diff --git a/apply/application.ts b/apply/application.ts
index 576457a..e746f1e 100644
--- a/apply/application.ts
+++ b/apply/application.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { ImageAnalysisData } from "../analyze/analysis.ts"
+import * as colourDiff from "color-diff"
 
 export interface ApplicationConfig {
 	latitude: number
@@ -77,19 +78,25 @@ export function findMatchingImages(
 	chromaValue: number,
 	lightnessValue: number,
 ) {
-	const targetColour = [lightnessValue, chromaValue, hueValue]
-	let closestColour = imagesData.files[0]
+	// let's convert Oklch to CIELAB first:
+	const aValue = chromaValue * Math.cos(hueValue)
+	const bValue = chromaValue * Math.sin(hueValue)
 
-	for (const file of imagesData.files) {
-		if (
-			Math.abs(file.oklch[0] - targetColour[0]) <= Math.abs(closestColour.oklch[0] - targetColour[0]) &&
-			Math.abs(file.oklch[1] - targetColour[1]) <= Math.abs(closestColour.oklch[1] - targetColour[1]) &&
-			Math.abs(file.oklch[2] - targetColour[2]) <= Math.abs(closestColour.oklch[2] - targetColour[2])
-		) {
-			closestColour = file
-		}
-	}
-	console.info(`Found target image ${closestColour.path} with colour oklch(${closestColour.oklch[0]} ${closestColour.oklch[1]} ${closestColour.oklch[2]})!`)
+	const matchingImages = []
 
-	return closestColour
+	let targetDifference = 0.07
+	while (matchingImages.length == 0) {
+		for (const image of imagesData.files) {
+			const targetAValue = image.oklch[1] * Math.cos(image.oklch[2])
+			const targetBValue = image.oklch[1] * Math.sin(image.oklch[2])
+			
+			// then use the CIEDE2000 algorithm to calculate the difference between the colours
+			const difference = colourDiff.diff({L: lightnessValue, a: aValue, b: bValue}, {L: image.oklch[0], a: targetAValue, b: targetBValue})
+			if (difference <= targetDifference) {
+				matchingImages.push(image)
+			}
+		}
+		targetDifference += 0.01
+	} 
+	return matchingImages
 }
diff --git a/apply/index.ts b/apply/index.ts
index 18dfadf..3730b54 100644
--- a/apply/index.ts
+++ b/apply/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zx
 
-import { ImageAnalysisData } from "../analyze/analysis.ts"
-import { cacheDir, chalkDebug, configDir, loadConfig, map, mapEaseOutQuint } from "../utils.ts"
-import { ApplicationConfig, defaultConfig, findMatchingImages, getOpenMeteoData } from "./application.ts"
+import type { ImageAnalysisData } from "../analyze/analysis.ts"
+import { cacheDir, chalkDebug, configDir, loadConfig, map, mapEaseOutQuint, mapEaseOutSqrt } from "../utils.ts"
+import { type ApplicationConfig, defaultConfig, findMatchingImages, getOpenMeteoData } from "./application.ts"
 import * as SunCalc from "suncalc"
 import "zx/globals"
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const chromaValue = map(
 	config.chromaRange.end,
 )
 
-const lightnessValue = map(
+const lightnessValue = mapEaseOutSqrt(
 	Number(openMeteoData.shortwaveRadiation),
 	0,
 	1000,
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ const cacheFile = await fs.promises.readFile(`${pathToCache}`, {
 const imagesData = JSON.parse(cacheFile) as ImageAnalysisData
 console.debug(chalkDebug(`Opened cache file ${pathToCache}!`))
 
