MATLAB Plot Gallery - Change Color Shading

Change color shading for surfaces and patches

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This is an example of how to change color shading style for surface and patch objects in MATLAB®.
Read about the "shading" function in the MATLAB documentation.
For more examples, go to MATLAB Plot Gallery - http://www.mathworks.com/discovery/gallery.html

Cite As

MathWorks Plot Gallery Team (2026). MATLAB Plot Gallery - Change Color Shading (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/35238-matlab-plot-gallery-change-color-shading), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.2

Added live script

1.1.0.1

Updated license

1.1.0.0

Updated screenshot.

1.0.0.0