{"id":5941,"date":"2024-10-10T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/blog\/understandable-figures-and-graphics-are-also-a-question-of-color\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:35:53","slug":"understandable-figures-and-graphics-are-also-a-question-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/en\/publications\/understandable-figures-and-graphics-are-also-a-question-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Understandable figures and graphics are also a question of color"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5941\" class=\"elementor elementor-5941 elementor-5914\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e35b50f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e35b50f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab07a81\" data-id=\"ab07a81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a74886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a74886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The choice of colors in scientific figures and graphs is often overlooked, even though it can have a significant impact on the understanding and interpretation of results. Three recent studies highlight the importance of using scientifically designed color palettes to visualize data accurately and in a universally accessible way. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a114b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75a114b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f05934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f05934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unsuitable palettes distort data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81ad36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b81ad36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-510e7a5\" data-id=\"510e7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23fb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c23fb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature Communications<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  in 2020 reveals that some commonly used color maps, such as the rainbow, can cause visual distortion of data by up to 7%. What&#8217;s more, these palettes often render information illegible for color-blind people, thus excluding a significant proportion of the scientific public. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e26dd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e26dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e90d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e90d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A widespread problem in chemistry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c71aec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c71aec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a01de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a01de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the chemical sector, the situation seems particularly worrying. A study published in   <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  in 2022 shows that more than two-thirds of articles in leading chemistry journals contain figures whose information is not accessible to color-blind people. The authors highlight the problems associated with the use of common color combinations: &#8220;The main problem with this color combination, and with many others, is the lack of visual difference between at least two of these colors for people with reduced color perception&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec75d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56ec75d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76db54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a76db54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Towards scientifically designed pallets  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1867e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1867e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d8e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d8e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In view of these findings, the scientific community is called upon to adopt visually uniform color palettes that are accessible to all. A study published in   <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current Protocols<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  in 2024 provides guidelines and practical resources for selecting and using appropriate color palettes in scientific figures. These palettes, designed on a scientific basis, have several advantages: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They provide a faithful representation of the data without introducing visual bias.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are accessible to color-blind people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They make the figures easier to read and understand for all readers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a790d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0a790d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4638137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4638137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations for research teams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e46642 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e46642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dea0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dea0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To improve the quality and accessibility of their visualizations, research teams are encouraged to :<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check that their figures are accessible to color-blind people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid problematic color combinations, such as red-green-blue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give preference to pallets that have already been validated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>However, as Crameri et <i>al.<\/i> (2024) point out, adopting these best practices remains a challenge: &#8220;Ignorance (&#8220;I just like colors!&#8221;), passivity (&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to bother changing the default settings!&#8221;), tradition (&#8220;I use what my mentor uses!&#8221;), and personality (&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to listen to scientific reasoning!&#8221;) have led to widespread inappropriate use of colors in the scientific community&#8221; (free translation).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268471e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"268471e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54cfd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b54cfd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tools and resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38e5a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d38e5a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6791ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6791ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some useful tools for creating and testing accessible color palettes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colorbrewer2.org\/#type=sequential&amp;scheme=BuGn&amp;n=3\"><b>ColorBrewer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A tool for creating color palettes for maps and data visualizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.susielu.com\/data-viz\/viz-palette\"><b>Viz Palette<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A tool for testing the appearance of color palettes for different types of color blindness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.color-blindness.com\/coblis-color-blindness-simulator\/\"><b>Coblis<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A tool for viewing these graphics as a color-blind person would see them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-ink.org\/\"><span><strong>S-ink<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span> A site that offers a collection of graphics combining scientific rigor, visual quality, accessibility and free access, providing reliable and useful graphic resources for the scientific community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Figure 1: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-020-19160-7\/figures\/6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guide to choosing the right scientific color chart. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide, included in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature Communication<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article, helps to select the right scientific color map for the type of data to be represented, by asking a series of key questions about the nature of the data and the visualization requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3b74b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3b74b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd42210 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd42210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-748x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5921\" alt=\"Guide pour choisir la bonne carte de couleurs scientifique.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-748x1024.webp 748w, https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-219x300.webp 219w, https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-768x1051.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-1122x1536.webp 1122w, https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png-1496x2048.webp 1496w, https:\/\/www.agencephdesign.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/41467_2020_19160_Fig6_HTML.png.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12f080 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d12f080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33579f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33579f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The last word<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba451b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba451b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07f1ac0\" data-id=\"07f1ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1505b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1505b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These studies are essential reading for anyone wishing to communicate their results accurately and inclusively. By adopting these best practices, the scientific community can significantly improve the quality and impact of its visual communication.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you find this post useful? Don&#8217;t hesitate to share it. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef99d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fef99d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa1dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa1dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>References :<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crameri, F., Shephard, G.E. &amp; Heron, P.J. The misuse of colour in science communication. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nat Commun<\/span><\/i> <b>11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 5444 (2020). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-020-19160-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-020-19160-7<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaspar, F., &amp; Crameri, F. (2022). Coloring Chemistry-How Mindful Color Choices Improve Chemical Communication.   <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(16), e202114910. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.202114910\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.202114910<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crameri, F., Shephard, G. E. &amp; Heron, P. J. (2024). 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