# Gist Stern

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/matplotlib.gist_stern
Source type: Colormap
Type: multi-sequential
Collection: matplotlib
Attribution: matplotlib developers
License: matplotlib (BSD-derived)
Source: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/main/lib/matplotlib/_cm.py
Tags: astronomy
Stops: 256

## Summary

Gist Stern is a multi-sequential colormap from the matplotlib collection. Inspect its perceptual lightness, chroma, and hue profile on colorcurio.us.

Stern's astronomical sequential.

## Perceptual profile (OKLCh)

- Lightness: 0.000 → 0.968 (range 0.968, min 0.000, max 0.968); monotonic; midpoint 0.785
- Chroma: min 0.000, max 0.228, mean 0.170
- Hue: 0.0° → 109.8° (span 142.1°), path monotonic-cw; quadrants: red, rose, magenta, orange, yellow, chartreuse
- Endpoint temperature: null → warm
- Perceptual ΔE: total 172.2, mean/step 0.675, max step 4.851, smoothness 0.115, speed 0.675

## Colorblind safety (ΔE under simulated CVD)

- Protanopia: ΔE total 143.8; preserves order: yes
- Deuteranopia: ΔE total 157.7; preserves order: yes
- Tritanopia: ΔE total 127.0; preserves order: yes

## Related

- Family: https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/families/matplotlib
- All colormaps: https://colorcurio.us/colormaps