diff --git a/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/Example.tsx b/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/Example.tsx
index bd3c2412d..2589685ac 100644
--- a/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/Example.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/Example.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default function Example({ height }: XYChartProps) {
         annotationDatum,
         annotationLabelPosition,
         annotationType,
+        colorAccessorFactory,
         config,
         curve,
         data,
@@ -113,18 +114,21 @@ export default function Example({ height }: XYChartProps) {
                 data={data}
                 xAccessor={accessors.x['New York']}
                 yAccessor={accessors.y['New York']}
+                colorAccessor={colorAccessorFactory('New York')}
               />
               <AnimatedBarSeries
                 dataKey="San Francisco"
                 data={data}
                 xAccessor={accessors.x['San Francisco']}
                 yAccessor={accessors.y['San Francisco']}
+                colorAccessor={colorAccessorFactory('San Francisco')}
               />
               <AnimatedBarSeries
                 dataKey="Austin"
                 data={data}
                 xAccessor={accessors.x.Austin}
                 yAccessor={accessors.y.Austin}
+                colorAccessor={colorAccessorFactory('Austin')}
               />
             </AnimatedBarGroup>
           )}
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ export default function Example({ height }: XYChartProps) {
               data={data}
               xAccessor={accessors.x['New York']}
               yAccessor={accessors.y['New York']}
+              colorAccessor={colorAccessorFactory('New York')}
             />
           )}
           {renderAreaSeries && (
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ export default function Example({ height }: XYChartProps) {
               xAccessor={accessors.x['San Francisco']}
               yAccessor={accessors.y['San Francisco']}
               renderGlyph={renderGlyph}
+              colorAccessor={colorAccessorFactory('San Francisco')}
             />
           )}
           <AnimatedAxis
diff --git a/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/ExampleControls.tsx b/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/ExampleControls.tsx
index 837941706..17219f2b6 100644
--- a/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/ExampleControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-demo/src/sandboxes/visx-xychart/ExampleControls.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control */
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { lightTheme, darkTheme, XYChartTheme } from '@visx/xychart';
+import { PatternLines } from '@visx/pattern';
 import { GlyphProps } from '@visx/xychart/lib/types';
 import { AnimationTrajectory } from '@visx/react-spring/lib/types';
 import cityTemperature, { CityTemperature } from '@visx/mock-data/lib/mocks/cityTemperature';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const getNegativeSfTemperature = (d: CityTemperature) => -getSfTemperature(d);
 const getNyTemperature = (d: CityTemperature) => Number(d['New York']);
 const getAustinTemperature = (d: CityTemperature) => Number(d.Austin);
 const defaultAnnotationDataIndex = 13;
+const selectedDatumPatternId = 'xychart-selected-datum';
 
 type Accessor = (d: CityTemperature) => number | string;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ interface Accessors {
   Austin: Accessor;
 }
 
+type DataKey = keyof Accessors;
+
 type SimpleScaleConfig = { type: 'band' | 'linear'; paddingInner?: number };
 
