# Welcome to the Highcharts Maps JS (highmaps) Options Reference

These pages outline the chart configuration options, and the methods and properties of Highcharts objects.

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# colorAxis.maxPadding

Padding of the max value relative to the length of the axis. A padding of 0.05 will make a 100px axis 5px longer.