As described in chapter 5, each representation for a molecule has a specific coloring method. The coloring method determines how the color for each atom in the representation (view) is determined. These different methods use the colors assigned to the names in the categories listed above, and use those names to color the atoms. Molecular drawing methods which also draw the bonds between atoms will always color each half of the bond separately, using the color of the nearest atom for each half. Table 6.2 lists the different coloring methods available. The description for each method explains the source of the information used to determine the color.
Table 6.2: Molecular coloring methods.