Each tile automatically gets its own distinct color - ideal when your categories are independent and unrelated.
Col A: labels · Col B: values
Tile Color Palette
Colors rotate automatically through the palette.
A distributed treemap is a treemap where each tile gets its own distinct color instead of sharing one uniform hue. The size of each tile still reflects its value - but the color now signals to the reader that every category is a separate, independent entity. This is particularly useful when your categories are unrelated, like different countries, brands, or product lines, where grouping them under one color would imply a connection that does not exist.
The visual result is more vibrant and immediately engaging than a single-color treemap. Each tile stands on its own, making comparison and identification faster. This free tool automatically assigns colors from a 15-color palette and rotates through it as you add more tiles - no manual color assignment required.
When your categories are genuinely unrelated - like different countries, departments, or product brands - individual colors make each tile feel like its own distinct item.
Multi-colored treemaps are more visually striking and memorable than single-color ones, making them a better choice for slide decks and published reports.
A distributed treemap with 10 or more categories is far more readable than a pie chart with the same number of slices, while still conveying the same part-to-whole story.
Showing how different competitors or brands divide up a market - where each company deserves its own identity, not a shared color with rivals.
Visualizing how respondents split across multiple independent answer choices, where colors help readers identify each option instantly.
Multi-color treemaps are a staple of executive dashboards because they are both information-dense and easy to scan at a glance.
In a standard treemap, all tiles share one color and size is the only differentiating visual signal. In a distributed treemap, each tile gets its own distinct color from a preset palette. This makes it faster to identify individual categories and gives the chart a more vibrant, dashboard-style appearance.
The colors are automatically assigned from a fixed 15-color palette that rotates through as you add tiles. If you need fully custom colors per tile, you might want the multi-dimensional treemap type, where each group (parent series) has a color picker.
Use distributed colors when your categories are independent of each other and there is no implied relationship between them - like different countries, competitors, or product lines. Use a single color when the categories belong to the same continuous group, like months of the year or stages of a pipeline, where a uniform look reinforces their connection.
The palette has 15 colors. Beyond 15 tiles, colors start to repeat, which undermines the purpose of distributed coloring. Practically, readability also drops once tiles get very small. Aim for 10 to 15 tiles for the best result.
Yes - colors are assigned in the order you enter your categories. The first category gets the first color (blue), the second gets green, and so on. If you want a specific category to have a specific color, place it in the corresponding position in your label and value lists.
Yes. Use the Import from Excel button and upload a file with category names in column A and values in column B. CSV files are also accepted. Download the template for a ready-to-fill format.
PNG, JPEG, JPG, and SVG. PNG is the most versatile for general use. SVG is ideal whenever the chart needs to remain crisp at any display size - for websites, printed posters, or anywhere it might be scaled up later.
Yes - everything runs in your browser. No data is uploaded to any server, and nothing is stored on our end. You can safely paste in confidential or sensitive information.
A distributed treemap is the most visually engaging way to compare independent categories using proportional tiles. The automatic color assignment means you get a polished result without any manual styling work. Enter your data, adjust the layout if needed, and export a chart that is ready for any report, dashboard, or presentation - all running privately in your browser.