# Modeling Color Difference for Visualization Design

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/modeling-color-difference
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2017.2744359
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

How far apart two colors must be to look different depends on the mark: bars, points, and lines differ.

- Resource: [Modeling Color Difference for Visualization Design](https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2017.2744359)
- By: Danielle Albers Szafir
- Published: 2018
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: perception, color-scales, data-viz, cielab, scientist, research

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