-const targetFile = findMatchingImages(imagesData, hueValue, chromaValue, lightnessValue)
+const targetImages = findMatchingImages(imagesData, hueValue, chromaValue, lightnessValue)
+const targetImage = targetImages[Math.floor(Math.random() * targetImages.length)]
+console.info(`Found target image ${targetImage.path} with colour oklch(${targetImage.oklch[0]} ${targetImage.oklch[1]} ${targetImage.oklch[2]})!`)
 
 console.info(`Setting wallpaper...`)
-await $`eval ${config.applyWallpaperCommand.replace("%s", targetFile.path)}`
+await $`eval ${config.applyWallpaperCommand.replace("%s", targetImage.path)}`
 console.info(`Success! Enjoy :)`)
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 89275c3..e050cc5 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   "tasks": {
     "compile-analyze": "deno compile --output build/rainwall-analyze -A analyze/index.ts",
     "compile-apply": "deno compile --output build/rainwall-apply -A apply/index.ts",
-    "analyze": "deno run -A analyze/index.ts",
-    "apply": "deno run -A apply/index.ts"
+    "analyze": "deno -A analyze/index.ts",
+    "apply": "deno -A apply/index.ts"
   },
   "imports": {
     "@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@1",
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 67695d1..1383065 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     "jsr:@std/internal@^1.0.12": "1.0.14",
     "jsr:@std/internal@^1.0.14": "1.0.14",
     "jsr:@std/path@^1.1.5": "1.1.5",
+    "npm:chalk@^5.6.2": "5.6.2",
+    "npm:color-diff@^1.4.0": "1.4.0",
     "npm:suncalc@2": "2.0.0",
     "npm:zx@^8.8.5": "8.8.5"
   },
@@ -26,6 +28,12 @@
     }
   },
   "npm": {
+    "chalk@5.6.2": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-7NzBL0rN6fMUW+f7A6Io4h40qQlG+xGmtMxfbnH/K7TAtt8JQWVQK+6g0UXKMeVJoyV5EkkNsErQ8pVD3bLHbA=="
+    },
+    "color-diff@1.4.0": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-4oDB/o78lNdppbaqrg0HjOp7pHmUc+dfCxWKWFnQg6AB/1dkjtBDop3RZht5386cq9xBUDRvDvSCA7WUlM9Jqw=="
+    },
     "suncalc@2.0.0": {
       "integrity": "sha512-RcO28GOMXNnB+sr+c7/+zv5UPMa9wxIsUVGE3HddjQykqCVEC2rc4t4IjBB7qaa7K7dx5Cxp8UZwexyXrX8JkA=="
     },
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@
     "packageJson": {
       "dependencies": [
         "npm:chalk@^5.6.2",
+        "npm:color-diff@^1.4.0",
         "npm:suncalc@2",
         "npm:zx@^8.8.5"
       ]
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 098c25b..c5490f9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "": {
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^5.6.2",
+        "color-diff": "^1.4.0",
         "suncalc": "^2.0.0",
         "zx": "^8.8.5"
       }
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/chalk/chalk?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/color-diff": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-diff/-/color-diff-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4oDB/o78lNdppbaqrg0HjOp7pHmUc+dfCxWKWFnQg6AB/1dkjtBDop3RZht5386cq9xBUDRvDvSCA7WUlM9Jqw==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
     "node_modules/suncalc": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/suncalc/-/suncalc-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c5ec4f..bc8d848 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^5.6.2",
+    "color-diff": "^1.4.0",
     "suncalc": "^2.0.0",
     "zx": "^8.8.5"
   }
diff --git a/utils.ts b/utils.ts
index 17d4d55..8cb46d6 100644
--- a/utils.ts
+++ b/utils.ts
@@ -88,3 +88,11 @@ function easeOutQuint(x: number): number {
 export function mapEaseOutQuint(number: number, min: number, max: number, newMin: number, newMax: number) {
 	return easeOutQuint((number - min) / (max - min)) * (newMax - newMin) + newMin
 }
+
+function easeOutSqrt(x: number): number {
+	return Math.sqrt(x)
+}
+
+export function mapEaseOutSqrt(number: number, min: number, max: number, newMin: number, newMax: number) {
+	return easeOutSqrt((number - min) / (max - min)) * (newMax - newMin) + newMin
+}
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