\documentclass[tikz]{standalone} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \fill[red!20!yellow] (0,0) rectangle (5,5); \fill[red!30!yellow] (1,1) rectangle (5,5); %\fill[red!20!yellow] (1,1) rectangle (2,2); \fill[red!40!yellow] (2,2) rectangle (5,5); \fill[red!60!yellow] (3,3) rectangle (5,5); \fill[red!80!yellow] (4,4) rectangle (5,5); \draw[step=1cm,gray,very thin] (0,0) grid (5,5); \node[rotate=-90] at (-0.1,0.5) {\tiny 1}; \node[rotate=-90] at (-0.2,2.5) {\tiny \bfseries Y-axis}; \node[rotate=-90] at (-0.1,4.5) {\tiny 5}; \node[] at (0.5,-0.1) {\tiny 1}; \node[] at (2.5,-0.2) {\tiny \bfseries X-axis}; \node[] at (4.5,-0.1) {\tiny 5}; \shade[inner color=green!20!white, outer color=green!40!black] (1.5,2.5) circle (0.3cm);" \shade[inner color=green!20!white, outer color=green!40!black] (3.5,4.5) circle (0.3cm);" \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}