is an option for graphics primitives which specifies the colors to assign to vertices.
VertexColors
is an option for graphics primitives which specifies the colors to assign to vertices.
Details
- VertexColors can be used with Polygon , Line , Tube , Point , and GraphicsComplex .
- VertexColors->{col1,col2,…} specifies that color coli should be assigned to vertex i.
- The interior of the polygon is colored by interpolating between the colors specified by VertexColors .
- In 3D, settings for VertexColors can include any surface or material property, to be used with simulated lighting.
- The colors coli for each vertex can be an explicit color directive such as GrayLevel [g] or RGBColor [r,g,b], or can have the following forms:
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g GrayLevel [g]
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (9)
Specify vertex colors for 2D polygons:
Specify vertex colors for 3D polygons:
Specify vertex colors for 2D lines:
Specify vertex colors for 3D lines:
Specify vertex colors for tubes:
Specify vertex colors for 2D points:
Specify vertex colors for 3D points:
Opacity can be specified for each vertex as well:
Assign colors for shared vertices:
Scope (1)
Some plot functions, such as ListPlot3D , support VertexColors :
Neat Examples (2)
Create opacity gradients on 3D polygons:
Use an image from ExampleData :
Plot the dataset with vertex colors, simulating the texture:
See Also
Related Guides
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- 3D Graphics Options ▪
- Colors ▪
- Polygons ▪
- Polyhedra
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), VertexColors, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VertexColors.html (updated 2008).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "VertexColors." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VertexColors.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). VertexColors. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VertexColors.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_vertexcolors, author="Wolfram Research", title="{VertexColors}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VertexColors.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_vertexcolors, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={VertexColors}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VertexColors.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}