diff --git a/src/world/grass/GrassPatch.tsx b/src/world/grass/GrassPatch.tsx
index e1a6c68..2ef1902 100644
--- a/src/world/grass/GrassPatch.tsx
+++ b/src/world/grass/GrassPatch.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import { useTexture } from "@react-three/drei";
 import { useFrame, useThree } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { useWind } from "@/hooks/world/useWind";
-import { GRASS_COLORS, GRASS_CONFIG } from "@/world/grass/grassConfig";
+import {
+  GRASS_BASE_COLOR,
+  GRASS_COLORS,
+  GRASS_CONFIG,
+} from "@/world/grass/grassConfig";
 import {
   grassFragmentShader,
   grassVertexShader,
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ function createGrassMaterial(
       uDiffuseMap: { value: grassTexture },
       uHeightMap: { value: terrainSampler.heightTexture },
       uPlayerPosition: { value: new THREE.Vector3() },
+      uBaseBladeColor: { value: new THREE.Color(GRASS_BASE_COLOR) },
       uBoundingBoxMin: {
         value: new THREE.Vector3(
           terrainSampler.bounds.minX,
diff --git a/src/world/grass/grassConfig.ts b/src/world/grass/grassConfig.ts
index fa6a805..599e09d 100644
--- a/src/world/grass/grassConfig.ts
+++ b/src/world/grass/grassConfig.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ export const GRASS_CONFIG = {
 } as const;
 
 export const GRASS_COLORS = ["#84C66B", "#67B058", "#A3CA5B"] as const;
+export const GRASS_BASE_COLOR = "#1A3A1A" as const;
diff --git a/src/world/grass/grassShaders.ts b/src/world/grass/grassShaders.ts
index dbbb527..3f8b461 100644
--- a/src/world/grass/grassShaders.ts
+++ b/src/world/grass/grassShaders.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const grassVertexShader = /* glsl */ `
 
   uniform float uTime;
   uniform vec3 uPlayerPosition;
+  uniform vec3 uBaseBladeColor;
   uniform sampler2D uHeightMap;
   uniform sampler2D uDiffuseMap;
   uniform sampler2D uNoiseTexture;
@@ -136,9 +137,7 @@ export const grassVertexShader = /* glsl */ `
     float width = smoothstep(0.02, uMaxBladeHeight * 0.85, heightModifier) * uBladeWidth * bladeVisibility;
     transformed += aYaw * (width / 2.0) * sideFactor;
 
-    vec3 textureColor = texture2D(uDiffuseMap, terrainUv * 10.0).rgb;
-    vec3 colorNoise = texture2D(uNoiseTexture, terrainUv.yx * vec2(uHeightNoiseFrequency) + (uTime * 0.1)).rgb;
-    vColor = mix(aBladeColor * 0.55, aBladeColor, tipFactor) * textureColor * mix(vec3(0.75), vec3(1.15), colorNoise);
+    vColor = mix(uBaseBladeColor, aBladeColor, tipFactor);
 
     float distanceFromCenter = length(origin.xz) / halfPatchSize;
     float innerCircleFactor = clamp(smoothstep(0.0, 0.5, distanceFromCenter), 0.0, 1.0);