diff --git a/pykat/utilities/plotting/colormap.py b/pykat/utilities/plotting/colormap.py
index 2ea25b8d8310eed4c7fbd340d01a105e02c61ab3..c743d4c00c2242e7f3cc812cea09c947469c2b35 100644
--- a/pykat/utilities/plotting/colormap.py
+++ b/pykat/utilities/plotting/colormap.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 # ====================== The Class ColorMapCreator ============================
 # =============================================================================
 
-class ColorMapCreator:
+class CM:
     """
     Class ColorMapCreator:
     Create diverging colormaps from RGB1 to RGB2 using the method of Moreland