diff --git a/dither-image.js b/dither-image.js
index 1b6ca30..58cb9bf 100644
--- a/dither-image.js
+++ b/dither-image.js
@@ -651,13 +651,23 @@ function decimate(input, palette, n) {
             rgb = rgb.multiply(brightest / avg_luma).clamp();
         }
 
+        // this also works pretty ok
+        // but i think keeping luma is better
+        //
         /*
         // 1) take the brightest luma
         // 2) take the most saturated chroma
         // 3) profit!
         let lumas = bucket.map((rgb) => rgb.luma());
-        let luma = Math.max(...lumas);
-        let rgb = bucket[lumas.indexOf(luma)];
+        let brightest = Math.max(...lumas);
+        let saturations = bucket.map((rgb) => Math.max(rgb.r, rgb.g, rgb.b) - Math.min(rgb.r, rgb.g, rgb.b));
+        let saturation = Math.max(...saturations);
+        let saturatedIndex = saturations.indexOf(saturation);
+        let rgb = bucket[saturatedIndex];
+        let luma = rgb.luma();
+        if (luma > 0) {
+            rgb = rgb.multiply(brightest / luma).clamp();
+        }
         */
     
         // pick the luma-brightest color in the bucket