Color a Swath



    PLOT
        AXISLABELS,
        SWATH,
        RGB(255,64,64) SWATH,
        RGB(255,96,96) SWATH,
        RGB(55,128,128) SWATH,
        RGB(55,160,160) SWATH,
        RGB(255,192,192) SWATH,
        RGB(255,224,224) SWATH

Use SWATH to paint color between two series. SWATHes can be mixed and matched with other series types like LINE, BAR, and AREA.

The first swath you specify determines a baseline. Each swath after the first paints a band of color. Another example:

    PLOT
        AXISLABELS, SWATH, LIGHT RED SWATH,
          LIGHT GREEN SWATH, LIGHT BLUE SWATH
    SELECT
        year, jan, jan*4, jan *5, jan*6
        FROM CPI
        WHERE year < 2007;

Use a completely transparent swath, when you need to start a new baseline:

  PLOT
        AXISLABELS,
        SWATH,
        LIGHT RED SWATH,
        RGBA(255,255,255,0) SWATH,
        LIGHT BLUE SWATH
      WITH
        SOLID THICK GRIDLINES
    SELECT
        year, jan, jan*4 , jan*5,
        jan*6
        FROM CPI
        WHERE year < 2007;

More examples (click an image to see the script that made it):


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