diff --git a/examples/microw8/palette.cwa b/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
index 82696a5..f1953ba 100644
--- a/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
+++ b/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ start fn gen_palette() {
     let avg: f32;
     loop gradients {
         let lazy scale = (i % 48) as f32 / 48 as f32;
-        let inline angle = i as f32 * (3.1416 / 1.5) - i as f32 * (3.1416 / (11.0 * 16.0 * 1.5));
-        let c = sin(angle) * 1.0 + 0.7;
-        let limit = avg + 0.8;
-        avg = avg + (c - avg) * 0.5;
-        let lazy a = min(c, limit) * scale;
-        let lazy b = scale * scale * 0.6;
+        let inline angle = i as f32 * (3.1416 / 1.5 - 3.1416 / (11.0 * 16.0 * 1.5));
+        let lazy c = 0.4 - cos(angle);
+        let inline ulimit = avg + 0.8;
+        let inline llimit = avg - 0.8;
+        let lazy a = max(llimit, min(ulimit, c)) * (scale + 0.05);
+        let lazy b = scale * scale * 0.8;
         let inline v = (select(i < 11*16*3, max(0 as f32, min(a + b - a * b, 1 as f32)), scale) * 255 as f32) as i32;
         (i%3 + i/3*4)?(120+320*240) = v;
+        avg = (avg + c) * 0.5;
 
-        branch_if (i := i - 1) >= 0: gradients;
+        branch_if i := i - 1: gradients;
     }
 
     i = 255;