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A comment on How Bad Is Your Colormap? (2014). Parent comment

Re:How Bad Is Your Colormap? (2014) by bobbylarrybobby on Friday April 12, 2019 @07:08PM (#19649844)
Isn’t the whole point that the contrast is factually incorrect? It looks pretty but is a lie.
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Re:How Bad Is Your Colormap? (2014) by knolan on Saturday April 13, 2019 @08:34AM (#19652641)
Indeed, but when you’re looking at small variations in a gradient it’s a reasonable tool to use before you delve deeper.
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