You are drawing four box plots, not two. Two of them are just the number 5. The two box plots that are only "5" don't have a box, so you can't see that they're red. Try this:
boxplot(1:19,20:39,col=c("red","blue")) Paul Adams-8 wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > I am trying to color two boxplots on the same graph two > different colors. > I have tried the following > > boxplot(5,1:19,5,20:39,col=c("red","blue")) > but all I get are two blue boxes. > Any help would be appreciated > Paul > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/boxplot-colors-tp18051541p18052038.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.