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parula

parula

9.7
A smooth range of colors used to show values in charts or images
  • noun
  • /pəˈruːlə/
  • Specialized
: parula
  • The default MATLAB colormap is parula, which replaced the older 'jet' palette in 2014.

Examples

  • Many plotting libraries now offer a parula option to give charts a modern, perceptually uniform look.

  • When exporting figures, she changed the line colors to parula to create a subtler gradient.

  • The parula colormap is visually appealing.

  • I prefer the parula palette for my graphs.

  • The default MATLAB colormap is parula, which replaced the older 'jet' palette in 2014.

  • Many plotting libraries now offer a parula option to give charts a modern, perceptually uniform look.

  • When exporting figures, she changed the line colors to parula to create a subtler gradient.

Compounds

parula warbler
  • US
1 9.9

A small blue-gray bird with a bright yellow throat and breast found in eastern North America

northern parula
  • US
1 8.6

A small blue-gray songbird with a yellow throat and chest in eastern North America

genus Parula
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small colorful wood warblers from North and Central America

Parula americana
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American bird with blue-grey feathers and a yellow throat and chest

Surface Forms

parula singular
parulas plural

Etymology

Parula gets its name from a small, colorful bird called a parula — one popular story says the colormap's smooth tones were chosen because they look like the bird's feathers. So parula is an easy way to remember a soft, natural 'color gradient' used for charts and plots.