 type ProvidedProps = {
@@ -44,10 +48,11 @@ type ProvidedProps = {
     date: Accessor;
   };
   animationTrajectory: AnimationTrajectory;
-  annotationDataKey: keyof Accessors | null;
+  annotationDataKey: DataKey | null;
   annotationDatum?: CityTemperature;
   annotationLabelPosition: { dx: number; dy: number };
   annotationType?: 'line' | 'circle';
+  colorAccessorFactory: (key: DataKey) => (d: CityTemperature) => string | null;
   config: {
     x: SimpleScaleConfig;
     y: SimpleScaleConfig;
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ type ProvidedProps = {
   editAnnotationLabelPosition: boolean;
   numTicks: number;
   setAnnotationDataIndex: (index: number) => void;
-  setAnnotationDataKey: (key: keyof Accessors | null) => void;
+  setAnnotationDataKey: (key: DataKey | null) => void;
   setAnnotationLabelPosition: (position: { dx: number; dy: number }) => void;
   renderAreaSeries: boolean;
   renderBarGroup: boolean;
@@ -117,18 +122,18 @@ export default function ExampleControls({ children }: ControlsProps) {
   const [missingValues, setMissingValues] = useState(false);
   const [glyphComponent, setGlyphComponent] = useState<'star' | 'cross' | 'circle' | '🍍'>('star');
   const [curveType, setCurveType] = useState<'linear' | 'cardinal' | 'step'>('linear');
-  const themeBackground = theme.backgroundColor;
+  const glyphOutline = theme.gridStyles.stroke;
   const renderGlyph = useCallback(
     ({ size, color, onPointerMove, onPointerOut, onPointerUp }: GlyphProps<CityTemperature>) => {
       const handlers = { onPointerMove, onPointerOut, onPointerUp };
       if (glyphComponent === 'star') {
-        return <GlyphStar stroke={themeBackground} fill={color} size={size * 8} {...handlers} />;
+        return <GlyphStar stroke={glyphOutline} fill={color} size={size * 10} {...handlers} />;
       }
       if (glyphComponent === 'circle') {
-        return <GlyphDot stroke={themeBackground} fill={color} r={size / 2} {...handlers} />;
+        return <GlyphDot stroke={glyphOutline} fill={color} r={size / 2} {...handlers} />;
       }
       if (glyphComponent === 'cross') {
-        return <GlyphCross stroke={themeBackground} fill={color} size={size * 8} {...handlers} />;
+        return <GlyphCross stroke={glyphOutline} fill={color} size={size * 10} {...handlers} />;
       }
       return (
         <text dx="-0.75em" dy="0.25em" fontSize={14} {...handlers}>
@@ -136,7 +141,15 @@ export default function ExampleControls({ children }: ControlsProps) {
         </text>
       );
     },
-    [glyphComponent, themeBackground],
+    [glyphComponent, glyphOutline],
+  );
+  // for series that support it, return a colorAccessor which returns a custom color if the datum is selected
+  const colorAccessorFactory = useCallback(
+    (dataKey: DataKey) => (d: CityTemperature) =>
+      annotationDataKey === dataKey && d === data[annotationDataIndex]
+        ? `url(#${selectedDatumPatternId})`
+        : null,
+    [annotationDataIndex, annotationDataKey],
   );
 
   const accessors = useMemo(
@@ -183,6 +196,7 @@ export default function ExampleControls({ children }: ControlsProps) {
         annotationDatum: data[annotationDataIndex],
         annotationLabelPosition,
         annotationType,
+        colorAccessorFactory,
         config,
         curve:
           (curveType === 'cardinal' && curveCardinal) ||
@@ -220,6 +234,17 @@ export default function ExampleControls({ children }: ControlsProps) {
         xAxisOrientation,
         yAxisOrientation,
       })}
+      {/** This style is used for annotated elements via colorAccessor. */}
+      <svg>
+        <PatternLines
+          id={selectedDatumPatternId}
+          width={6}
+          height={6}
+          orientation={['diagonalRightToLeft']}
+          stroke={theme?.axisStyles.x.bottom.axisLine.stroke}
+          strokeWidth={1.5}
+        />
+      </svg>
       <div className="controls">
         {/** data */}
         <div>
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/AnimatedBarSeries.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/AnimatedBarSeries.tsx
index 8f7efdc64..0ae2b017f 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/AnimatedBarSeries.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/AnimatedBarSeries.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ export default function AnimatedBarSeries<
   XScale extends AxisScale,
   YScale extends AxisScale,
   Datum extends object
->({ ...props }: Omit<BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum>, 'BarsComponent'>) {
-  return <BaseBarSeries<XScale, YScale, Datum> {...props} BarsComponent={AnimatedBars} />;
+>({ colorAccessor, ...props }: Omit<BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum>, 'BarsComponent'>) {
+  return (
+    <BaseBarSeries<XScale, YScale, Datum>
+      {...props}
+      // @TODO currently generics for non-SeriesProps are not passed correctly in
+      // withRegisteredData HOC
+      colorAccessor={colorAccessor as BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, object>['colorAccessor']}
+      BarsComponent={AnimatedBars}
+    />
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarSeries.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarSeries.tsx
index 3e6d08a22..6768ef17a 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarSeries.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarSeries.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,19 @@ import React from 'react';
 import BaseBarSeries, { BaseBarSeriesProps } from './private/BaseBarSeries';
 import Bars from './private/Bars';
 
