
Generate Species Color Palette
sp_pal.RdReturns a named vector of hex color codes for coral species, with an option to lighten the palette for alternate display modes (e.g., backgrounds or emphasis).
Examples
sp_pal() # Returns base palette
#> Acropora hyacinthus Acropora cytherea Acropora intermedia
#> "#50676c" "#3a6c8e" "#2c3687"
#> Acropora robusta Acropora spathulata Acropora millepora
#> "#7b8ca8" "#98a062" "#665a43"
#> Acropora nasuta Acropora humilis Acropora cf. digitifera
#> "#48642f" "#824b3b" "#a47c73"
#> Goniastrea pectinata Goniastrea retiformis
#> "#999999" "#bfbfbf"
sp_pal("pale") # Returns lighter palette
#> Acropora hyacinthus Acropora cytherea Acropora intermedia
#> "#607C82FF" "#4682AAFF" "#3541A2FF"
#> Acropora robusta Acropora spathulata Acropora millepora
#> "#94A8CAFF" "#B6C076FF" "#7A6C50FF"
#> Acropora nasuta Acropora humilis Acropora cf. digitifera
#> "#567838FF" "#9C5A47FF" "#C5958AFF"
#> Goniastrea pectinata Goniastrea retiformis
#> "#B8B8B8FF" "#E5E5E5FF"
barplot(rep(1, 11), col = sp_pal()) # Visualize palette