diff --git a/internal/ui/noise.go b/internal/ui/noise.go
index db9df5e..56ee8ff 100644
--- a/internal/ui/noise.go
+++ b/internal/ui/noise.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	noiseTileSize  = 128
-	noiseAlpha     = uint8(8)  // ~3% opacity
+	noiseAlpha     = uint8(5)  // ~2% opacity
 	noiseVariance  = uint8(6)  // low contrast
 	noiseMeanValue = uint8(128)
 )