diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47a47f357fc..843ba2cb81a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+* Added `compas.colors.Color.contrast`.
+* Added `compas.geometry.Brep.from_plane`.
+* Added `compas.tolerance.Tolerance.angulardeflection`.
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Changed and updated the `compas_view2` examples into `compas_viewer`.
diff --git a/src/compas/colors/color.py b/src/compas/colors/color.py
index 43255d6d920..61d71986139 100644
--- a/src/compas/colors/color.py
+++ b/src/compas/colors/color.py
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class Color(Data):
         The perceived freedom of whiteness.
     is_light : bool
         If True, the color is considered light.
+    contrast : :class:`compas.colors.Color`
+        The contrasting color to the current color.
 
     Examples
     --------
@@ -311,6 +313,10 @@ def saturation(self):
         minval = min(self.r, self.g, self.b)
         return (maxval - minval) / maxval
 
+    @property
+    def contrast(self):
+        return self.darkened(25) if self.is_light else self.lightened(50)
+
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Constructors
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/compas/geometry/brep/__init__.py b/src/compas/geometry/brep/__init__.py
index 54185d363e2..5abec46e466 100644
--- a/src/compas/geometry/brep/__init__.py
+++ b/src/compas/geometry/brep/__init__.py
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ def from_pipe(*args, **kwargs):
     raise PluginNotInstalledError
 
 
+@pluggable(category="factories")
+def from_plane(*args, **kwargs):
+    raise PluginNotInstalledError
+
+
 @pluggable(category="factories")
 def from_planes(*args, **kwargs):
     raise PluginNotInstalledError
diff --git a/src/compas/geometry/brep/brep.py b/src/compas/geometry/brep/brep.py
index 5466895fd67..3952eae5f95 100644
--- a/src/compas/geometry/brep/brep.py
+++ b/src/compas/geometry/brep/brep.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from . import from_boolean_union
 from . import from_curves
 from . import from_pipe
+from . import from_plane
 from . import from_planes
 from . import from_polygons
 from . import from_step
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@
 from . import from_native
 
 
-LINEAR_DEFLECTION = 1e-3
-
-
 class BrepType(object):
     """Possible types of a Brep
 
@@ -489,6 +487,26 @@ def from_pipe(cls, curve, radius, thickness=None):
         """
         return from_pipe(curve, radius, thickness=thickness)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_plane(cls, plane, domain_u=(-1, +1), domain_v=(-1, +1)):
+        """Construct a Brep from one plane and its u and v domains.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        plane : :class:`~compas.geometry.Plane`
+            A plane.
+        domain_u : tuple[float, float], optional
+            The surface domain in the u direction.
+        domain_v : tuple[float, float], optional
+            The surface domain in the v direction.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        :class:`compas.geometry.Brep`
+
+        """
+        return from_plane(plane, domain_u=domain_u, domain_v=domain_v)
+
     @classmethod
     def from_planes(cls, planes):
         """Construct a Brep from a set of planes.
@@ -768,7 +786,7 @@ def to_stl(self, filepath):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def to_tesselation(self, linear_deflection=LINEAR_DEFLECTION):
+    def to_tesselation(self, linear_deflection=None):
         """Create a tesselation of the shape for visualisation.
 
         Parameters
@@ -1093,7 +1111,7 @@ def split(self, cutter):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def overlap(self, other, deflection=LINEAR_DEFLECTION, tolerance=0.0):
+    def overlap(self, other, deflection=None, tolerance=0.0):
         """Compute the overlap between this BRep and another.
 
         Parameters
diff --git a/src/compas/tolerance.py b/src/compas/tolerance.py
index 7e4a3bfbcaa..4a0b619cdd0 100644
--- a/src/compas/tolerance.py
+++ b/src/compas/tolerance.py
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ class Tolerance(Data):
     """
 
     LINEARDEFLECTION = 1e-3
-    """float: The maximum distance between a curve or surface and its polygonal approximation.
+    """float: The maximum "distance" deviation between a curve or surface and its polygonal approximation.
+
+    This is used by the viewer to determine the mesh and polyline resolution of curves and surfaces for visualisation.
+
+    """
+
+    ANGULARDEFLECTION = 1e-1
+    """float: The maximum "curvature" deviation between a curve or surface and its polygonal approximation.
 
     This is used by the viewer to determine the mesh and polyline resolution of curves and surfaces for visualisation.
 
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ def __data__(self):
             "approximation": self.approximation,
             "precision": self.precision,
             "lineardeflection": self.lineardeflection,
+            "angulardeflection": self.angulardeflection,
         }
 
     @classmethod
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ def __from_data__(cls, data):
         tol.approximation = data["approximation"]
         tol.precision = data["precision"]
         tol.lineardeflection = data["lineardeflection"]
+        tol.angulardeflection = data["angulardeflection"]
         return tol
 
     def __init__(
@@ -138,6 +147,7 @@ def __init__(
         approximation=None,
         precision=None,
         lineardflection=None,
+        angulardflection=None,
         name=None,
     ):
         super(Tolerance, self).__init__(name=name)
@@ -148,6 +158,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._approximation = None
         self._precision = None
         self._lineardeflection = None
+        self._angulardeflection = None
         self.unit = unit
         self.absolute = absolute
         self.relative = relative
@@ -155,11 +166,13 @@ def __init__(
         self.approximation = approximation
         self.precision = precision
         self.lineardeflection = lineardflection
+        self.angulardeflection = angulardflection
 
     # this can be autogenerated if we use slots
     # __repr__: return f"{__class__.__name__}({', '.join(f'{k}={v!r}' for k, v in self.__dict__.items())})}"
+
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "Tolerance(unit='{}', absolute={}, relative={}, angular={}, approximation={}, precision={}, lineardeflection={})".format(
+        return "Tolerance(unit='{}', absolute={}, relative={}, angular={}, approximation={}, precision={}, lineardeflection={}, angulardeflection={})".format(
             self.unit,
             self.absolute,
             self.relative,
@@ -167,6 +180,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
             self.approximation,
             self.precision,
             self.lineardeflection,
+            self.angulardeflection,
         )
 
     def reset(self):
@@ -177,6 +191,7 @@ def reset(self):
         self._approximation = None
         self._precision = None
         self._lineardeflection = None
+        self._angulardeflection = None
 
     @property
     def units(self):
@@ -250,6 +265,16 @@ def lineardeflection(self):
     def lineardeflection(self, value):
         self._lineardeflection = value
 
+    @property
+    def angulardeflection(self):
+        if not self._angulardeflection:
+            return self.ANGULARDEFLECTION
+        return self._angulardeflection
+
+    @angulardeflection.setter
+    def angulardeflection(self, value):
+        self._angulardeflection = value
+
     def tolerance(self, truevalue, rtol, atol):
         """Compute the tolerance for a comparison.