Color Schemes

ACoord provides customizable color schemes for atom visualization.

Built-in Color Schemes

ACoord includes preset color schemes:

• Bright — Modern, vibrant colors
• Jmol — Traditional Jmol colors

Using Color Schemes

Select Scheme

1. Open the Colors panel in the sidebar
2. Select a scheme from the dropdown (Bright, Jmol, or custom)
3. Colors update for the current brush

Apply to Selected Atoms

1. Select atoms in the 3D view
2. Click Apply in the Brush panel (left toolbar)
3. Atom colors update permanently

Note: Atoms must be selected before clicking Apply.

Custom Color Schemes

Save Current Colors as Scheme

1. Open the Colors panel
2. Click Save As... button
3. Enter a name for the scheme

Import/Export Schemes

Export:

1. Open the Colors panel
2. Select scheme in dropdown
3. Click Export button

Import:

1. Open the Colors panel
2. Click Import button
3. Select .json file

Delete Custom Scheme

1. Open the Colors panel
2. Select the custom scheme in dropdown
3. Click Delete button

Color Scheme Format

{
  "name": "My Scheme",
  "colors": {
    "H": "#FFFFFF",
    "C": "#909090",
    "N": "#3050F8",
    "O": "#FF0D0D"
  },
  "description": "Custom color scheme"
}

Use standard element symbols (H, C, N, O, Fe, etc.) and CSS hex colors (#RRGGBB).