diff --git a/dither-image.js b/dither-image.js
index c6f2348..080ad74 100644
--- a/dither-image.js
+++ b/dither-image.js
@@ -587,7 +587,15 @@ function decimate(input, palette, n, inputError, y) {
         //let rgb = bucket.slice().sort((a, b) => b.luma() - a.luma())[bucket.length - 1];
 
         // Take the median color in the bucket
-        let rgb = bucket[bucket.length >> 1];
+        //let rgb = bucket[bucket.length >> 1];
+
+        // Combine the brightest of each channel
+        // this is kinda good
+        let rgb = new RGB(
+            Math.max(...bucket.map((rgb) => rgb.r)),
+            Math.max(...bucket.map((rgb) => rgb.g)),
+            Math.max(...bucket.map((rgb) => rgb.b))
+        );
 
         // Take the luma-median color in the bucket
         //let rgb = bucket.slice().sort((a, b) => b.luma() - a.luma())[bucket.length >> 1];