# Escaping RGBland: Selecting Colors for Statistical Graphics

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/escaping-rgbland
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2008.11.033
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

The case for building statistical palettes in HCL rather than RGB, and the basis of R’s colorspace package.

- Resource: [Escaping RGBland: Selecting Colors for Statistical Graphics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2008.11.033)
- By: Achim Zeileis, Kurt Hornik & Paul Murrell
- Published: 2009
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: color-scales, color-spaces, data-viz, cieluv, scientist, research

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