if colorOrdering:
            cmapVal = simDF.loc[simDF['simName'] == simName, paraVar].values[0]
            if np.isnan(cmapVal) and paraVar in ['relTh', 'entTh', 'secondaryRelTh']:
                cmapVal = simDF.loc[simDF['simName'] == simName, (paraVar+'0')].values[0]
        else: