diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_templates.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_templates.py
index 6749a796bf6..9b8589c2af2 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_templates.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/io/_templates.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         default_templates = [
             "ggplot2",
             "seaborn",
+            "simple_white",
             "plotly",
             "plotly_white",
             "plotly_dark",
diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/package_data/templates/simple_white.json b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/package_data/templates/simple_white.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..970f6325afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/package_data/templates/simple_white.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"layout": {"colorway": ["#1F77B4", "#FF7F0E", "#2CA02C", "#D62728", "#9467BD", "#8C564B", "#E377C2", "#7F7F7F", "#BCBD22", "#17BECF"], "font": {"color": "rgb(36,36,36)"}, "hovermode": "closest", "hoverlabel": {"align": "left"}, "paper_bgcolor": "white", "plot_bgcolor": "white", "polar": {"bgcolor": "white", "angularaxis": {"gridcolor": "rgb(232,232,232)", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside"}, "radialaxis": {"gridcolor": "rgb(232,232,232)", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside"}}, "ternary": {"bgcolor": "white", "aaxis": {"gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "#A2B1C6", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside"}, "baxis": {"gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "#A2B1C6", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside"}, "caxis": {"gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "#A2B1C6", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside"}}, "colorscale": {"sequential": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]], "sequentialminus": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]], "diverging": [[0.0, "rgb(103,0,31)"], [0.1, "rgb(178,24,43)"], [0.2, "rgb(214,96,77)"], [0.3, "rgb(244,165,130)"], [0.4, "rgb(253,219,199)"], [0.5, "rgb(247,247,247)"], [0.6, "rgb(209,229,240)"], [0.7, "rgb(146,197,222)"], [0.8, "rgb(67,147,195)"], [0.9, "rgb(33,102,172)"], [1.0, "rgb(5,48,97)"]]}, "xaxis": {"gridcolor": "rgb(232,232,232)", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside", "zerolinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "automargin": true, "zeroline": false}, "yaxis": {"gridcolor": "rgb(232,232,232)", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside", "zerolinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "automargin": true, "zeroline": false}, "scene": {"xaxis": {"backgroundcolor": "white", "gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showbackground": true, "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside", "zerolinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "gridwidth": 2, "zeroline": false}, "yaxis": {"backgroundcolor": "white", "gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showbackground": true, "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside", "zerolinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "gridwidth": 2, "zeroline": false}, "zaxis": {"backgroundcolor": "white", "gridcolor": "#DFE8F3", "linecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "showbackground": true, "showgrid": false, "showline": true, "ticks": "outside", "zerolinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "gridwidth": 2, "zeroline": false}}, "shapedefaults": {"fillcolor": "black", "line": {"width": 0}, "opacity": 0.3}, "annotationdefaults": {"arrowhead": 0, "arrowwidth": 1}, "geo": {"bgcolor": "white", "landcolor": "white", "subunitcolor": "white", "showland": true, "showlakes": true, "lakecolor": "white"}, "title": {"x": 0.05}, "mapbox": {"style": "light"}}, "data": {"histogram2dcontour": [{"type": "histogram2dcontour", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "choropleth": [{"type": "choropleth", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}], "histogram2d": [{"type": "histogram2d", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "heatmap": [{"type": "heatmap", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "heatmapgl": [{"type": "heatmapgl", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "contourcarpet": [{"type": "contourcarpet", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}], "contour": [{"type": "contour", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "surface": [{"type": "surface", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}, "colorscale": [[0.0, "#440154"], [0.1111111111111111, "#482878"], [0.2222222222222222, "#3e4989"], [0.3333333333333333, "#31688e"], [0.4444444444444444, "#26828e"], [0.5555555555555556, "#1f9e89"], [0.6666666666666666, "#35b779"], [0.7777777777777778, "#6ece58"], [0.8888888888888888, "#b5de2b"], [1.0, "#fde725"]]}], "mesh3d": [{"type": "mesh3d", "colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}], "scatter": [{"type": "scatter", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "parcoords": [{"type": "parcoords", "line": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scatterpolargl": [{"type": "scatterpolargl", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "bar": [{"error_x": {"color": "rgb(36,36,36)"}, "error_y": {"color": "rgb(36,36,36)"}, "marker": {"line": {"color": "white", "width": 