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Rainbow Colormaps

hotres

ncolors = 256
ncview_default

ncolors = 256
rainbow+white+gray

ncolors = 240
rainbow+white

ncolors = 239
rainbow+gray

ncolors = 239
testcmap

ncolors = 201
wh-bl-gr-ye-re

ncolors = 201
rainbow

ncolors = 190
WhViBlGrYeOrRe

ncolors = 103
ViBlGrWhYeOrRe

ncolors = 103
WhViBlGrYeOrReWh

ncolors = 103
WhBlGrYeRe

ncolors = 102
BlAqGrYeOrRe

ncolors = 102
prcp_3

ncolors = 25
so4_23

ncolors = 25
gui_default

ncolors = 24
posneg_2

ncolors = 22
posneg_1

ncolors = 21
so4_21

ncolors = 23
amwg

ncolors = 18
amwg_blueyellowred

ncolors = 18
wgne15

ncolors = 17
cosam12

ncolors = 14
cosam

ncolors = 12
BlAqGrYeOrReVi200

ncolors = 202
BlGrYeOrReVi200

ncolors = 202
BkBlAqGrYeOrReViWh200

ncolors = 202
example

ncolors = 116
nrl_sirkes

ncolors = 23
tbr_240-300

ncolors = 202
tbr_stdev_0-30

ncolors = 202
tbr_var_0-500

ncolors = 202
tbrStd1

ncolors = 103
tbrVar1

ncolors = 103
tbrAvg1

ncolors = 102

Small Colormaps (less than 30 colors)

StepSeq25

ncolors = 27
prcp_3

ncolors = 25
so4_23

ncolors = 25
gui_default

ncolors = 24
radar_1

ncolors = 26
nrl_sirkes

ncolors = 23
so4_21

ncolors = 23
posneg_2

ncolors = 22
posneg_1

ncolors = 21
BlueDarkRed18

ncolors = 20
BlueDarkOrange18

ncolors = 20
prcp_1

ncolors = 19
amwg

ncolors = 18
amwg_blueyellowred

ncolors = 18
BlueDarkRed18

ncolors = 18
GreenMagenta16

ncolors = 18
radar

ncolors = 17
wgne15

ncolors = 17
BlueGreen14

ncolors = 16
cosam12

ncolors = 14
prcp_2

ncolors = 14
Cat12

ncolors = 14
BrownBlue12

ncolors = 14
cosam

ncolors = 12
cyclic

ncolors = 8
gscyclic

ncolors = 8

Two Color Gradiated Colormaps

BlueRedGray

ncolors = 254
BlueRed

ncolors = 254
BlWhRe

ncolors = 103
WhBlReWh

ncolors = 102
BlRe

ncolors = 98
GreenYellow