diff --git a/examples/live.rs b/examples/live.rs
index dfa374c..02e9e59 100644
--- a/examples/live.rs
+++ b/examples/live.rs
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     } else {
                         pixel = pixel_to_celcius(pixel);
                         let cutoff = args.red_cutoff.unwrap();
-                        let r = if pixel > (256.0 * cutoff) as u16 {
-                            255
+                        let (r, g, b) = if pixel > (256.0 * cutoff) as u16 {
+                            let p = pixel - (256.0 * cutoff) as u16;
+                            let p = (p / 256).max(127);
+                            ((128 + p) as u8, 0, 0)
                         } else {
-                            0
+                            let g = frame[i * 2];
+                            let b = frame[i * 2 + 1];
+                            (0, g, b)
                         };
-                        let g = frame[i * 2];
-                        let b = frame[i * 2 + 1];
                         let out_i = ((HEIGHT - 1 - y) + (WIDTH - 1 - x) * HEIGHT) * 4;
                         swapped[out_i..out_i + 4].copy_from_slice(&[0, r, g, b]);
                     }