ArtToColormap

Create custom color maps for charts from the colors found in photographs and paintings.

ArtToColormap was written to improve visual communication of scientific data.

ArtToColormap.m - build a color map or manage existing ones.

getCMap.m - apply colors to a chart.

"What palette of colors should we choose to represent and illuminate information? A grand strategy is to use colors found in nature, especially those on the lighter side, such as blues, yellows, and grays of sky and shadow." - Edward Tufte