matplotlib · ksunden · Oct 25, 2022 · Sep 28, 2022
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_pane_color_rcparams.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_pane_color_rcparams.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+rcParam for 3D pane color
+-------------------------
+
+The rcParams :rc:`axes3d.xaxis.panecolor`, :rc:`axes3d.yaxis.panecolor`,
+:rc:`axes3d.zaxis.panecolor` can be used to change the color of the background
+panes in 3D plots. Note that it is often beneficial to give them slightly
+different shades to obtain a "3D effect" and to make them slightly transparent
+(alpha < 1).
+
+.. plot::
+    :include-source: true
+
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    with plt.rc_context({'axes3d.xaxis.panecolor': (0.9, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5),
+                         'axes3d.yaxis.panecolor': (0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5),
+                         'axes3d.zaxis.panecolor': (0.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5)}):
+        fig = plt.figure()
+        fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@
 #polaraxes.grid: True  # display grid on polar axes
 #axes3d.grid:    True  # display grid on 3D axes
 
+#axes3d.xaxis.panecolor:    (0.95, 0.95, 0.95, 0.5)  # background pane on 3D axes
+#axes3d.yaxis.panecolor:    (0.90, 0.90, 0.90, 0.5)  # background pane on 3D axes
+#axes3d.zaxis.panecolor:    (0.925, 0.925, 0.925, 0.5)  # background pane on 3D axes
 
 ## ***************************************************************************
 ## * AXIS                                                                    *

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1020,6 +1020,10 @@ def _convert_validator_spec(key, conv):
     "polaraxes.grid": validate_bool,  # display polar grid or not
     "axes3d.grid":    validate_bool,  # display 3d grid
 
+    "axes3d.xaxis.panecolor":    validate_color,  # 3d background pane
+    "axes3d.yaxis.panecolor":    validate_color,  # 3d background pane
+    "axes3d.zaxis.panecolor":    validate_color,  # 3d background pane
+
     # scatter props
     "scatter.marker":     validate_string,
     "scatter.edgecolors": validate_string,

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
@@ -61,12 +61,9 @@ class Axis(maxis.XAxis):
 
     # Some properties for the axes
     _AXINFO = {
-        'x': {'i': 0, 'tickdir': 1, 'juggled': (1, 0, 2),
-              'color': (0.95, 0.95, 0.95, 0.5)},
-        'y': {'i': 1, 'tickdir': 0, 'juggled': (0, 1, 2),
-              'color': (0.90, 0.90, 0.90, 0.5)},
-        'z': {'i': 2, 'tickdir': 0, 'juggled': (0, 2, 1),
-              'color': (0.925, 0.925, 0.925, 0.5)},
+        'x': {'i': 0, 'tickdir': 1, 'juggled': (1, 0, 2)},
+        'y': {'i': 1, 'tickdir': 0, 'juggled': (0, 1, 2)},
+        'z': {'i': 2, 'tickdir': 0, 'juggled': (0, 2, 1)},
     }
 
     def _old_init(self, adir, v_intervalx, d_intervalx, axes, *args,
@@ -97,39 +94,33 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # This is a temporary member variable.
         # Do not depend on this existing in future releases!
         self._axinfo = self._AXINFO[name].copy()
+        # Common parts
+        self._axinfo.update({
+            'label': {'va': 'center', 'ha': 'center'},
+            'color': mpl.rcParams[f'axes3d.{name}axis.panecolor'],
+            'tick': {
+                'inward_factor': 0.2,
+                'outward_factor': 0.1,
+            },
+        })
+
         if mpl.rcParams['_internal.classic_mode']:
             self._axinfo.update({
-                'label': {'va': 'center', 'ha': 'center'},
-                'tick': {
-                    'inward_factor': 0.2,
-                    'outward_factor': 0.1,
-                    'linewidth': {
-                        True: mpl.rcParams['lines.linewidth'],  # major
-                        False: mpl.rcParams['lines.linewidth'],  # minor
-                    }
-                },
                 'axisline': {'linewidth': 0.75, 'color': (0, 0, 0, 1)},
                 'grid': {
                     'color': (0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 1),
                     'linewidth': 1.0,
                     'linestyle': '-',
                 },
             })
+            self._axinfo['tick'].update({
+                'linewidth': {
+                    True: mpl.rcParams['lines.linewidth'],  # major
+                    False: mpl.rcParams['lines.linewidth'],  # minor
+                }
+            })
         else:
             self._axinfo.update({
-                'label': {'va': 'center', 'ha': 'center'},
-                'tick': {
-                    'inward_factor': 0.2,
-                    'outward_factor': 0.1,
-                    'linewidth': {
-                        True: (  # major
-                            mpl.rcParams['xtick.major.width'] if name in 'xz'
-                            else mpl.rcParams['ytick.major.width']),
-                        False: (  # minor
-                            mpl.rcParams['xtick.minor.width'] if name in 'xz'
-                            else mpl.rcParams['ytick.minor.width']),
-                    }
-                },
                 'axisline': {
                     'linewidth': mpl.rcParams['axes.linewidth'],
                     'color': mpl.rcParams['axes.edgecolor'],
@@ -140,6 +131,16 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     'linestyle': mpl.rcParams['grid.linestyle'],
                 },
             })
+            self._axinfo['tick'].update({
+                'linewidth': {
+                    True: (  # major
+                        mpl.rcParams['xtick.major.width'] if name in 'xz'
+                        else mpl.rcParams['ytick.major.width']),
+                    False: (  # minor
+                        mpl.rcParams['xtick.minor.width'] if name in 'xz'
+                        else mpl.rcParams['ytick.minor.width']),
+                }
+            })
 
         super().__init__(axes, *args, **kwargs)
 

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/baseline_images/test_mplot3d/panecolor_rcparams.png b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/baseline_images/test_mplot3d/panecolor_rcparams.png
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py
@@ -2113,3 +2113,14 @@ def test_arc_pathpatch():
                    angle=20, theta1=10, theta2=130)
     ax.add_patch(a)
     art3d.pathpatch_2d_to_3d(a, z=0, zdir='z')
+
+
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['panecolor_rcparams.png'],
+                  remove_text=True,
+                  style='mpl20')
+def test_panecolor_rcparams():
+    with plt.rc_context({'axes3d.xaxis.panecolor': 'r',
+                         'axes3d.yaxis.panecolor': 'g',
+                         'axes3d.zaxis.panecolor': 'b'}):
+        fig = plt.figure(figsize=(1, 1))
+        fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')