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Re: Plot colors [message #85164 is a reply to message #85163]

Wed, 10 July 2013 10:29

David Fanning
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Chip Helms writes:

>
> I'm sure there's something out there in the scientific literature that would tell us the answer :D (I'm going to stop myself before I actually end up reading several papers about color choice instead of doing work)
>
> http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=color+choices+ for+graphics&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C33&as_sdtp=

One advantage of the CoolHelix color table Allison mentioned is that it
works great on both color and black and white printers:

http://www.ifweassume.com/2013/05/cubehelix-or-how-i-learned -to-
love.html

Cheers,

David

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		Plot colors By: Mats Löfdahl on Wed, 19 June 2013 23:59
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 June 2013 05:28
		Re: Plot colors By: Mats Löfdahl on Thu, 20 June 2013 08:44
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 June 2013 08:52
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 June 2013 09:10
		Re: Plot colors By: Mark Piper on Thu, 20 June 2013 09:54
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 June 2013 09:55
		Re: Plot colors By: Jim Pendleton on Thu, 20 June 2013 20:22
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 June 2013 20:28
		Re: Plot colors By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 20 June 2013 10:24
		Re: Plot colors By: Mats Löfdahl on Thu, 20 June 2013 11:25
		Re: Plot colors By: allisonjaynes on Tue, 09 July 2013 15:56
		Re: Plot colors By: Chip Helms on Wed, 10 July 2013 10:24
		Re: Plot colors By: David Fanning on Wed, 10 July 2013 10:29

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