ArtToColormap

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

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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

Cite As

Matthew Behrend (2026). ArtToColormap (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30521-arttocolormap), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0