What’s your favorite LUT?
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Parula is the new default colormap for MATLAB (namesake above, actual map below). It probably collapses to grey better than jet (which is good for colorblind readers).
You aficionados care dearly about LUTs, as does Labrigger. Share your preferences in the comments. Do you prefer MATLAB’s jet colormap? ImageJ’s “Hot” LUTs (e.g., Green Hot, Cyan Hot, Red Hot, etc.)? Or raw, unadulterated greyscale?
Yes, grayscale rendering was one of the design considerations for parula. It increases monotonically in lightness (L*). I’ll be blogging about rainbow colormaps and parula over the next several weeks.
PS. Look for pictures of the tropical parula.