Bottom Fill Areas Light

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy.cluster.hierarchy import dendrogram, linkage, fcluster, set_link_color_palette
from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle

np.random.seed(258)

labels = ['X' + str(i) for i in range(1, 15)]
data = np.random.rand(len(labels), 6) * 80
Z = linkage(data, method='ward')

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 8), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

cutoff = 0.45 * max(Z[:,2])

set_link_color_palette(['#F5276C', '#27D3F5', '#6CF527', '#F5B027', '#5314E6'])

dn = dendrogram(Z, labels=labels, leaf_rotation=45, leaf_font_size=10,
                color_threshold=cutoff, above_threshold_color='#9ca3af', ax=ax)

# Fill from bottom
clusters = fcluster(Z, t=cutoff, criterion='distance')
fill_colors = ['#F5276C20', '#27D3F520', '#6CF52720', '#F5B02720', '#5314E620']
leaves = dn['leaves']

cluster_ranges = {}
for i, leaf in enumerate(leaves):
    c = clusters[leaf]
    if c not in cluster_ranges:
        cluster_ranges[c] = [i, i]
    else:
        cluster_ranges[c][1] = i

for c, (start, end) in cluster_ranges.items():
    color = fill_colors[(c-1) % len(fill_colors)]
    edge = color.replace('20', '')
    rect = Rectangle((start*10 - 5, 0), (end - start + 1)*10, cutoff,
                     facecolor=color, edgecolor=edge, linewidth=1, zorder=0)
    ax.add_patch(rect)

ax.axhline(y=cutoff, color='#9ca3af', linewidth=1, linestyle=':', alpha=0.5)

ax.set_title('Cluster Membership with Bottom Fill', fontsize=15, 
             color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.set_xlabel('Variables', fontsize=11, color='#374151')
ax.set_ylabel('Distance', fontsize=11, color='#374151')
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors='#374151', labelsize=10)
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color('#e5e7eb')
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color('#e5e7eb')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()