diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
index 951e93eea7..984a809200 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ void main() {
                     sin(lifetime * 5 + rand2)
                 ) * 0.03,
                 vec3(pow(1.0 - abs(percent() - 0.5) * 2.0, 0.2)),
-                vec4(vec3(1.8, 0.4, 5.0 + rand6), 1),
+                vec4(mix(vec3(0.4, 0.2, 0.8), vec3(5, 2, 10), pow(percent(), 2)), 1),
+                /* vec4(vec3(1.8 - percent() * 2, 0.4 + percent() * 2, 5.0 + rand6), 1), */
                 spin_in_axis(vec3(rand6, rand7, rand8), rand9 * 3 + lifetime * 5)
             );
             break;