diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index ef93ae8195f9..72efe963f4f0 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     'lightcyan'            : '#E0FFFF',
     'lightgoldenrodyellow' : '#FAFAD2',
     'lightgreen'           : '#90EE90',
-    'lightgrey'            : '#D3D3D3',
+    'lightgray'            : '#D3D3D3',
     'lightpink'            : '#FFB6C1',
     'lightsalmon'          : '#FFA07A',
     'lightseagreen'        : '#20B2AA',