BUG REPORT: New Power BI splicer colors showing incorrect on desktop but correct after publishing

[TBStacey]

The new splicer in Power BI appears to have a bug. Here is the desktop splicer:

Here are the fill colors for the splicer. The orange arrows show the 2 entries that are not working correctly in the desktop application:

This is the same report published in the Power BI online app I built where the colors show correctly:

It would be helpful if this was fixed so users don't have to determine why it isn't working right. Note, I don't need help with this, but I didn't see a way to tag this as reporing a bug. Thank you.

[TBStacey]

Sometimes the colors do display as I've captured within the desktop app and sometimes they don't. I appreciate you sharing an alternate for how to get the colors to work using DAX. However, since the colors work sometimes and not others, I know this isn't an issue with my desktop computer vs the online app. I reported the issue to staff with PBI and was told to report as a bug. Hopefully they'll get this fixed so users can use the built in tools instead of having to do the extra work of documenting the colors in DAX. I do apprecaite you sharing an alternative approach to the bug in the desktop app.

[Ritaf1983 · Accepted solution]

Hi @TBStacey 

It’s not uncommon to encounter discrepancies between the colors displayed in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service. This issue can sometimes be attributed to differences in rendering between the desktop application and the browser, including resolution differences.

To avoid such issues and ensure consistency, you can manage the colors dynamically using DAX. This method allows for more precise control of the color assignments directly within your report.

Here’s an example of how to achieve this using a DAX measure:

ColorMeasure =
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
SELECTEDVALUE('YourTable'[State]) = "Monitored Suspended", "#FF5733", // Orange
SELECTEDVALUE('YourTable'[State]) = "Monitored Affected", "#33FF57", // Green
SELECTEDVALUE('YourTable'[State]) = "Interested", "#3375FF", // Blue
SELECTEDVALUE('YourTable'[State]) = "Provisional", "#FFC300", // Yellow
"#D3D3D3" // Default grey color for other values
)

If you will have problems after it please report it as an issue and attach link to the pbix in some public drive.

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.