Dichromat Chloe (4% of scientists)
@dichromat-chloe.bsky.social
Advocating for color accessibility in scientific figures.
4% of scientists are colorblind.
4% of scientists are colorblind.
This picture of Pope Francis, happy in his Bird of Paradise traditional headset, was taken during his visit of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. This small city gave its name to one of these Diverging scientific color palettes (www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
May 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This picture of Pope Francis, happy in his Bird of Paradise traditional headset, was taken during his visit of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. This small city gave its name to one of these Diverging scientific color palettes (www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
uh oh
January 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
uh oh
In the Drake-approved version, 4% of scientists can distinguish the two colors
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM
In the Drake-approved version, 4% of scientists can distinguish the two colors
Important Announcement
#zebrafish but not only
#zebrafish but not only
December 4, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Important Announcement
#zebrafish but not only
#zebrafish but not only
fixed it! 💜💙(cyan)💛
November 27, 2024 at 10:57 PM
fixed it! 💜💙(cyan)💛
fixed it! 💜💚
November 27, 2024 at 10:11 PM
fixed it! 💜💚
(pls amplify) Fresh off the press in the journal Nature today, groundbreaking work in immunogenetics. I have no doubts that the 4% holds some of the keys to cure cancer one day. Authors did a good job in other figures, we need journals to be more prescriptive about this
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
(pls amplify) Fresh off the press in the journal Nature today, groundbreaking work in immunogenetics. I have no doubts that the 4% holds some of the keys to cure cancer one day. Authors did a good job in other figures, we need journals to be more prescriptive about this
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
Sorry to be an anonymous troll here, we are a small collective of di and trichromat biologists who believe editors and journals can issue clear guidelines on color-blind inclusiveness in figures and covers. We love all the CSH publications! And completely understand this happens sometimes of course
November 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Sorry to be an anonymous troll here, we are a small collective of di and trichromat biologists who believe editors and journals can issue clear guidelines on color-blind inclusiveness in figures and covers. We love all the CSH publications! And completely understand this happens sometimes of course
in a similar spirit, this feature of the Glasbey generator seems quite good.
glasbey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/co...
it can generate shuffled palettes as well as stepped ones easilly
glasbey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/co...
it can generate shuffled palettes as well as stepped ones easilly
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
in a similar spirit, this feature of the Glasbey generator seems quite good.
glasbey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/co...
it can generate shuffled palettes as well as stepped ones easilly
glasbey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/co...
it can generate shuffled palettes as well as stepped ones easilly
here it is re-concatenated.
November 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
here it is re-concatenated.
more thoughts on the TolRainbow palette for discontinuous/discrete categorical data (e.g for omics with >12 clusters, chromosomes, etc)
If you look at the base of the pyramid and skip 19,21,23, you get 20 colors with a lot of range for both di- and trichromats
If you look at the base of the pyramid and skip 19,21,23, you get 20 colors with a lot of range for both di- and trichromats
November 26, 2024 at 6:19 PM
more thoughts on the TolRainbow palette for discontinuous/discrete categorical data (e.g for omics with >12 clusters, chromosomes, etc)
If you look at the base of the pyramid and skip 19,21,23, you get 20 colors with a lot of range for both di- and trichromats
If you look at the base of the pyramid and skip 19,21,23, you get 20 colors with a lot of range for both di- and trichromats
I am no expert but for this kind of context/data,
- Okabe_Ito is the safest option out there for up to 8 categories
- for more, TolRainbow would be a lot better than the ggplot2 default already, because it varies brightness, not just hues...
- Okabe_Ito is the safest option out there for up to 8 categories
- for more, TolRainbow would be a lot better than the ggplot2 default already, because it varies brightness, not just hues...
November 25, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I am no expert but for this kind of context/data,
- Okabe_Ito is the safest option out there for up to 8 categories
- for more, TolRainbow would be a lot better than the ggplot2 default already, because it varies brightness, not just hues...
- Okabe_Ito is the safest option out there for up to 8 categories
- for more, TolRainbow would be a lot better than the ggplot2 default already, because it varies brightness, not just hues...
people still publish red-green heat maps, but at least these default settings have changed in most plot-generation software. It's time to change the culture one Single-Cell study at a time!
November 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM
people still publish red-green heat maps, but at least these default settings have changed in most plot-generation software. It's time to change the culture one Single-Cell study at a time!
