diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
index edf8a176..f4d76061 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl From<Color> for ItemColor {
 impl ItemColor {
     pub fn random () -> Self {
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
-        let lo = Okhsl::new(-180.0, 0.01, 0.2);
+        let lo = Okhsl::new(-180.0, 0.01, 0.25);
         let hi = Okhsl::new( 180.0, 0.9,  0.5);
         UniformOkhsl::new(lo, hi).sample(&mut rng).into()
     }
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@ impl ItemColor {
 }
 impl From<ItemColor> for ItemColorTriplet {
     fn from (base: ItemColor) -> Self {
-        let mut light    = base.okhsl.clone();
-        light.saturation = (light.saturation * 0.9).max(Okhsl::<f32>::min_saturation());
-        light.lightness  = (light.lightness  * 1.1).min(Okhsl::<f32>::max_saturation());
-        let mut dark     = base.okhsl.clone();
-        dark.saturation  = (dark.saturation * 1.1).min(Okhsl::<f32>::max_saturation());
-        dark.lightness   = (dark.lightness  * 0.9).max(Okhsl::<f32>::min_saturation());
+        let mut light   = base.okhsl.clone();
+        light.lightness = (light.lightness  * 1.15).min(Okhsl::<f32>::max_saturation());
+        let mut dark    = base.okhsl.clone();
+        dark.lightness  = (dark.lightness  * 0.85).max(Okhsl::<f32>::min_saturation());
         Self { base, light: light.into(), dark: dark.into() }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
index 9edbc9ce..7e37b70a 100644
--- a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ impl Content for PhrasePool<Tui> {
                     if *focused && i == *phrase { row2 = format!("{row2}▄"); }
                 };
                 let row2 = TuiStyle::bold(row2, true);
-                let bg   = if i == self.phrase { color.base } else { color.light };
-                add(&col!(row1, row2).fill_x().bg(bg.rgb))?;
+                add(&col!(row1, row2).fill_x().bg(color.base.rgb))?;
                 Ok(if *focused && i == self.phrase { add(&CORNERS)?; })
             })
         );