diff --git a/components/wordclock/wordclock.cpp b/components/wordclock/wordclock.cpp
index 68a23d8..57b932c 100644
--- a/components/wordclock/wordclock.cpp
+++ b/components/wordclock/wordclock.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ Color Wordclock::get_next_color_base_(uint32_t position, uint32_t speed, uint16_
 
 Color Wordclock::get_next_color(uint32_t position, const Color &current_color) {
     if (this->effect_active) {
-    uint32_t speed_ = 3;
-    uint16_t width_ = 100;  // Original width_ = 50
-    return get_next_color_base_(position, speed_, width_, current_color);
-}
+        uint32_t speed_ = 3;
+        uint16_t width_ = 100;  // Original width_ = 50
+        return get_next_color_base_(position, speed_, width_, current_color);
+    }
     else {
         return Color(this->on_color);
     }
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ int8_t Wordclock::find_minute(uint8_t target_value) {
 }
 
 void Wordclock::setup_transitions(uint32_t milliseconds) {
-    this->on_transformer->setup(0, this->brightness, milliseconds);
-    this->off_transformer->setup(this->brightness, 0, milliseconds);
+    this->on_transformer->setup(0, 255, milliseconds);
+    this->off_transformer->setup(255, 0, milliseconds);
 }
 
 Wordclock::Wordclock(
diff --git a/components/wordclock/wordclock.h b/components/wordclock/wordclock.h
index 54af2ef..4973d6e 100644
--- a/components/wordclock/wordclock.h
+++ b/components/wordclock/wordclock.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ protected:
         const int32_t dy = -abs(y2 - y1), sy = y1 < y2 ? 1 : -1;
         int32_t err = dx + dy;
         while (true) {
-            effect_color = this->get_next_color(x1 + y1, Color(0));
+            effect_color = this->get_next_color(x1 + y1, Color(0)) * this->brightness;
             if (to_effect) {
                 color_to_draw = base_color.gradient(effect_color, transition_progress);
             } else {