Stacked bar chart column colors changing after save

Hi hazeltine ,
Power BI remembers and binds the color to the legend category when the legend is visible.

That’s why your visual with legend doesn't change colors — it's anchored.

For the Visuals without the legend showing, Power BI may forget or reassign colors across saves/refreshes if the legend isn’t visible, because it has no visual cue to tie the color to the category.

Even though it remembers your color palette, it doesn’t always remember which color went to which category, especially in stacked visuals.

That's why its recommended to keep your legend on.
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