diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
index 5af6947620..35bb4e61d1 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -236,12 +236,23 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			//draw bar
 			float2 powerTop = new float2(bottom.X, bottom.Y + (top.Y - bottom.Y) * (Game.LocalPlayer.PowerProvided / (float)scale));
 			
-			for(int i = 7; i < 11; i++)
-				lineRenderer.DrawLine(bottom + new float2(i, 0), powerTop + new float2(i, 0), Color.LimeGreen, Color.LimeGreen);
+			var color = Color.LimeGreen;
+			if (Game.LocalPlayer.GetPowerState() == PowerState.Low)
+				color = Color.Orange;
+			if (Game.LocalPlayer.GetPowerState() == PowerState.Critical)
+				color = Color.Red;
+
+			var color2 = Graphics.Util.Lerp(0.25f, color, Color.Black);
+			
+			for(int i = 11; i < 13; i++)
+				lineRenderer.DrawLine(bottom + new float2(i, 0), powerTop + new float2(i, 0), color, color);
+			for (int i = 13; i < 15; i++)
+				lineRenderer.DrawLine(bottom + new float2(i, 0), powerTop + new float2(i, 0), color2, color2);
+			
 			lineRenderer.Flush();
 			
 			//draw indicator
-			float2 drainedPosition = new float2(bottom.X , bottom.Y + (top.Y - bottom.Y)*(Game.LocalPlayer.PowerDrained/(float) scale));
+			float2 drainedPosition = new float2(bottom.X + 2 , bottom.Y + (top.Y - bottom.Y)*(Game.LocalPlayer.PowerDrained/(float) scale) + 2);
 
 			buildPaletteRenderer.DrawSprite(powerIndicatorSprite, drainedPosition, PaletteType.Chrome);
 			buildPaletteRenderer.Flush();
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Util.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
index d4d7ab60c7..97ad03da94 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Util.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Drawing;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
 {
@@ -111,5 +112,19 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
 				bitmap.UnlockBits(bits);
 			}
 		}
+
+		public static Color Lerp(float t, Color a, Color b)
+		{
+			return Color.FromArgb(
+				LerpChannel(t, a.A, b.A),
+				LerpChannel(t, a.R, b.R),
+				LerpChannel(t, a.G, b.G),
+				LerpChannel(t, a.B, b.B));
+		}
+
+		public static int LerpChannel(float t, int a, int b)
+		{
+			return (int)((1 - t) * a + t * b);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/ChronoshiftPaletteEffect.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/ChronoshiftPaletteEffect.cs
index fb5dff901c..36a4f0e40c 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/ChronoshiftPaletteEffect.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/ChronoshiftPaletteEffect.cs
@@ -33,22 +33,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 					var orig = b.GetPixel(x, y);
 					var lum = (int)(255 * orig.GetBrightness());
 					var desat = Color.FromArgb(orig.A, lum, lum, lum);
-					b.SetPixel(x, y, Lerp(frac, orig, desat));
+					b.SetPixel(x, y, Graphics.Util.Lerp(frac, orig, desat));
 				}
 		}
-
-		static Color Lerp(float t, Color a, Color b)
-		{
-			return Color.FromArgb(
-				LerpChannel(t, a.A, b.A),
-				LerpChannel(t, a.R, b.R),
-				LerpChannel(t, a.G, b.G),
-				LerpChannel(t, a.B, b.B));
-		}
-
-		static int LerpChannel(float t, int a, int b)
-		{
-			return (int)((1 - t) * a + t * b);
-		}
 	}
 }