-function BarSeries<XScale extends AxisScale, YScale extends AxisScale, Datum extends object>(
-  props: Omit<BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum>, 'BarsComponent'>,
-) {
-  return <BaseBarSeries<XScale, YScale, Datum> {...props} BarsComponent={Bars} />;
+function BarSeries<XScale extends AxisScale, YScale extends AxisScale, Datum extends object>({
+  colorAccessor,
+  ...props
+}: Omit<BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum>, 'BarsComponent'>) {
+  return (
+    <BaseBarSeries<XScale, YScale, Datum>
+      {...props}
+      // @TODO currently generics for non-SeriesProps are not passed correctly in
+      // withRegisteredData HOC
+      colorAccessor={colorAccessor as BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, object>['colorAccessor']}
+      BarsComponent={Bars}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
 export default BarSeries;
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedBars.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedBars.tsx
index 8793db5cf..ec9347dc4 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedBars.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedBars.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AxisScale } from '@visx/axis';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { animated, useTransition } from 'react-spring';
 import { Bar, BarsProps } from '../../../types';
+import { cleanColor, colorHasUrl } from '../../../utils/cleanColorString';
 import getScaleBaseline from '../../../utils/getScaleBaseline';
 
 function enterUpdate({ x, y, width, height, fill }: Bar) {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ function enterUpdate({ x, y, width, height, fill }: Bar) {
     y,
     width,
     height,
-    fill,
+    fill: cleanColor(fill),
     opacity: 1,
   };
 }
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function useBarTransitionConfig<Scale extends AxisScale>({
         y: shouldAnimateX ? y : scaleBaseline ?? 0,
         width: shouldAnimateX ? 0 : width,
         height: shouldAnimateX ? height : 0,
-        fill,
+        fill: cleanColor(fill),
         opacity: 0,
       };
     }
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ export default function AnimatedBars<XScale extends AxisScale, YScale extends Ax
             y={y}
             width={width}
             height={height}
-            fill={fill}
+            // use the item's fill directly if it's not animate-able
+            fill={colorHasUrl(item.fill) ? item.fill : fill}
             opacity={opacity}
             {...rectProps}
           />
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedGlyphs.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedGlyphs.tsx
index 89c2d8c3d..98cac4cc8 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedGlyphs.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/AnimatedGlyphs.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTransition, animated, interpolate } from 'react-spring';
 import getScaleBaseline from '../../../utils/getScaleBaseline';
 import { GlyphProps, GlyphsProps } from '../../../types';
+import { cleanColor, colorHasUrl } from '../../../utils/cleanColorString';
 
 type ConfigKeys = 'enter' | 'update' | 'from' | 'leave';
 
@@ -30,17 +31,17 @@ export function useAnimatedGlyphsConfig<
       from: ({ x, y, color }) => ({
         x: horizontal ? xScaleBaseline : x,
         y: horizontal ? y : yScaleBaseline,
-        color,
+        color: cleanColor(color),
         opacity: 0,
       }),
       leave: ({ x, y, color }) => ({
         x: horizontal ? xScaleBaseline : x,
         y: horizontal ? y : yScaleBaseline,
-        color,
+        color: cleanColor(color),
         opacity: 0,
       }),
-      enter: ({ x, y, color }) => ({ x, y, color, opacity: 1 }),
-      update: ({ x, y, color }) => ({ x, y, color, opacity: 1 }),
+      enter: ({ x, y, color }) => ({ x, y, color: cleanColor(color), opacity: 1 }),
+      update: ({ x, y, color }) => ({ x, y, color: cleanColor(color), opacity: 1 }),
     }),
     [xScaleBaseline, yScaleBaseline, horizontal],
   );
@@ -91,7 +92,9 @@ export default function AnimatedGlyphs<
             x: 0,
             y: 0,
             size: item.size,
-            color: 'currentColor', // allows us to animate the color of the <g /> element
+            // currentColor doesn't work with url-based colors (pattern, gradient)
+            // otherwise currentColor allows us to animate the color of the <g /> element
+            color: colorHasUrl(item.color) ? item.color : 'currentColor',
             onBlur,
             onFocus,
             onPointerMove,
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarGroup.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarGroup.tsx
index 1f959920e..ad98cfabb 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarGroup.tsx
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export default function BaseBarGroup<
 
     const getWidth = horizontal ? (d: Datum) => Math.abs(getLength(d)) : () => barThickness;
     const getHeight = horizontal ? () => barThickness : (d: Datum) => Math.abs(getLength(d));
+    const colorAccessor = barSeriesChildren.find(child => child.props.dataKey === key)?.props
+      ?.colorAccessor;
 
     return data
       .map((bar, index) => {
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export default function BaseBarGroup<
           y: barY,
           width: barWidth,
           height: barHeight,
-          fill: colorScale(key),
+          fill: colorAccessor?.(bar, index) ?? colorScale(key),
         };
       })
       .filter(bar => bar) as Bar[];
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarSeries.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarSeries.tsx
index 244c378e7..3f9640c54 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarSeries.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarSeries.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export type BaseBarSeriesProps<
    * Accepted values are [0, 1], 0 = no padding, 1 = no bar, defaults to 0.1.
    */
   barPadding?: number;
+  /** Given a Datum, returns its color. Falls back to theme color if unspecified or if a null-ish value is returned. */
+  colorAccessor?: (d: Datum, index: number) => string | null | undefined;
 };
 
