diff --git a/ext/DimensionalDataMakie.jl b/ext/DimensionalDataMakie.jl
index 2ca60e496..dcb87f786 100644
--- a/ext/DimensionalDataMakie.jl
+++ b/ext/DimensionalDataMakie.jl
@@ -238,9 +238,21 @@ Plot a 2-dimensional `AbstractDimArray` with `Makie.series`.
 
 $(_labeldim_detection_doc(series))
 """
-function Makie.series(A::AbstractDimArray{<:Any,2}; axislegendkw=(;), labeldim=nothing, attributes...)
+function Makie.series(A::AbstractDimArray{<:Any,2}; 
+    colormap=:Set1_5, color=nothing, axislegendkw=(;), labeldim=nothing, attributes...,
+)
     args, merged_attributes = _series(A, attributes, labeldim)
-    p = Makie.series(args...; merged_attributes...)
+    n = size(last(args), 1)
+    p = if isnothing(color)
+        if n > 7
+            color = resample_cmap(colormap, n) 
+            Makie.series(args...; color, colormap, merged_attributes...)
+        else
+            Makie.series(args...; colormap, merged_attributes...)
+        end
+    else
+        Makie.series(args...; color, colormap, merged_attributes...)
+    end
     axislegend(p.axis; merge=true, unique=false, axislegendkw...)
     return p
 end
diff --git a/test/plotrecipes.jl b/test/plotrecipes.jl
index 9f0d6c727..6ec14edae 100644
--- a/test/plotrecipes.jl
+++ b/test/plotrecipes.jl
@@ -182,14 +182,21 @@ if !haskey(ENV, "CI")
     # Series also puts Categories in the legend no matter where they are
     series(A2)
     series(A2r)
-    dd = DimArray(rand(10,20), (:a, :b))
-    series(dd)
+    series(A2r; labeldim=Y)
+    @test_throws ArgumentError plot(A2; y=:c)
     # x/y can be specified
-    A2 = DimArray(rand(10, 10), (:a, :b); name=:stuff)
+    A2ab = DimArray(rand(6, 10), (:a, :b); name=:stuff)
     plot(A2ab)
     contourf(A2ab; x=:a)
     heatmap(A2ab; y=:b)
-    @test_throws ArgumentError plot(A2; y=:c)
+    series(A2ab)
+    boxplot(A2ab)
+    violin(A2ab)
+    rainclouds(A2ab)
+    surface(A2ab)
+    series(A2ab)
+    series(A2ab; labeldim=:a)
+    series(A2ab; labeldim=:b)
     # 3d
     A3 = rand(X(7), Z(10), Y(5))
     volume(A3)