{"id":756781,"date":"2020-09-29T02:15:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T09:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=756781"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:52:26","slug":"sunset-colormapping","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping","title":{"rendered":"Sunset Colormapping"},"author":8492,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[26451,776532,757821,439322,776522],"industry":[],"product":[36581],"class_list":["post-756781","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-cartography","tag-colormap","tag-palette","tag-solar","tag-sunset","product-arcgis-living-atlas"],"acf":{"short_description":"Create a sunset themed solar energy palette using the beauty of nature, digital design tools, and ArcGIS Pro raster functions.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Need help finding the right colors for your layer or project? It can be easier than you think when you use nature as your guide.<\/p>\n

In this blog we will create sunset themed solar energy palettes using design tools and then apply them to a raster layer using ArcGIS Pro raster functions.\u00a0 This is a GIS approach that is one part art and one part technique.<\/p>\n

Global Solar Energy Potential Available in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/h2>\n

As a cartographer for Esri’s Environment Team I created the color palettes for the Global Solar Atlas<\/a> in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/a>.\u00a0 This layer allows you to see solar potential for where you live as well as other variables to understand your situation more specifically.<\/p>\n

When coming up with the color palettes there were several things to consider:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The raster layer has six<\/strong> different solar variables.<\/li>\n
  2. This version will display the six variables as processing templates<\/a> so that users can switch between different renderers. Each one needs their own palette with 10-13 color classes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. They must<\/strong> all look good together as a set.<\/li>\n
  4. Each palette needs to work on both a light or dark<\/strong> basemap (quite tricky).<\/li>\n
  5. Should have yellow as the highest<\/strong> or most optimum value (natural intuitive color for the sun) so the viewer understands that yellow = most favorable\/best in all templates.<\/li>\n
  6. All colors should be sequential<\/strong> and discernible while not appearing to be more important than the other and yet highlighting the highest potential.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Did I just say six yellows?\u00a0 Quite a challenge and if you have worked with yellow you will understand this.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":857771,"id":857771,"title":"eem_2020_solar_23","filename":"eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg","filesize":133896,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_23-2","alt":"Image showing the different yellows on a light and dark base map by HEX value.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_23-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-10 04:26:11","modified":"2020-09-29 20:22:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":775,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":140,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":233,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":581,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-1536x465.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":465,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-2048x620.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":620,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-826x250.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":250,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-1920x581.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":581}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Nature’s Palettes<\/h2>\n

    Nature is the best place to find perfect arrangements of color.\u00a0 There are endless possibilities from the iridescent and bold patterns found on animals to the subtle hues of wide open landscapes.\u00a0 The color palettes for our maps are naturally all around us – now to try and tap into them.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":837331,"id":837331,"title":"eem_2020_solar_15","filename":"eem_2020_solar_15.jpg","filesize":478711,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_15","alt":"Sunset from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Sunset from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park.","name":"eem_2020_solar_15","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-04-24 19:46:34","modified":"2020-04-24 19:47:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2449,"height":1632,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15.jpg","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15.jpg","large-width":1621,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15-2048x1365.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15-698x465.jpg","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15-1621x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1621,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eem_2020_solar_15.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    While pondering a sunset I realized that I didn’t need to look any further for ideas for these six solar templates.\u00a0 It’s all right there.\u00a0 The solar layer would mimic those dazzling gradients and magnificent cloud colors that sweep across the sky.\u00a0 What a perfect way to represent the solar data in its most true and fundamental form.<\/p>\n

