diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index 211286dec7da..bd89e70049c3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -2725,8 +2725,8 @@ def from_levels_and_colors(levels, colors, extend='neither'):
 
     Returns
     -------
-    cmap : `~matplotlib.colors.Normalize`
-    norm : `~matplotlib.colors.Colormap`
+    cmap : `~matplotlib.colors.Colormap`
+    norm : `~matplotlib.colors.Normalize`
     """
     slice_map = {
         'both': slice(1, -1),