The Misuse of Colour in Science Communication - 2020 (s41467-020...

PERSPECTIVEThe misuse of colour in science communication Fabio Crameri 1:envelope:, Grace E. Shephard 1 & Philip J. Heron2The accurate representation of data is essential in science communication. However, colourmaps that visually distort data through uneven colour gradients or are unreadable to thosewith colour-vision deficiency remain prevalent in science. These include, but are not limitedto, rainbow-like and red–green colour maps. Here, we present a simple guide for the scientificuse of colo