0.5}}, "type": "bar"}], "scattergeo": [{"type": "scattergeo", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scatterpolar": [{"type": "scatterpolar", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "histogram": [{"marker": {"line": {"color": "white", "width": 0.6}}, "type": "histogram"}], "scattergl": [{"type": "scattergl", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scatter3d": [{"type": "scatter3d", "line": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}, "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scattermapbox": [{"type": "scattermapbox", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scatterternary": [{"type": "scatterternary", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "scattercarpet": [{"type": "scattercarpet", "marker": {"colorbar": {"outlinewidth": 10, "tickcolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "ticklen": 8, "ticks": "outside", "tickwidth": 2}}}], "carpet": [{"aaxis": {"endlinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "gridcolor": "white", "linecolor": "white", "minorgridcolor": "white", "startlinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)"}, "baxis": {"endlinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)", "gridcolor": "white", "linecolor": "white", "minorgridcolor": "white", "startlinecolor": "rgb(36,36,36)"}, "type": "carpet"}], "table": [{"cells": {"fill": {"color": "rgb(237,237,237)"}, "line": {"color": "white"}}, "header": {"fill": {"color": "rgb(217,217,217)"}, "line": {"color": "white"}}, "type": "table"}], "barpolar": [{"marker": {"line": {"color": "white", "width": 0.5}}, "type": "barpolar"}]}}
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diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/templategen/definitions.py b/packages/python/plotly/templategen/definitions.py
index e2cd9e1e333..97a1e43f4f4 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/templategen/definitions.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/templategen/definitions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from templategen.utils import initialize_template
 from .utils.colors import colors
 import colorcet as cc
+import plotly.express as px
 
 # dict of template builder functions
 # This way we can loop over definitions in __init__.py
@@ -73,6 +74,82 @@ def ggplot2():
 builders["ggplot2"] = ggplot2
 
 
+def simple_white():
+    # Set colorbar_common
+    colorbar_common = dict(
+        outlinewidth=10,
+        tickcolor=colors["gray14"],
+        ticks="outside",
+        tickwidth=2,
+        ticklen=8,
+    )
+
+    # Common axis common properties
+    axis_common = dict(
+        showgrid=False,
+        gridcolor=colors["gray91"],
+        linecolor=colors["gray14"],
+        ticks="outside",
+        showline=True,
+    )
+    # semi-transparent black and no outline
+    shape_defaults = dict(fillcolor="black", line={"width": 0}, opacity=0.3)
+
+    # Remove arrow head and make line thinner
+    annotation_defaults = {"arrowhead": 0, "arrowwidth": 1}
+
+    template = initialize_template(
+        paper_clr="white",
+        font_clr=colors["gray14"],
+        panel_background_clr="white",
+        panel_grid_clr="white",
+        axis_ticks_clr=colors["gray14"],
+        zerolinecolor_clr=colors["gray14"],
+        table_cell_clr=colors["gray93"],
+        table_header_clr=colors["gray85"],
+        table_line_clr="white",
+        colorway=px.colors.qualitative.D3,
+        colorbar_common=colorbar_common,
+        colorscale=px.colors.sequential.Viridis,
+        colorscale_diverging=px.colors.diverging.RdBu,
+        axis_common=axis_common,
+        annotation_defaults=annotation_defaults,
+        shape_defaults=shape_defaults,
+    )
+
+    # Left align title
+    template.layout.title.x = 0.05
+
+    # Increase grid width for 3d plots
+    opts = dict(gridwidth=2, gridcolor=plotly_clrs["gray91"], zeroline=False)
+    template.layout.scene.xaxis.update(opts)
+    template.layout.scene.yaxis.update(opts)
+    template.layout.scene.zaxis.update(opts)
+
+    # Darken ternary
+    opts = dict(linecolor=plotly_clrs["gray14"], gridcolor=plotly_clrs["gray91"])
+    template.layout.ternary.aaxis.update(opts)
+    template.layout.ternary.baxis.update(opts)
+    template.layout.ternary.caxis.update(opts)
+
+    # Remove lines through the origin
+    template.layout.xaxis.update(zeroline=False)
+    template.layout.yaxis.update(zeroline=False)
+
+    # Separate histogram bins wit ha white line
+    opts = {"marker": {"line": {"width": 0.6, "color": "white"}}}
+    template.data.histogram = [opts]
+
+    # Mapbox light style
+    template.layout.mapbox.style = "light"
+
+    # Set table header font color to white
+    return template
+
+
+builders["simple_white"] = simple_white
+
+
 def seaborn():
     # Define colors
     # -------------