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"# palettes\n",
"It generates a png file for each palette and one pdf file, with a table of\n",
"content, containing all the palettes.\n",
"\n",
"In ROOT, [more than 60 high quality palettes are predefined with 255 colors\n",
"each](https://root.cern/doc/master/classTColor.html#C06).\n",
"\n",
"These palettes can be accessed \"by name\" with `gStyle->SetPalette(num)`. num\n",
"can be taken within the enum given in the previous link. As an example\n",
"`gStyle->SetPalette(kCividis)` will select the following palette.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"**Author:** Olivier Couet \n",
"This notebook tutorial was automatically generated with ROOTBOOK-izer from the macro found in the ROOT repository on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:37 PM."
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"void draw_palette(int p, TString n)\n",
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" TF2 *f2 = new TF2(\"f2\", \"0.1+(1-(x-2)*(x-2))*(1-(y-2)*(y-2))\", 0.999, 3.002, 0.999, 3.002);\n",
" f2->SetContour(99);\n",
" gStyle->SetPalette(p);\n",
" f2->SetLineWidth(1);\n",
" f2->SetLineColor(kBlack);\n",
" f2->Draw(\"surf1z\");\n",
"\n",
" // Title\n",
" TPaveText *pt = new TPaveText(10, 11, 10, 11, \"blNDC\");\n",
" pt->SetName(\"title\");\n",
" pt->Draw();\n",
" TString num = n;\n",
" num.ReplaceAll(\" \", \"\");\n",
" TLatex *l = new TLatex(-0.8704441, 0.9779387,\n",
" TString::Format(\"Palette #%d: %s #scale[0.7]{(#font[82]{k%s})}\", p, n.Data(), num.Data()));\n",
" l->SetTextFont(42);\n",
" l->SetTextSize(0.035);\n",
" l->Draw();\n",
" c->Update();\n",
" c->Print(TString::Format(\"palette_%d.png\", p));\n",
"\n",
" TString opt = TString(\"Title:\") + n;\n",
" if (p == kDeepSea)\n",
" c->Print(\"palettes.pdf(\", opt.Data());\n",
" else if (p == kCividis)\n",
" c->Print(\"palettes.pdf)\", opt.Data());\n",
" else\n",
" c->Print(\"palettes.pdf\", opt.Data());\n",
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"gROOT->SetBatch(1);\n",
"draw_palette(kDeepSea, \"Deap Sea\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGreyScale, \"Grey Scale\");\n",
"draw_palette(kDarkBodyRadiator, \"Dark Body Radiator\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBlueYellow, \"Blue Yellow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kRainBow, \"Rain Bow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kInvertedDarkBodyRadiator, \"Inverted Dark Body Radiator\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBird, \"Bird\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCubehelix, \"Cube helix\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGreenRedViolet, \"Green Red Violet\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBlueRedYellow, \"Blue Red Yellow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kOcean, \"Ocean\");\n",
"draw_palette(kColorPrintableOnGrey, \"Color Printable On Grey\");\n",
"draw_palette(kAlpine, \"Alpine\");\n",
"draw_palette(kAquamarine, \"Aquamarine\");\n",
"draw_palette(kArmy, \"Army\");\n",
"draw_palette(kAtlantic, \"Atlantic\");\n",
"draw_palette(kAurora, \"Aurora\");\n",
"draw_palette(kAvocado, \"Avocado\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBeach, \"Beach\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBlackBody, \"Black Body\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBlueGreenYellow, \"Blue Green Yellow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kBrownCyan, \"Brown Cyan\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCMYK, \"CMYK\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCandy, \"Candy\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCherry, \"Cherry\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCoffee, \"Coffee\");\n",
"draw_palette(kDarkRainBow, \"Dark Rain Bow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kDarkTerrain, \"Dark Terrain\");\n",
"draw_palette(kFall, \"Fall\");\n",
"draw_palette(kFruitPunch, \"Fruit Punch\");\n",
"draw_palette(kFuchsia, \"Fuchsia\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGreyYellow, \"Grey Yellow\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGreenBrownTerrain, \"Green Brown Terrain\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGreenPink, \"Green Pink\");\n",
"draw_palette(kIsland, \"Island\");\n",
"draw_palette(kLake, \"Lake\");\n",
"draw_palette(kLightTemperature, \"Light Temperature\");\n",
"draw_palette(kLightTerrain, \"Light Terrain\");\n",
"draw_palette(kMint, \"Mint\");\n",
"draw_palette(kNeon, \"Neon\");\n",
"draw_palette(kPastel, \"Pastel\");\n",
"draw_palette(kPearl, \"Pearl\");\n",
"draw_palette(kPigeon, \"Pigeon\");\n",
"draw_palette(kPlum, \"Plum\");\n",
"draw_palette(kRedBlue, \"Red Blue\");\n",
"draw_palette(kRose, \"Rose\");\n",
"draw_palette(kRust, \"Rust\");\n",
"draw_palette(kSandyTerrain, \"Sandy Terrain\");\n",
"draw_palette(kSienna, \"Sienna\");\n",
"draw_palette(kSolar, \"Solar\");\n",
"draw_palette(kSouthWest, \"South West\");\n",
"draw_palette(kStarryNight, \"Starry Night\");\n",
"draw_palette(kSunset, \"Sunset\");\n",
"draw_palette(kTemperatureMap, \"Temperature Map\");\n",
"draw_palette(kThermometer, \"Thermometer\");\n",
"draw_palette(kValentine, \"Valentine\");\n",
"draw_palette(kVisibleSpectrum, \"Visible Spectrum\");\n",
"draw_palette(kWaterMelon, \"Water Melon\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCool, \"Cool\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCopper, \"Copper\");\n",
"draw_palette(kGistEarth, \"Gist Earth\");\n",
"draw_palette(kViridis, \"Viridis\");\n",
"draw_palette(kCividis, \"Cividis\");"
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