diff --git a/.config/quickshell/scripts/colors/scheme_for_image.py b/.config/quickshell/scripts/colors/scheme_for_image.py
index 74ead1e65..8aa0ccbea 100755
--- a/.config/quickshell/scripts/colors/scheme_for_image.py
+++ b/.config/quickshell/scripts/colors/scheme_for_image.py
@@ -27,9 +27,14 @@ def image_colorfulness(image):
     colorfulness = np.sqrt(std_rg ** 2 + std_yb ** 2) + (0.3 * np.sqrt(mean_rg ** 2 + mean_yb ** 2))
     return colorfulness
 
+# scheme-content respects the image's colors very well, but it might
+# look too saturated, so we only use it for not very colorful images to be safe
 def pick_scheme(colorfulness):
     if colorfulness < 10:
-        return "scheme-monochrome"
+        # return "scheme-monochrome"
+        return "scheme-content"
+    elif colorfulness < 20:
+        return "scheme-content"
     elif colorfulness < 50:
         return "scheme-neutral"
     else: