diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/axis.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/axis.rs
index 4e877a144..54f93b31c 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/axis.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/axis.rs
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ impl<const AXIS: usize> Widget for AxisWidget<AXIS> {
                     if spacing_in_points <= MIN_TEXT_SPACING {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    let line_weight = remap_clamp(
+                    let line_strength = remap_clamp(
                         spacing_in_points,
                         MIN_TEXT_SPACING..=FULL_CONTRAST_SPACING,
                         0.0..=1.0,
                     );
 
-                    let line_color = super::color_from_contrast(ui, line_weight);
+                    let line_color = super::color_from_strength(ui, line_strength);
                     let galley = ui
                         .painter()
                         .layout_no_wrap(text, font_id.clone(), line_color);
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
index d9575e68c..382b3ee6d 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ impl PreparedPlot {
                     0.0..=1.0,
                 );
 
-                let line_color = color_from_contrast(ui, line_strength);
+                let line_color = color_from_strength(ui, line_strength);
 
                 let mut p0 = pos_in_gui;
                 let mut p1 = pos_in_gui;
@@ -1875,10 +1875,11 @@ pub fn format_number(number: f64, num_decimals: usize) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn color_from_contrast(ui: &Ui, contrast: f32) -> Color32 {
+/// Determine a color from a 0-1 strength value.
+pub fn color_from_strength(ui: &Ui, strength: f32) -> Color32 {
     let bg = ui.visuals().extreme_bg_color;
     let fg = ui.visuals().widgets.open.fg_stroke.color;
-    let mix = 0.5 * contrast.sqrt();
+    let mix = 0.5 * strength.sqrt();
     Color32::from_rgb(
         lerp((bg.r() as f32)..=(fg.r() as f32), mix) as u8,
         lerp((bg.g() as f32)..=(fg.g() as f32), mix) as u8,