Why Should Engineers and Scientists Be Worried About Color? 

At the core of good science and engineering is the careful and respectful treatment of data. We calibrate our instruments, scrutinize the algorithms we use to process the data, and study the behavior of the models we use to interpret the data or simulate the phenomena we may be observing. Surprisingly, this careful treatment of data often breaks down when we visualize our data.

Rogowitz, Bernice E. and Lloyd A. Treinish. IBM (2004). Articles>Graphic Design>Scientific Communication>Color