diff --git a/shaders/voxelTopingPS.hlsl b/shaders/voxelTopingPS.hlsl
index 26b152d..01c7cfd 100644
--- a/shaders/voxelTopingPS.hlsl
+++ b/shaders/voxelTopingPS.hlsl
@@ -53,17 +53,18 @@ float4 main(PSInput input) : SV_TARGET0 {
         float wrap = halfLambert * halfLambert; // squared for falloff shape
 
         // Translucency: thin blades let light through from behind
-        // Simple SSS approximation: light arriving from the back side
+        // Stronger effect to reduce contrast when orbiting around grass
         float3 V = normalize(cameraPosition.xyz - input.worldPos);
-        float backLight = saturate(dot(V, L)); // view aligned with light = backlit
-        float transAmount = (1.0 - saturate(rawNdotL)) * 0.4; // stronger when facing away from light
+        float backLight = saturate(dot(V, L));
+        float transAmount = (1.0 - saturate(rawNdotL)) * 0.8;
         float translucency = backLight * transAmount;
 
-        // Warm vegetation ambient (higher than stone, slightly green-tinted)
-        float3 vegAmbient = float3(0.22, 0.28, 0.20);
+        // Same ambient as voxel faces for color consistency
+        float3 ambient = float3(0.15, 0.18, 0.25);
 
-        float3 diffuse = sunColor.rgb * (wrap * 0.7 + translucency * 0.5);
-        lit = texColor * (diffuse + vegAmbient);
+        // Wrap + strong translucency to minimize light/dark contrast
+        float3 diffuse = sunColor.rgb * (wrap * 0.85 + translucency * 0.6);
+        lit = texColor * (diffuse + ambient);
     }
 
     return float4(lit, 1.0);