The Conditional Variance with Neutral Color feature lets you define a tolerance range where variances are shown in a neutral color instead of positive (green) or negative (red).
This helps you reduce noise and focus attention on meaningful deviations.
Introduction
In many scenarios, small differences are expected and shouldn’t stand out.
With a neutral zone, you can:
- Highlight only material variances
- Reflect real business thresholds
- Make reports clearer and easier to interpret
Configuration
Zebra BI Charts
- Hover over the legend segment on the left side of the visual
- Click inside the blue rectangle
- Set Lower and Upper thresholds
- Choose a Neutral variance color
Values within the thresholds will appear neutral; those outside the thresholds will retain positive/negative colors.
Common use cases
Directional (red → neutral → green)
Use when direction matters (e.g., Revenue vs Plan):
- Small differences (e.g., ±15%) → neutral
- Larger drops → negative
- Larger gains → positive
Understanding thresholds
- You can use % or absolute values
- The neutral zone is defined by lower and upper limits
- Lower threshold must be ≤ upper threshold
Default behavior
By default, thresholds are set to ±0%, meaning the feature is turned off.
What gets colored
Charts
– the relative variance chart
– the absolute variance chart
– indicators of variances in the comment box
⚠️The configured conditional variance settings in Charts apply to all variances included.
Summary
Use Conditional Variance with Neutral Color to define what “acceptable” means in your business and keep focus on what truly matters.