    Creating the Palette<\/h2>\n

    Here’s a wonderful new friend – the ColorPic<\/a> tool.\u00a0 This allows you to EASILY sample colors from anywhere on your computer!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":757571,"id":757571,"title":"eem_2020_solar_3","filename":"eem_2020_solar_3.gif","filesize":245471,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_3","alt":"Use of ColorPic tool on an image of a sunset.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-03-05 00:50:00","modified":"2020-09-29 20:22:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":506,"height":371,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","medium-width":356,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","medium_large-width":506,"medium_large-height":371,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","large-width":506,"large-height":371,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","1536x1536-width":506,"1536x1536-height":371,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","2048x2048-width":506,"2048x2048-height":371,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","card_image-width":506,"card_image-height":371,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif","wide_image-width":506,"wide_image-height":371}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_3.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Another tool that’s available online is Adobe Color<\/a> and it’s just spectacular.\u00a0 Here you can upload a photo, toggle around the image for the colors desired, and then export the palette directly into your Adobe library.\u00a0 How handy!\u00a0 It also makes gradients!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":856961,"id":856961,"title":"eem_2020_solar_23","filename":"eem_2020_solar_23.gif","filesize":1135176,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_23","alt":"Use of Adobe Color tool with a sunset image.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_23","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-09 04:54:49","modified":"2020-09-29 20:23:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1916,"height":952,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":231,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":382,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","large-width":1916,"large-height":952,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-1536x763.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":763,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","2048x2048-width":1916,"2048x2048-height":952,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23-826x410.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif","wide_image-width":1916,"wide_image-height":952}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_23.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Artistic Process<\/h2>\n

    For this project I photographed sunsets and sunrises over the course of several weeks and using the tools above sampled the images until I found the perfect color that represented each of the unique solar variables.\u00a0 Next I created the six palettes by blending the colors together in Adobe Illustrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":763961,"id":763961,"title":"eem_2020_solar_4","filename":"eem_2020_solar_4.gif","filesize":439360,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_4","alt":"How to use Adobe Illustrator to blend and create color palettes.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-03-09 19:00:54","modified":"2020-09-29 20:24:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1254,"height":1026,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","medium-width":319,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":628,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","large-width":1254,"large-height":1026,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","1536x1536-width":1254,"1536x1536-height":1026,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","2048x2048-width":1254,"2048x2048-height":1026,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4-568x465.gif","card_image-width":568,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif","wide_image-width":1254,"wide_image-height":1026}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eem_2020_solar_4.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Now let’s take one of those color palettes and apply it to one of the solar variables.<\/p>\n

    Use a Raster Function Template to Assign the Palette<\/h2>\n

    This will be a two step process:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Develop the two source files needed – one .csv table that contains the data classes and one .clr table of RGB colors for each of those classes.<\/li>\n
    2. Build, save, and run the Raster Function Template (RFT)<\/a> that contains two functions that will pull the information from the two tables.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      RFT’s are incredible and behave like models.\u00a0 They contain one or more raster functions that are chained together to produce a workflow. The function can then process pixels on-the-fly which no longer means saving to disk or recreating another version of the raster…and it gets even better because these templates can than be exported and shared.<\/p>\n

      For this example we will leverage two functions that are part of an abundant function library available in Pro:<\/p>\n

      Remap<\/a> – This allows you to change or reclassify the pixel values of your raster data through specifying a range of pixel values to map to an output pixel value or by using a table to map the pixel values to output pixel values<\/p>\n

      Colormap<\/a> – This function is a type of raster data renderer. It transforms the pixel values to display the raster data as either a grayscale or a color (RGB) image based on specific colors in a color map file, or based on a color ramp.<\/p>\n

      Create your Source Files<\/h2>\n

      Begin in Excel by entering in your classes and assigning a minimum (Min) and maximum (Max) range for each cell (Column B & C in the graphic below) as well as a class value called ClasVal (Column D).\u00a0 Make sure your ranges are back to back.\u00a0 Save as a .csv file type.<\/p>\n

      Second take those classes into a program like Notepad++<\/a> and individually add in your color’s RGB value.\u00a0 Separate each item by only one space (double check your formatting) and enter the same ClasVal.\u00a0 Save as a .clr file type.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":859331,"id":859331,"title":"eem_2020_solar_24","filename":"eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407.jpg","filesize":442919,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_24","alt":"How to set up your Remap and Colormap.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_24","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-11 18:53:40","modified":"2020-09-29 20:24:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2558,"height":2238,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-298x261.jpg","medium-width":298,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-768x672.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":672,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-1234x1080.jpg","large-width":1234,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-1536x1344.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1344,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-2048x1792.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1792,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-531x465.jpg","card_image-width":531,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407-1234x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1234,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_24-e1593486910407.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Build the Raster Function<\/h2>\n