 // Fallback bandwidth estimate assumes no missing data values (divides chart space by # datum)
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ const getFallbackBandwidth = (fullBarWidth: number, barPadding: number) =>
 function BaseBarSeries<XScale extends AxisScale, YScale extends AxisScale, Datum extends object>({
   BarsComponent,
   barPadding = 0.1,
+  colorAccessor,
   data,
   dataKey,
   onBlur,
@@ -78,11 +81,21 @@ function BaseBarSeries<XScale extends AxisScale, YScale extends AxisScale, Datum
           y: horizontal ? y : yZeroPosition + Math.min(0, barLength),
           width: horizontal ? Math.abs(barLength) : barThickness,
           height: horizontal ? barThickness : Math.abs(barLength),
-          fill: color, // @TODO allow prop overriding
+          fill: colorAccessor?.(datum, index) ?? color,
         };
       })
       .filter(bar => bar) as Bar[];
-  }, [barThickness, color, data, getScaledX, getScaledY, horizontal, xZeroPosition, yZeroPosition]);
+  }, [
+    barThickness,
+    color,
+    colorAccessor,
+    data,
+    getScaledX,
+    getScaledY,
+    horizontal,
+    xZeroPosition,
+    yZeroPosition,
+  ]);
 
   const ownEventSourceKey = `${BARSERIES_EVENT_SOURCE}-${dataKey}`;
   const eventEmitters = useSeriesEvents<XScale, YScale, Datum>({
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarStack.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarStack.tsx
index f4f41cafc..851f885bd 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarStack.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseBarStack.tsx
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ function BaseBarStack<
       const entry = dataRegistry.get(barStack.key);
       if (!entry) return null;
 
+      // get colorAccessor from child BarSeries, if available
+      const barSeries:
+        | React.ReactElement<BaseBarSeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum>>
+        | undefined = barSeriesChildren.find(child => child.props.dataKey === barStack.key);
+      const colorAccessor = barSeries?.props?.colorAccessor;
+
       return barStack.map((bar, index) => {
         const barX = getX(bar);
         if (!isValidNumber(barX)) return null;
@@ -207,13 +213,18 @@ function BaseBarStack<
         const barHeight = getHeight(bar);
         if (!isValidNumber(barHeight)) return null;
 
+        const barSeriesDatum = colorAccessor ? barSeries?.props?.data[index] : null;
+
         return {
           key: `${stackIndex}-${barStack.key}-${index}`,
           x: barX,
           y: barY,
           width: barWidth,
           height: barHeight,
-          fill: colorScale(barStack.key),
+          fill:
+            barSeriesDatum && colorAccessor
+              ? colorAccessor(barSeriesDatum, index)
+              : colorScale(barStack.key),
         };
       });
     })
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseGlyphSeries.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseGlyphSeries.tsx
index 707563066..3d1925ef3 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseGlyphSeries.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/private/BaseGlyphSeries.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export type BaseGlyphSeriesProps<
   YScale extends AxisScale,
   Datum extends object
 > = SeriesProps<XScale, YScale, Datum> & {
+  /** Given a Datum, returns its color. Falls back to theme color if unspecified or if a null-ish value is returned. */
+  colorAccessor?: (d: Datum, index: number) => string | null | undefined;
   /** The size of a `Glyph`, a `number` or a function which takes a `Datum` and returns a `number`. */
   size?: number | ((d: Datum) => number);
   /** Function which handles rendering glyphs. */
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export function BaseGlyphSeries<
   YScale extends AxisScale,
   Datum extends object
 >({
+  colorAccessor,
   data,
   dataKey,
   onBlur,
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ export function BaseGlyphSeries<
   const { colorScale, theme, horizontal } = useContext(DataContext);
   const getScaledX = useCallback(getScaledValueFactory(xScale, xAccessor), [xScale, xAccessor]);
   const getScaledY = useCallback(getScaledValueFactory(yScale, yAccessor), [yScale, yAccessor]);
-  // @TODO allow override
   const color = colorScale?.(dataKey) ?? theme?.colors?.[0] ?? '#222';
 
