# Subtleties of Color

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/subtleties-of-color
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/earth-matters/2013/08/05/subtleties-of-color-part-1-of-6/
Added: 2026-01-04

## Summary

A six-part NASA series on encoding earth-observation data in color, from rainbow defaults to diverging schemes.

- Resource: [Subtleties of Color](https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/earth-matters/2013/08/05/subtleties-of-color-part-1-of-6/)
- By: Robert Simmon
- Published: 2013
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: data-viz, color-scales, cartography, perception, cielab, scientist, tutorial

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