Sunburst Chart
Guidelines for Sunburst Chart
- Main Color: Use a set of different, easily distinguishable colors for the main layer.
- Gradation: Use a variety main color gradation for sub-layers. Try to have around 5-7 shades per main color to maintain visual clarity
- Color Selection: Choose colors that are easy to distinguish from each other. Avoid using colors that are too similar, especially on adjacent layers.
- Single Category: Up to 10 bars for easy reading.
- Stacked Bars: up to 5 stacked bars per category to maintain clarity.
When to Use Sunburst Chart?
- Visualize hierarchical data with nested categories.
- Ideal for displaying part-to-whole relationships.
- Facilitates interactive exploration of data at multiple levels.