Graph bar, change the bar color

[Fahim Ahmad]

Hi Stata users,
I am using below command for creating bar chart.

webuse studentsurvey, clear
graph bar (count), over(female) by(dept)

I would be happy if someone guide me how to change the bar color. I want the color of first bar to be red and the second one to be blue in every sub-chart.

[Marcos Almeida]

You may just add the option - asyvars - for that matter.

[Marcos Almeida]

Fiddling with the commands, you may also try something like:

graph bar, over(female) ascategory asyvars bar(1, fcolor(red)) bar(2, fcolor(blue)) by(dept) bargap(5)

If you wish to get the default red and blue colors you're used to see in Stata's bar graphs, just type:

graph bar, over(female) ascategory asyvars bar(1, fcolor(maroon)) bar(2, fcolor(navy)) by(dept) bargap(5)

Hopefully that helps.

[Fahim Ahmad]

Thank you a lot Marcos,
It works perfectly.

Bests,
Fahim

[Ahmed Adib]

Fiddling with the commands, you may also try something like:

graph bar, over(female) ascategory asyvars bar(1, fcolor(red)) bar(2, fcolor(blue)) by(dept) bargap(5)

If you wish to get the default red and blue colors you're used to see in Stata's bar graphs, just type:

graph bar, over(female) ascategory asyvars bar(1, fcolor(maroon)) bar(2, fcolor(navy)) by(dept) bargap(5)

Hopefully that helps.

Very helpful! Thank you very much!

[Marcos Almeida]

Ahmed Adib Great that it was helpful.