Qualitative Binary Color Schemes
In qualitative/binary schemes, light and dark versions of each hue of the
qualitative variable correspond to the binary variable categories. Binary/binary
schemes are a subset of the qualitative/binary schemes with one binary
difference represented by a hue difference and the other by a lightness
difference. A multi-hued vegetation map (qualitative) with darker hues
for vegetation on public lands and lighter hues for vegetation on private
lands (binary) is well suited by a qualitative/binary color scheme.
Qualitative Binary Color Example
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