diff --git a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/AllTheTrimsClient.java b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/AllTheTrimsClient.java
index e5a4597..b32fb47 100644
--- a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/AllTheTrimsClient.java
+++ b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/AllTheTrimsClient.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.bawnorton.allthetrims.compat.Compat;
 import com.bawnorton.allthetrims.compat.client.YACLImpl;
+import com.bawnorton.allthetrims.util.ImageUtil;
 import com.bawnorton.allthetrims.util.PaletteHelper;
 import net.fabricmc.api.ClientModInitializer;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.rendering.v1.ColorProviderRegistry;
@@ -69,7 +70,12 @@ public void onInitializeClient() {
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-			return tintIndex >= 1 ? palette.get(MathHelper.clamp(5 - tintIndex, 0, palette.size() - 1)).getRGB() : -1;
+			if(tintIndex < 1) return -1;
+			Color color = palette.get(MathHelper.clamp(6 - tintIndex, 0, palette.size() - 1));
+			if(tintIndex == 1) return ImageUtil.changeBrightness(color, 0.6f).getRGB();
+			if(tintIndex == 2) return ImageUtil.changeBrightness(color, 0.75f).getRGB();
+			if(tintIndex == 3) return ImageUtil.changeBrightness(color, 0.9f).getRGB();
+			return color.getRGB();
 		}, Registries.ITEM.stream().filter(item -> item instanceof Equipment).toArray(Item[]::new));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/ImageUtil.java b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/ImageUtil.java
index 4a672a5..e61609a 100644
--- a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/ImageUtil.java
+++ b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/ImageUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.bawnorton.allthetrims.util;
 
+import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
+
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
@@ -74,4 +76,10 @@ public static BufferedImage removeOtherColours(BufferedImage bufferedImage, Colo
         }
         return maskedImage;
     }
+
+    public static Color changeBrightness(Color color, float percent) {
+        float[] hsb = Color.RGBtoHSB(color.getRed(), color.getGreen(), color.getBlue(), null);
+        float brightness = MathHelper.clamp(hsb[2] * percent, 0, 1);
+        return Color.getHSBColor(hsb[0], hsb[1], brightness);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/PaletteHelper.java b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/PaletteHelper.java
index b7af673..ab5a1f6 100644
--- a/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/PaletteHelper.java
+++ b/src/client/java/com/bawnorton/allthetrims/util/PaletteHelper.java
@@ -127,22 +127,12 @@ private static List<Color> coloursToPalette(List<Color> colours) {
                 return hsb[1];
             })));
             Color darkest = colours.get(0);
-            darkest = darken(darkest);
+            darkest = ImageUtil.changeBrightness(darkest, 0.95f);
             Color lightest = colours.get(colours.size() - 1);
-            lightest = lighten(lightest);
+            lightest = ImageUtil.changeBrightness(lightest, 1.05f);
             return stretchColors(darkest, lightest);
         }
 
-        private static Color darken(Color colour) {
-            float[] hsb = Color.RGBtoHSB(colour.getRed(), colour.getGreen(), colour.getBlue(), null);
-            return Color.getHSBColor(hsb[0], hsb[1], MathHelper.clamp(hsb[2] - 0.05f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
-        }
-
-        private static Color lighten(Color colour) {
-            float[] hsb = Color.RGBtoHSB(colour.getRed(), colour.getGreen(), colour.getBlue(), null);
-            return Color.getHSBColor(hsb[0], hsb[1], MathHelper.clamp(hsb[2] + 0.05f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
-        }
-
         private static List<Color> stretchColors(Color... originalColors) {
             List<Color> stretchedColors = new ArrayList<>();