Colourblind friendly colorbars in Star-ccm+

JM27 · October 6, 2021, 12:37

Hi,

Do any experienced users have any recommendations with regards to colourblind friendly colorbars that are available in STAR-CCM+?

I am aware grayscale is an option but I was hoping there are other alternatives

Thanks in advance for the suggestions

SWalter_RSI · October 6, 2021, 14:15

Can you make your own colormaps in StarCCM? I usually use Tecplot for visualization, where I refer to ColorBrewer for the colormaps.

https://colorbrewer2.org/

It's also helpful for photocopy friendly, which is good for journal papers.

JM27 · October 6, 2021, 14:23

Hi,

Thank you for the response. I have come across colorbrewer in my search.

As far as I know you can manipulate existing colormaps in ccm+. It might be possible to create a colormap from scratch.

I was hoping for some recommendations on which of the built-in colormaps may be considered colorblind friendly besides grayscale. Grayscale can be a bit boring for visualisation on colour displays.

SWalter_RSI · October 6, 2021, 14:31

Apparently, it's by going to Tools > Colormaps > New and then you can create your own. Taking a quick look at the built in colormaps, green-mauve might be a good one, or the indigo-white.

Basically, avoid anything that has red-green on opposite spectra or blue-yellow since those are the most common colorblind types.

JM27 · October 7, 2021, 09:58

Many thanks for your input! I will give this a try.

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JM27 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 78 Rep Power: 7	Hi, Do any experienced users have any recommendations with regards to colourblind friendly colorbars that are available in STAR-CCM+? I am aware grayscale is an option but I was hoping there are other alternatives Thanks in advance for the suggestions

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October 6, 2021, 14:15		#2
SWalter_RSI New Member Sibylle Walter Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 5	Can you make your own colormaps in StarCCM? I usually use Tecplot for visualization, where I refer to ColorBrewer for the colormaps. https://colorbrewer2.org/ It's also helpful for photocopy friendly, which is good for journal papers.

October 6, 2021, 14:23		#3
JM27 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 78 Rep Power: 7	Hi, Thank you for the response. I have come across colorbrewer in my search. As far as I know you can manipulate existing colormaps in ccm+. It might be possible to create a colormap from scratch. I was hoping for some recommendations on which of the built-in colormaps may be considered colorblind friendly besides grayscale. Grayscale can be a bit boring for visualisation on colour displays.

October 6, 2021, 14:31		#4
SWalter_RSI New Member Sibylle Walter Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 5	Apparently, it's by going to Tools > Colormaps > New and then you can create your own. Taking a quick look at the built in colormaps, green-mauve might be a good one, or the indigo-white. Basically, avoid anything that has red-green on opposite spectra or blue-yellow since those are the most common colorblind types.

October 7, 2021, 09:58		#5
JM27 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 78 Rep Power: 7	Many thanks for your input! I will give this a try.