      In ArcGIS Pro add in your raster layer and from the ribbon select Analysis – Function Editor.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":859601,"id":859601,"title":"eem_2020_solar_25","filename":"eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","filesize":47346,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_25","alt":"Where to find the Raster Function Editor in the ribbon in Pro.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_25","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-11 21:30:30","modified":"2020-09-29 20:28:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1644,"height":231,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":65,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":108,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","large-width":1644,"large-height":231,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25-1536x216.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":216,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","2048x2048-width":1644,"2048x2048-height":231,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25-826x116.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":116,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg","wide_image-width":1644,"wide_image-height":231}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_25.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Here’s a video showing how to add the raster layer along with the Remap and Colormap functions to the RFT:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1021911,"id":1021911,"title":"eem_2020_solar_50","filename":"eem_2020_solar_50.gif","filesize":685246,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_50","alt":"Showing how to add the raster layer along with the Remap and Colormap functions to the Raster Function Template.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_50","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-28 04:15:37","modified":"2020-09-29 20:29:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1898,"height":1021,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":250,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":413,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","large-width":1898,"large-height":1021,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50-1536x826.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":826,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","2048x2048-width":1898,"2048x2048-height":1021,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50-826x444.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":444,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif","wide_image-width":1898,"wide_image-height":1021}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_50.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Now that we have everything in the builder, double-click on each of the functions to open up their settings and please set them like this:<\/p>\n

      Remap Function<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":907541,"id":907541,"title":"eem_2020_solar_31","filename":"eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg","filesize":270600,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_31","alt":"How to set up the Remap in the Raster Function Editor.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_31","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-06-30 04:17:55","modified":"2020-09-29 20:29:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1446,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg","medium-width":462,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":434,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg","large-width":1912,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-1536x868.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":868,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-2048x1157.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1157,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-823x465.jpg","card_image-width":823,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-1912x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1912,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_31-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Colormap Function<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":907551,"id":907551,"title":"eem_2020_solar_32","filename":"eem_2020_solar_32.jpg","filesize":109246,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_32","alt":"How to customize the Colormap to the Raster Function Editor.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_32","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-06-30 04:18:32","modified":"2020-09-29 20:29:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2522,"height":1474,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32.jpg","medium-width":447,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":449,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32.jpg","large-width":1848,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32-1536x898.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":898,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32-2048x1197.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1197,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32-796x465.jpg","card_image-width":796,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32-1848x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1848,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eem_2020_solar_32.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Now that everything is configured SAVE and run the Raster Function Template.<\/p>\n

      <\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1021931,"id":1021931,"title":"eem_2020_solar_51","filename":"eem_2020_solar_51.gif","filesize":283692,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_51","alt":"How to save and run your Raster Function Template.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_51","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-28 04:36:41","modified":"2020-09-29 20:30:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":866,"height":463,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":248,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":411,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","large-width":866,"large-height":463,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","1536x1536-width":866,"1536x1536-height":463,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","2048x2048-width":866,"2048x2048-height":463,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51-826x442.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":442,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif","wide_image-width":866,"wide_image-height":463}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_51.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      There is a Pro Package here<\/a> of a sample solar variable (OPTA) and the .clr and .csv files if you would like to walk through the steps above.<\/p>\n

      Now that we have built our different palettes and created all of the files necessary to apply them to our Raster Function, let’s see how they look as finished products.<\/p>\n

      Results<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1021751,"id":1021751,"title":"eem_2020_solar_43-01","filename":"eem_2020_solar_43-01-scaled.jpg","filesize":224244,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_43-01-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_43-01","alt":"A picture of a sunset and the palette for the PV Electricity Output variable.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_43-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-28 03:05:26","modified":"2020-09-29 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      Switching between Renderers<\/h2>\n

      Check out the finished products in Online<\/a> or Pro<\/a> by adding in the Global Solar Atlas<\/a> from ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/a>.\u00a0 Show below are the processes for switching between the different renderers:<\/p>\n

