For the "Working with Colors" 🎨 chapter of my book, I am also talking about good and bad color choices. Likely the most problematic color choice remains data encoded by the rainbow and jet colormaps.
Here is a figure I am working on as an illustrative example plus some potential alternatives.
What's the problem?
The rainbow and jet colors are problematic as the change in color is not perceptually uniform, leading to distinct 'bands' of certain colors. This causes misleading jumps and emphasizes certain values, most likely without the intention to highlight them.
Jan 23, 2024 15:46
