diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index ecc0ed3f..ca2d7f69 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex] + 0.5,
                 marker = py_marker(_cycle(series[:markershape], i)),
                 s =  py_thickness_scale(plt, _cycle(series[:markersize], i)).^ 2,
-                facecolors = py_color(get_markercolor(series, i), get_markeralpha(series, i)),
+                facecolors = py_color(get_markercolor(series, clims, i, sp[:colorbar_scale]), get_markeralpha(series, i)),
                 edgecolors = py_color(get_markerstrokecolor(series, i), get_markerstrokealpha(series, i)),
                 linewidths = py_thickness_scale(plt, get_markerstrokewidth(series, i)),
                 extrakw...
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                     path;
                     label = series[:label],
                     zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-                    edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i), get_linealpha(series, i)),
-                    facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
+                    edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i, sp[:colorbar_scale]), get_linealpha(series, i)),
+                    facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i, sp[:colorbar_scale]), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
                     linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series, i)),
                     linestyle = py_linestyle(st, get_linestyle(series, i)),
                     fill = true
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
             handle = getproperty(ax, f)(args..., trues(n), false, py_fillstepstyle(st);
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-                facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
+                facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i, sp[:colorbar_scale]), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
                 linewidths = 0
             )
             push!(handles, handle)
@@ -1386,8 +1386,8 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                 push!(handles,
                     if series[:seriestype] == :shape || series[:fillrange] !== nothing
                         pypatches."Patch"(
-                            edgecolor = py_color(single_color(get_linecolor(series, clims)), get_linealpha(series)),
-                            facecolor = py_color(single_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims)), get_fillalpha(series)),
+                            edgecolor = py_color(single_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, sp[:colorbar_scale])), get_linealpha(series)),
+                            facecolor = py_color(single_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, sp[:colorbar_scale])), get_fillalpha(series)),
                             linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
                             linestyle = py_linestyle(series[:seriestype], get_linestyle(series)),
                             capstyle = "butt"
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                     elseif series[:seriestype] in (:path, :straightline, :scatter, :steppre, :stepmid, :steppost)
                         hasline = get_linewidth(series) > 0
                         PyPlot.plt."Line2D"((0, 1),(0,0),
-                            color = py_color(single_color(get_linecolor(series, clims)), get_linealpha(series)),
+                            color = py_color(single_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, sp[:colorbar_scale])), get_linealpha(series)),
                             linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, hasline * sp[:legendfontsize] / 8),
                             linestyle = py_linestyle(:path, get_linestyle(series)),
                             solid_capstyle = "butt", solid_joinstyle = "miter",
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                             marker = py_marker(_cycle(series[:markershape], 1)),
                             markersize = py_thickness_scale(plt, 0.8 * sp[:legendfontsize]),
                             markeredgecolor = py_color(single_color(get_markerstrokecolor(series)), get_markerstrokealpha(series)),
-                            markerfacecolor = py_color(single_color(get_markercolor(series, clims)), get_markeralpha(series)),
+                            markerfacecolor = py_color(single_color(get_markercolor(series, clims, sp[:colorbar_scale])), get_markeralpha(series)),
                             markeredgewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, 0.8 * get_markerstrokewidth(series) * sp[:legendfontsize] / first(series[:markersize]))   # retain the markersize/markerstroke ratio from the markers on the plot
                         )
                     else
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index e8daeada..ad9eb855 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -476,17 +476,24 @@ for comp in (:line, :fill, :marker)
 
     @eval begin
 
-        function $get_compcolor(series, cmin::Real, cmax::Real, i::Int = 1)
+        function $get_compcolor(series, cmin::Real, cmax::Real, i::Int = 1, scale::Symbol = :identity)
             c = series[$Symbol($compcolor)]
             z = series[$Symbol($comp_z)]
             if z === nothing
                 isa(c, ColorGradient) ? c : plot_color(_cycle(c, i))
             else
-                get(get_gradient(c), z[i], (cmin, cmax))
+                if scale === :identity
+                    return get(get_gradient(c), z[i], (cmin, cmax))
+                elseif scale == :log10
+                    return get(get_gradient(c), log10(z[i]), (log10(cmin), log10(cmax)))
+                else
+                    @warn("Undefined colorbar scale")
+                end
             end
         end
 
         $get_compcolor(series, clims, i::Int = 1) = $get_compcolor(series, clims[1], clims[2], i)
+        $get_compcolor(series, clims, i::Int = 1, scale=:identity) = $get_compcolor(series, clims[1], clims[2], i, scale)
 
         function $get_compcolor(series, i::Int = 1)
             if series[$Symbol($comp_z)] === nothing