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Color a map

Pick a map and tap countries, states or provinces to color them in. Download it as a PNG, SVG or print-ready PDF, and share the link: it keeps your colors, so you can pick up where you left off.

Colors

Pick a color and tap the countries on the map. Tap again to remove it.

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Boundaries: Natural Earth · mapsfera.com

Zoom in with the + and − buttons, with two fingers or with Ctrl and the mouse wheel.

Names on the map

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PDF: in the print dialog, choose “Save as PDF”. A 2,400 px wide PNG, and an SVG to edit in Inkscape or Illustrator.

How to color a map

Pick a map from the list: the world, Europe, the US states, Spain by province or by region, or a single Spanish region. Then pick a color and tap the areas you want. Tap an area again with the same color to clear it; the eraser removes any color, and Undo (or Ctrl + Z) steps back one change at a time.

On the bigger maps, zoom in with the + and − buttons, with two fingers on your phone or with Ctrl and the mouse wheel. The smallest countries and states, like Andorra, Malta or Rhode Island, get a circle so you can tap them without zooming. Turn on “Names on the map” to label every area that has room for it.

Maps you can color

There are 22 maps. The world map has 194 countries (the UN members plus Vatican City) and territories such as Greenland or Puerto Rico that you can color separately: 257 pieces in all. The Europe map has 49 countries, and the United States map has all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.

For Spain, there are its 52 provinces (including Ceuta and Melilla) or its 19 autonomous communities and cities; on that map, tapping a province colors its whole region. Each region also has its own map: by province when it has several, and municipality by municipality when it has just one, from 45 in Región de Murcia to 272 in Navarra.

Colors everyone can tell apart

The “Colorblind-safe” palette is the one designed by Masataka Okabe and Kei Ito: eight colors chosen to stay distinct for the most common types of color blindness. Use it for any map a lot of people will see, like in class or in a presentation. “Bright” has ten strong colors, “Pastel” has light tones that keep names easy to read, and “Terrain” uses the elevation tints of a physical map.

With “Custom” you can use any color you like. It stays in the palette row so you can keep using it, and it travels in the link with the rest of your map.

Download, print and share

The PNG is 2,400 pixels wide, good for a document or a slide, and the SVG can be edited in Inkscape or Illustrator. For a PDF or a printout, choose A4 or the larger A3 paper, in portrait or landscape: the sheet has your title, the map and the boundary source at the bottom.

“Copy link” stores the map, the colors, the title and the names setting in the page address. Anyone who opens it sees the same map and can keep coloring. If you need a key that explains each color, use “Map with legend” instead.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free? Do I need an account?

It’s free and there’s no sign-up. Everything happens in your browser: your map isn’t uploaded anywhere.

How do I save my map and finish it later?

Use “Copy link”: the map and its colors live in the page address. Bookmark it or send it to yourself, and when you open it, the map will be just as you left it.

How do I color tiny countries?

The tiniest ones, like Vatican City, Monaco or Rhode Island, have a circle you can tap just like the area itself; tapping the sea right next to it works too. For everything else, zoom in with + or with two fingers.

Which colors work for colorblind people?

The “Colorblind-safe” palette (by Okabe and Ito) is made for exactly that. Avoid using red and green as your only two colors, and if the map will be printed in black and white, mix light and dark colors.

How do I save it as a PDF?

Press “PDF”, choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog and save it. Before that you can pick A4 or A3 and the orientation; the sheet comes out at full size, with no margins to add.

Can I use the map in a paper, a blog or a book?

Yes. The Spanish boundaries come from Spain’s IGN under a CC BY 4.0 license, which asks you to credit the source, and the image already does at the bottom. The world and Europe boundaries (Natural Earth) and the US states (Census Bureau) are in the public domain.

Can I add a legend?

In “Map with legend” you create categories with their own name and color, and the legend shows up on the map and in the download. You can also paste a list of names to color them all at once.

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