A Heat Map Chart colors cells in a grid according to value ranges, making it a natural fit for risk matrices where two factors combine to determine an overall risk level. The stronger the color, the higher the significance of the value.
This sample presents a 5x5 risk matrix for a project server. The X-axis shows likelihood levels from Rare to Almost Certain, while the Y-axis lists consequence severity from Insignificant to Extreme. Four risk tiers — Low, Medium, High, and Extreme — are color-coded from light blue to deep orange. Each cell is labeled with its residual risk level, and hovering a cell reveals a tooltip with the full likelihood and consequence breakdown. Individual cell fills are set directly in the data for precise color control.
Follow the step-by-step Heat Map Tutorial to learn how such charts are built. See the Heat Map documentation for all configuration options.