Colour maps are classified into different palette types (continuous; discrete; categorical) and gradient types (sequential; diverging; multi-sequential; cyclic). Only sequential colour-gradient types can be faithfully applied to categorical types of data in form of categorical colour palettes. Scientific colour maps of all types are available from www.fabiocrameri.ch/colourmaps. A guideline on when to use which type is given on s-ink.org/colour-map-guideline.
- Creator: Fabio Crameri
- This version: 02.02.2024
- License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Specific citation: This graphic by Fabio Crameri based on Crameri et al. (2020) is available via the open-access s-ink.org repository.
- Related reference: Crameri, F., G.E. Shephard, and P.J. Heron (2020), The misuse of colour in science communication, Nature Communications, 11, 5444. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19160-7
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