Re: using named colors

Hi Marjolaine,

Just to be sure, are you using gsn_define_colormap to define your new
colormap?

  colors = (/"white", "black", "PeachPuff", "MintCream", "SlateBlue", \
              "Khaki", "OliveDrab","BurlyWood", "LightSalmon", "Coral", \
              "HotPink", "LemonChiffon", "AliceBlue", "LightGrey", \
              "MediumTurquoise", "DarkSeaGreen", "Peru", "Tomato", \
              "Orchid","PapayaWhip"/)
  gsn_define_colormap(wks, colors)

color_17.ncl doesn't define a colormap for you to use in a plot, it
simply draws each color that is passed into the procedure
gsn_draw_named_colors.

If you are indeed using gsn_define_colormap, please let us know and send
us your script...
Adam

Marjolaine Rouault wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to generate a map with my own colors for the land and ocean fills.
> I am using named colors from the NCL color database. When using the ncl script
> color_17.ncl (from the NCL Home> Application examples> Plot techniques
> section), all my colors come out perfectly as they should.
>
> However, when using the same colors in my own script, the colors change
> completely. For example, PeachPuff becomes yellow and BurlyWood becomes grey.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Marjolaine Rouault
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