   const ownEventSourceKey = `${GLYPHSERIES_EVENT_SOURCE}-${dataKey}`;
@@ -70,13 +72,13 @@ export function BaseGlyphSeries<
             key: `${i}`,
             x,
             y,
-            color,
+            color: colorAccessor?.(datum, i) ?? color,
             size: typeof size === 'function' ? size(datum) : size,
             datum,
           };
         })
         .filter(point => point) as GlyphProps<Datum>[],
-    [getScaledX, getScaledY, data, size, color],
+    [color, colorAccessor, data, getScaledX, getScaledY, size],
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/utils/cleanColorString.ts b/packages/visx-xychart/src/utils/cleanColorString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9c5281d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/utils/cleanColorString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* react-spring cannot tween colors with url ids (patterns, gradients), these helpers detect and clean them. */
+const neutralCleanColor = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.1)';
+export const colorHasUrl = (color?: string) => Boolean(color?.includes('url('));
+export const cleanColor = (color?: string) => (colorHasUrl(color) ? neutralCleanColor : color);
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx
index 64f53e19b..f8e0785a4 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ describe('<BarGroup />', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('rect')).toHaveLength(4);
   });
 
+  it('should use colorAccessor if passed', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
+        <svg>
+          <BarGroup>
+            <BarSeries dataKey={series1.key} {...series1} />
+            <BarSeries
+              dataKey={series2.key}
+              {...series2}
+              colorAccessor={(_, i) => (i === 0 ? 'banana' : null)}
+            />
+          </BarGroup>
+        </svg>
+      </DataProvider>,
+    );
+    const rects = wrapper.find('rect');
+    expect(rects.at(0).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(1).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(2).prop('fill')).toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(3).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+  });
+
   it('should not render rects with invalid x or y', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
index ba06b50e7..35707adb0 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,23 @@ describe('<BarSeries />', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('rect')).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
+  it('should use colorAccessor if passed', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(series)}>
+        <svg>
+          <BarSeries
+            dataKey={series.key}
+            {...series}
+            colorAccessor={(_, i) => (i === 0 ? 'banana' : null)}
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </DataContext.Provider>,
+    );
+    const rects = wrapper.find('rect');
+    expect(rects.at(0).prop('fill')).toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(1).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+  });
+
   it('should not render rects if x or y is invalid', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(seriesMissingData)}>
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
index 431847156..af988f6a2 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,28 @@ describe('<BarStack />', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('rect')).toHaveLength(4);
   });
 
+  it('should use colorAccessor if passed', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
+        <svg>
+          <BarStack>
+            <BarSeries dataKey={series1.key} {...series1} />
+            <BarSeries
+              dataKey={series2.key}
+              {...series2}
+              colorAccessor={(_, i) => (i === 0 ? 'banana' : null)}
+            />
+          </BarStack>
+        </svg>
+      </DataProvider>,
+    );
+    const rects = wrapper.find('rect');
+    expect(rects.at(0).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(1).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(2).prop('fill')).toBe('banana');
+    expect(rects.at(3).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+  });
+
   it('should not render rects if x or y are invalid', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/GlyphSeries.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/GlyphSeries.test.tsx
index 90b0191e4..009bad7ad 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/GlyphSeries.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/GlyphSeries.test.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,23 @@ describe('<GlyphSeries />', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('circle')).toHaveLength(series.data.length);
   });
 
+  it('should use colorAccessor if passed', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(series)}>
+        <svg>
+          <GlyphSeries
+            dataKey={series.key}
+            {...series}
+            colorAccessor={(_, i) => (i === 0 ? 'banana' : null)}
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </DataContext.Provider>,
+    );
+    const circles = wrapper.find('circle');
+    expect(circles.at(0).prop('fill')).toBe('banana');
+    expect(circles.at(1).prop('fill')).not.toBe('banana');
+  });
+
   it('should not render Glyphs if x or y is invalid', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(seriesMissingData)}>
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/utils/cleanColorString.test.ts b/packages/visx-xychart/test/utils/cleanColorString.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e93639c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/utils/cleanColorString.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { cleanColor } from '../../src/utils/cleanColorString';
+
+describe('cleanColorString', () => {
+  describe('cleanColor', () => {
+    it('should be defined', () => {
+      expect(cleanColor).toBeDefined();
+    });
+    it('should return input color for non-url colors', () => {
+      expect(cleanColor('violet')).toBe('violet');
+    });
+    it('should return a neutral color for url-containing colors', () => {
+      expect(cleanColor('url(#id)')).not.toBe('url(#id)');
+    });
+  });
+});