diff --git a/3_visualize.R b/3_visualize.R
index efb267f8e32f7e281d11122a3a303b0dfeed87f8..6a043398b3d345f56ae414e6377478c9bf658fa5 100644
--- a/3_visualize.R
+++ b/3_visualize.R
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ p3_targets <- list(
       height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
       font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
       barwidth = 20,
-      barheight = 1
+      barheight = 1,
+      low_ramp_col = "#fef1f1"
     ),
     format = "file"
   ),
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ p3_targets <- list(
       height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
       font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
       barwidth = 20,
-      barheight = 1
+      barheight = 1,
+      low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
     ),
     format = "file"
   ),
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ p3_targets <- list(
       height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
       font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
       barwidth = 20,
-      barheight = 1
+      barheight = 1,
+      low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
     ),
     format = "file"
   ),
@@ -84,7 +87,8 @@ p3_targets <- list(
       height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
       font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
       barwidth = 20,
-      barheight = 1
+      barheight = 1,
+      low_ramp_col = "#ebfaf8"
     ),
     format = "file"
   ),
@@ -106,7 +110,8 @@ p3_targets <- list(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
     ),
   format = "file"
 ),
@@ -128,7 +133,8 @@ tar_target(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#fef1f1"
   ),
   format = "file"
 ),
@@ -150,7 +156,8 @@ tar_target(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
   ),
   format = "file"
 ),
@@ -171,7 +178,8 @@ tar_target(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
   ),
   format = "file"
 ),
@@ -192,7 +200,8 @@ tar_target(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#ebfaf8"
   ),
   format = "file"
 ),
@@ -214,7 +223,8 @@ tar_target(
     height = p0_viz_config_df$height_desktop,
     font_size  = p0_viz_config_df$font_size_desktop,
     barwidth = 20,
-    barheight = 1
+    barheight = 1,
+    low_ramp_col = "#eef0ff"
   ),
   format = "file"
 )
diff --git a/3_visualize/src/plot_utils.R b/3_visualize/src/plot_utils.R
index d00542114dd73849d848eb3b445ae35e7db2c1f8..270e09f2edb5170d5ab2fd97b54c84c0bd6fc328 100644
--- a/3_visualize/src/plot_utils.R
+++ b/3_visualize/src/plot_utils.R
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 #' @param barwidth, set colorbar bar width 
 #' @param lim_vals, set legend limits
 #' @param break_vals, set legend breaks 
+#' @param low_ramp_col, assign color to low end of color ramp for legend 
 plot_census_map <- function(census_data, conus_sf, leg_title, outfile_path, var, 
                             percent_leg, viz_config_df, viz_config_pal, width, height,
                             font_size, barwidth, barheight, lim_vals, break_vals,
-                            dollar_leg){
+                            dollar_leg, low_ramp_col){
   
   font_legend <- viz_config_df$load_font
   font_add_google(font_legend)
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ plot_census_map <- function(census_data, conus_sf, leg_title, outfile_path, var,
   if (percent_leg == FALSE) {
     census_map <- census_map +     
       scale_fill_gradientn(
-        colors = colorRampPalette(c("#eef0ff", viz_config_pal))(100), 
+        colors = colorRampPalette(c(low_ramp_col, viz_config_pal))(100), 
         name = leg_title,
         limits = lim_vals,
         labels = if (dollar_leg) scales::label_dollar() else scales::comma,