diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimLegendConfig.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimLegendConfig.cpp
index 8734ad2707..234a641d34 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimLegendConfig.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimLegendConfig.cpp
@@ -343,30 +343,28 @@ void RimLegendConfig::updateLegend()
    case CATEGORY:
    {
        // Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/470690/how-to-automatically-generate-n-distinct-colors
-       // and Kelly Colors
+       // and Kelly Colors and sorted by hue
         legendColors.reserve(20);
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 179,   0)); // vivid_yellow
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(128,  62, 117)); // strong_purple
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 104,   0)); // vivid_orange
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(166, 189, 215)); // very_light_blue
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(193,   0,  32)); // vivid_red
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(206, 162,  98)); // grayish_yellow
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(129, 112, 102)); // medium_gray
-
-        // these aren't good for people with defective color vision
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(  0, 125,  52)); // vivid_green
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(246, 118, 142)); //strong_purplish_pink
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(  0,  83, 138)); //strong_blue
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 122,  92)); //strong_yellowish_pink
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 83,  55, 122)); //strong_violet
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 142,   0)); //vivid_orange_yellow
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(179,  40,  81)); //strong_purplish_red
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(244, 200,   0)); //vivid_greenish_yellow
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(127,  24,  13)); //strong_reddish_brown
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(147, 170,   0)); //vivid_yellowish_green
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 89,  51,  21)); //deep_yellowish_brown
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(241,  58,  19)); //vivid_reddish_orange
-        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 35,  44,  22)); //dark_olive_green
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(127,  24,  13)); // hwb(  6,  5%, 50%) strong_reddish_brown
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(241,  58,  19)); // hwb( 11,  7%,  5%) vivid_reddish_orange 
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 122,  92)); // hwb( 11, 36%,  0%) strong_yellowish_pink
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(129, 112, 102)); // hwb( 22, 40%, 49%) medium_gray
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 104,   0)); // hwb( 24,  0%,  0%) vivid_orange 
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 89,  51,  21)); // hwb( 26,  8%, 65%) deep_yellowish_brown
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 142,   0)); // hwb( 33,  0%,  0%) vivid_orange_yellow
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(206, 162,  98)); // hwb( 36, 38%, 19%) grayish_yellow
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(255, 179,   0)); // hwb( 42,  0%,  0%) vivid_yellow
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(244, 200,   0)); // hwb( 49,  0%,  4%) vivid_greenish_yellow
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(147, 170,   0)); // hwb( 68,  0%, 33%) vivid_yellowish_green
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 35,  44,  22)); // hwb( 85,  9%, 83%) dark_olive_green
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(  0, 125,  52)); // hwb(145,  0%, 51%) vivid_green
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(  0,  83, 138)); // hwb(204,  0%, 46%) strong_blue
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(166, 189, 215)); // hwb(212, 65%, 16%) very_light_blue
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub( 83,  55, 122)); // hwb(265, 22%, 52%) strong_violet
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(179,  40,  81)); // hwb(342, 16%, 30%) strong_purplish_red
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(128,  62, 117)); // hwb(310, 24%, 50%) strong_purple
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(246, 118, 142)); // hwb(349, 46%,  4%) strong_purplish_pink
+        legendColors.add(cvf::Color3ub(193,   0,  32)); // hwb(350,  0%, 24%) vivid_red 
    }
    break;