color palette: