if simName == pathDict['refSimName']:
                addLinePlot(contourDict[simName][key], 'k', 'reference', ax1, key, zorder=len(contourDict),
                            linestyle='solid', alpha=0.7)
            else:
                ax1.plot(contourDict[simName][key]['y'], contourDict[simName][key]['x'], c=cmap.to_rgba(cmapVal))