diff --git a/src/color_palettes.cpp b/src/color_palettes.cpp
index 9f3c7dc..b25781f 100644
--- a/src/color_palettes.cpp
+++ b/src/color_palettes.cpp
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ __attribute__ ((aligned(4))) extern const TProgmemRGBGradientPalette_byte palett
 
 __attribute__ ((aligned(4))) extern const TProgmemRGBGradientPalette_byte palette_matrix[] FL_PROGMEM = {
   0,     0,  0,  0,   // black
-200,     0,255,  0,   // green
+240,     0,255,  0,   // green
 255,   255,255,255 }; // white
diff --git a/src/effect_matrix.cpp b/src/effect_matrix.cpp
index 57b3fc8..44d2b03 100644
--- a/src/effect_matrix.cpp
+++ b/src/effect_matrix.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ void MatrixEffectColumn::advance() {
 
 void MatrixEffectColumn::draw() {
   for(int i=0; i<length; i++) {
-    setPixel(*window, x, y-i, ColorFromPalette((CRGBPalette16)palette_matrix, 255 * (length - i) / length));
+    if (i==0) {
+        setPixel(*window, x, y-i, CRGB(255, 255, 255));
+    } else {
+        setPixel(*window, x, y-i, ColorFromPalette((CRGBPalette16)palette_matrix, 255 * (length - i) / length));
+    }
   }
 }