# Diverging Color Maps for Scientific Visualization

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/moreland-diverging
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://www.kennethmoreland.com/color-maps/
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

The paper behind the cool-warm map: interpolate diverging scales in Msh so the midpoint stays neutral.

- Resource: [Diverging Color Maps for Scientific Visualization](https://www.kennethmoreland.com/color-maps/)
- By: Kenneth Moreland
- Published: 2009
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: color-scales, perception, data-viz, cielab, scientist, research

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