      ArcGIS Online<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1021591,"id":1021591,"title":"eem_2020_solar_41","filename":"eem_2020_solar_41.gif","filesize":583075,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_41","alt":"How to switch the renderers in ArcGIS Online.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_41","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-27 05:33:53","modified":"2020-09-29 20:33:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":868,"height":712,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","medium-width":318,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":630,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","large-width":868,"large-height":712,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","1536x1536-width":868,"1536x1536-height":712,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","2048x2048-width":868,"2048x2048-height":712,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41-567x465.gif","card_image-width":567,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif","wide_image-width":868,"wide_image-height":712}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_41.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      ArcGIS Pro<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1021881,"id":1021881,"title":"eem_2020_solar_49","filename":"eem_2020_solar_49.gif","filesize":874203,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_49","alt":"How to switch the renderers in ArcGIS Pro.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_49","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-28 03:40:28","modified":"2020-09-29 20:33:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":867,"height":519,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","medium-width":436,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":460,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","large-width":867,"large-height":519,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","1536x1536-width":867,"1536x1536-height":519,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","2048x2048-width":867,"2048x2048-height":519,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49-777x465.gif","card_image-width":777,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif","wide_image-width":867,"wide_image-height":519}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_49.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Palettes also work with Dark…<\/h2>\n

      Remember the original criteria?\u00a0 It had to work on a dark basemap?\u00a0 Check out this post<\/a> on Esri’s Instagram<\/a> page:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1022421,"id":1022421,"title":"eem_2020_solar_52","filename":"eem_2020_solar_52.gif","filesize":827956,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_52","alt":"Instagram post showing the palette on a dark basemap.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_52","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-09-28 17:09:23","modified":"2020-09-29 20:33:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":731,"height":521,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","medium-width":366,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","medium_large-width":731,"medium_large-height":521,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","large-width":731,"large-height":521,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","1536x1536-width":731,"1536x1536-height":521,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","2048x2048-width":731,"2048x2048-height":521,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52-652x465.gif","card_image-width":652,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif","wide_image-width":731,"wide_image-height":521}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/eem_2020_solar_52.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Other Palette Building Resources<\/h2>\n

      PhotoChrome.io<\/a> – A wonderfully wicked creation by Esri’s own Jinnan Zhang<\/a> and John Nelson<\/a>.\u00a0 Type in a word and it sources photographs with that tag and then creates a palette.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":856821,"id":856821,"title":"eem_2020_solar_22","filename":"eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","filesize":111574,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_22","alt":"PhotoChrome.io sample showing a search for a sunset.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_22","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-09 02:02:01","modified":"2020-09-29 20:33:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1901,"height":962,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":235,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":389,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","large-width":1901,"large-height":962,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22-1536x777.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":777,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","2048x2048-width":1901,"2048x2048-height":962,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22-826x418.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":418,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg","wide_image-width":1901,"wide_image-height":962}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_22.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Chroma.js Color Palette Helper<\/a> where you can easily build palettes by taking your known HEX values, number of classes, and if you want a sequential or diverging palette.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":854371,"id":854371,"title":"eem_2020_solar_17","filename":"eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","filesize":31913,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/sunset-colormapping\/eem_2020_solar_17","alt":"Chroma.js sample of a sunset palette.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"eem_2020_solar_17","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":756781,"date":"2020-05-07 22:10:01","modified":"2020-09-29 20:34:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":500,"height":492,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","medium-width":265,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":492,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","large-width":500,"large-height":492,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":492,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":492,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-473x465.jpg","card_image-width":473,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":492}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eem_2020_solar_17-e1588894848364.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

      Thank you and please reach out to me for comments or questions.<\/p>\n

      Geography matters!\u00a0 All sunset and sunrise photos were taken from a spot at the end of a quiet and dusty dirt road in Mariposa, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":8492,"user_firstname":"Emily","user_lastname":"Meriam","nickname":"Emily Meriam","user_nicename":"emeriam","display_name":"Emily Meriam","user_email":"EMeriam@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilymeriam\/","user_registered":"2018-10-26 16:33:49","user_description":"Emily Meriam has a diverse GIS background that spans more than two decades. Her portfolio includes mapping elephants in Thailand, wildlife poachers in the Republic of Palau, land-use issues around Yosemite National Park, and active wildfire incidents for the State of California. Since 2018, Emily has been with Esri's ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. 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