(please amplify) 4% of scientists face an important barrier to an the ENTIRE FIELD of single-cell genomics and here is why
November 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM
(please amplify) 4% of scientists face an important barrier to an the ENTIRE FIELD of single-cell genomics and here is why
Welcome!
let's change the culture one avatar at a time!
💜Thank you💚
let's change the culture one avatar at a time!
💜Thank you💚
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Welcome!
let's change the culture one avatar at a time!
💜Thank you💚
let's change the culture one avatar at a time!
💜Thank you💚
@science.org
Sorry to be trolling already (this one is from 10.1126/sciadv.ado4167) but a lot of your papers are hard to read for 4% of scientists. Other journals like the New Phytologist issue guidance about figure color accessibility. You could also ask your editors to do better
💜thank you💚
Chloe
Sorry to be trolling already (this one is from 10.1126/sciadv.ado4167) but a lot of your papers are hard to read for 4% of scientists. Other journals like the New Phytologist issue guidance about figure color accessibility. You could also ask your editors to do better
💜thank you💚
Chloe
November 25, 2024 at 2:55 PM
@science.org
Sorry to be trolling already (this one is from 10.1126/sciadv.ado4167) but a lot of your papers are hard to read for 4% of scientists. Other journals like the New Phytologist issue guidance about figure color accessibility. You could also ask your editors to do better
💜thank you💚
Chloe
Sorry to be trolling already (this one is from 10.1126/sciadv.ado4167) but a lot of your papers are hard to read for 4% of scientists. Other journals like the New Phytologist issue guidance about figure color accessibility. You could also ask your editors to do better
💜thank you💚
Chloe
@jcellsci.bsky.social so happy to see you here!
Hey sorry to be a troll but ...
(spare the rod, spoil the child)
Hey sorry to be a troll but ...
(spare the rod, spoil the child)
November 25, 2024 at 2:31 PM
@jcellsci.bsky.social so happy to see you here!
Hey sorry to be a troll but ...
(spare the rod, spoil the child)
Hey sorry to be a troll but ...
(spare the rod, spoil the child)
Thank you so much Devra, that sounds great. If you use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc, you can check with "Color Proof". Cmd/Ctrl+Y (after selecting the proofing mode)
November 24, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Thank you so much Devra, that sounds great. If you use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc, you can check with "Color Proof". Cmd/Ctrl+Y (after selecting the proofing mode)
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
The new paper on methane plumes in NatureGeo looks amazing but it's hard to read the figures. Could you issue editorial guidelines on color palettes to be more inclusive?
The new paper on methane plumes in NatureGeo looks amazing but it's hard to read the figures. Could you issue editorial guidelines on color palettes to be more inclusive?
November 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
The new paper on methane plumes in NatureGeo looks amazing but it's hard to read the figures. Could you issue editorial guidelines on color palettes to be more inclusive?
The new paper on methane plumes in NatureGeo looks amazing but it's hard to read the figures. Could you issue editorial guidelines on color palettes to be more inclusive?
😳 😬 but accurate
November 23, 2024 at 6:02 AM
😳 😬 but accurate
💯 👏
November 23, 2024 at 5:54 AM
💯 👏
hello @newphyt.bsky.social 🌿
this works seems really cool but 🟠/🟢 🤷♀️, could you issue editorial guidance regarding figure prep puleez? I know these colors look like plants but if the data look like this, I can't become a phytologist 😭 💜💚 🧡💙 🤍🖤
this works seems really cool but 🟠/🟢 🤷♀️, could you issue editorial guidance regarding figure prep puleez? I know these colors look like plants but if the data look like this, I can't become a phytologist 😭 💜💚 🧡💙 🤍🖤
November 23, 2024 at 5:12 AM
hello @newphyt.bsky.social 🌿
this works seems really cool but 🟠/🟢 🤷♀️, could you issue editorial guidance regarding figure prep puleez? I know these colors look like plants but if the data look like this, I can't become a phytologist 😭 💜💚 🧡💙 🤍🖤
this works seems really cool but 🟠/🟢 🤷♀️, could you issue editorial guidance regarding figure prep puleez? I know these colors look like plants but if the data look like this, I can't become a phytologist 😭 💜💚 🧡💙 🤍🖤