The paper doesn't seem to support the idea that rainbow visualization is harmful for 2D visualizations. Diagram: http://i.imgur.com/E7aNLuM.png http://i.imgur.

The paper doesn't seem to support the idea that rainbow visualization is harmful for 2D visualizations. Diagram: http://i.imgur.com/E7aNLuM.png http://i.imgur.com/E7aNLuM.png We observed no statistically significant effects of color scheme on any of the participants' subjective responses.