diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/components/HoverButton.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/components/HoverButton.java
index 5292a148d8..863cb49109 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/components/HoverButton.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/components/HoverButton.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class HoverButton extends JPanel implements MouseListener {
     private Command onHover = null;
     private Color textColor = Color.white;
     private final Rectangle centerTextArea = new Rectangle(5, 18, 75, 40);
-    private Color centerTextColor = Color.YELLOW;
+    private Color centerTextColor = new Color(200, 190, 0, 180);
     private final Color textBGColor = Color.black;
 
     static final Font textFont = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 12);
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/game/PlayerPanelExt.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/game/PlayerPanelExt.java
index 9f0c976711..ed4b0d8a97 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/game/PlayerPanelExt.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/game/PlayerPanelExt.java
@@ -202,10 +202,11 @@ public class PlayerPanelExt extends javax.swing.JPanel {
                 if (playerLife > pastLife) {
                     if (faderGainLife == null && doGainFade) {
                         doGainFade = false;
-                        faderGainLife = new Timer(25, new ActionListener() {
+                        faderGainLife = new Timer(50, new ActionListener() {
                             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                                 gainX++;
-                                avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(2 * gainX, 190, 255, 250 - gainX));
+                                int alpha = Math.max(250 - gainX, 180);
+                                avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(2 * gainX, 190, 255, alpha));
                                 avatar.repaint();
                                 if (gainX >= 100) {
                                     avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(200, 190, 0, 180));
@@ -227,10 +228,11 @@ public class PlayerPanelExt extends javax.swing.JPanel {
                 } else if (playerLife < pastLife) {
                     if (faderLoseLife == null && doLoseFade) {
                         doLoseFade = false;
-                        faderLoseLife = new Timer(25, new ActionListener() {
+                        faderLoseLife = new Timer(50, new ActionListener() {
                             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                                 loseX++;
-                                avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(250 - loseX / 2, 140 + loseX / 2, 0, 250 - loseX));
+                                int alpha = Math.max(250 - loseX, 180);
+                                avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(250 - loseX / 2, 140 + loseX / 2, 0, alpha));
                                 avatar.repaint();
                                 if (loseX >= 100) {
                                     avatar.setCenterColor(new Color(200, 190, 0, 180));