Both options `PlotTheme -> None` and `PlotTheme -> "Classic"` don't give the expected coloring for the points. However, you can set their color explicitly using `PlotStyle -> Directive[PointSize[0.03], ColorData[1][1]]`: ListPointPlot3D[ Partition[Flatten[Table[l u1 + p u2 + q u3, {l, -3, 3}, {p, -3, 3}, {q, -3, 3}]], 3], PlotRange -> {{-1, 1}, {-1, 1}, {-1, 1}}, PlotStyle -> Directive[PointSize[0.03], ColorData[1][1]]] >![LPP3D][1] ---------- Additional Observation: ====================== Setting the `PlotTheme` to `"Classic"` or `None` without specifying a `PlotStyle`: ListPointPlot3D[ Partition[Flatten[Table[l u1 + p u2 + q u3, {l, -3, 3}, {p, -3, 3}, {q, -3, 3}]], 3], PlotRange -> {{-1, 1}, {-1, 1}, {-1, 1}}, PlotTheme -> "Classic"] or ListPointPlot3D[ Partition[Flatten[Table[l u1 + p u2 + q u3, {l, -3, 3}, {p, -3, 3}, {q, -3, 3}]], 3], PlotRange -> {{-1, 1}, {-1, 1}, {-1, 1}}, PlotTheme -> None] results in an error message > MapThread::mptd: Object Automatic at position {2, 2} in MapThread[Function[{Graphics`ListPointPlot3DDump`d$,Charting`s$},If[Last[Graphics`ListPointPlot3DDump`d$]===None,<<1>>,If[Head[First[<<1>>]]===Point&&FreeQ[Last[Graphics`ListPointPlot3DDump`d$],#1],{Charting`s$,Prepend[Last[<<31>>],(Point[<<1>>]&)[<<1>>]]},{Charting`s$,ReleaseHold[(<<1>>&)/@First[<<1>>]]}]]],<<1>>] has only 0 of required 1 dimensions. >> and no plotted points. This is not the case for all the other base themes, indicating that the behavior observed by the OP is indeed a bug in `ListPointPlot3D`. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/khHaY.png