Contrasting patch on work pants

What I did:

Before

These work pants had a rip.

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brown work pants with rip by upper thigh lying on gray rug

Before: front view of work pants

closeup of rip on brown/gray work pants

Before: closeup of rip

After

I patched the rip with what was available: a nicely contrasting and durable reddish fabric.

brown/gray work pants with upper thigh patched with reddish fabric, lying on gray rug

After: front view of patched worked pants

closeup of brown/gray work pants with upper thigh patched with reddish fabric

After: closeup of patch