diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index abf2c80e5abd..17ae4dbece40 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -1666,6 +1666,7 @@ def hillshade(self, elevation, vert_exag=1, dx=1, dy=1, fraction=1.):
             full illumination or shadow (and clipping any values that move
             beyond 0 or 1). Note that this is not visually or mathematically
             the same as vertical exaggeration.
+
         Returns
         -------
         intensity : ndarray