color option does not work

[Yura52]

Hi! The code below produces two plots colored in the default blue. Am I missing something?

# cell 0
import holoviews as hv
import numpy as np
from holoviews import opts as ho
hv.extension('bokeh')

# cell 1
hv.Distribution(np.arange(100)).opts(color='green')

# cell 2
hv.Distribution(np.arange(100)).opts(ho.Distribution(color='green'))

macOS: 10.14.3
HoloViews: 1.11.3
NumPy: 1.16.2
Bokeh: 1.0.4
JupyterLab: 0.35.4

[ea42gh]

Try
hv.Distribution(np.arange(100)).opts(fill_color='green', line_color='red')

[jbednar]

Usually 'color' is an alias for setting both the fill and line colors, so I'm surprised this doesn't work.

[philippjfr]

The problem here is the default definition, color only works as an alias if no explicit fill or line color are specified but since the default defines both it ends up having no effect:

options.Distribution = Options(
    'style', fill_color=Cycle(), line_color='black', fill_alpha=0.5,
    muted_alpha=0.2
)

There are a number such issues which should be addressed. In this case I would suggest changing fill_color=Cycle() to color=Cycle(). This will make sure that color will work as an alias for fill_color.

[Yura52]

I got it. Thank you all for the answers!

[philippjfr]

Thanks for closing, but this is definitely a bug and should be fixed.

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