diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 4bcd0d4..d1ef2c0 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -96,19 +96,11 @@ pub fn merge_colors(from_color: Rgb, to_color: Rgb, factor: f32) -> Rgb {
 
 /// Builds a color ramp of length `length` of the (exclusive) bounds of `from_color` to `to_color`
 pub fn build_ramp(from_color: Rgb, to_color: Rgb, length: usize) -> Vec<Rgb> {
-    //let diff = i16::from(to_color) - i16::from(from_color);
+    let offset = 1.0f32 / (length as f32 + 1.0f32);
     let mut ret: Vec<Rgb> = vec![];
-    // for i in 1..=length {
-    //     ()
-    // }
-
-    // ret
-    // let (r_step,g_step,b_step) = (
-    //     (to_color.r - from_color.r).div_euclid(length),
-    //     (to_color.g - from_color.g).div_euclid(length),
-    //     (to_color.b - from_color.b).div_euclid(length),
-    //     );
-    // step = 255
+    for step in 1..=length {
+        ret.push(merge_colors(from_color, to_color, offset * step as f32));
+    }
     ret
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pattern/orb.rs b/src/pattern/orb.rs
index 585f7b4..ed3df14 100644
--- a/src/pattern/orb.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/orb.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::Pattern;
-use crate::color::Rgb;
+use crate::color::{self, Rgb};
+use std::iter;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Orb {
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ pub struct Orb {
     backoff_width: u8,
     total_width: u8,
     bounces: bool,
+    step: isize,
+    direction: bool,
 }
 impl Orb {
     pub const fn new(color: Rgb, center_width: u8, backoff_width: u8) -> Self {
@@ -19,28 +22,46 @@ impl Orb {
             backoff_width,
             total_width: center_width + backoff_width * 2,
             bounces: false,
+            step: 0,
+            direction: true,
         }
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for Orb {
     fn step(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ()> {
-        self.lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
+        if self.direction {
+            self.lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
+            self.step += 1;
+        } else {
+            self.lights_buf.rotate_left(1);
+            self.step -= 1;
+        }
+
+        if step == 0 {
+            self.direction = true;
+        } else if self.lights_buf - self.step == self.total_width {
+            self.direction = false;
+        }
+
         Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
-        // if num_lights < 1 || num_lights > 255 {
-        //     return Err(());
-        // }
-
-        // self.lights_buf =
-
-        // self.lights_buf = RAINBOW
-        //     .iter()
-        //     .flat_map(|&x| iter::repeat(x).take(self.width.into()))
-        //     .cycle()
-        //     .take(buf_length.into())
-        //     .collect();
+        if num_lights < 1 {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        self.step = 0;
+        let other_color = color::BLACK;
+        let ramp = color::build_ramp(other_color, self.color, self.backoff_width.into());
 
+        self.lights_buf = iter::empty::<Rgb>()
+            .chain(ramp.clone().into_iter())
+            .chain(iter::repeat(self.color).take(self.center_width.into()))
+            .chain(ramp.clone().into_iter().rev())
+            .chain(
+                iter::repeat(other_color)
+                    .take(num_lights.saturating_sub(self.total_width.into()).into()),
+            )
+            .collect();
         Ok(())
     }
     fn get_strip(&self) -> &[Rgb] {
diff --git a/src/webui.rs b/src/webui.rs
index d0f2548..2e8f969 100644
--- a/src/webui.rs
+++ b/src/webui.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-use crate::color::Rgb;
 use crate::pattern;
 use crate::strip;
-use actix_web::web::{Form, JsonConfig};
-use actix_web::{get, post, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpServer, Responder, Result};
+// use actix_web::web::JsonConfig;
+use actix_web::{post, web, App, HttpServer, Responder, Result};
 // use actix_web::error::InternalError;
 use actix_web_static_files;
-use pattern::{Pattern, PatternParameters};
-use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use pattern::PatternParameters;
 use std::io;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/generated.rs"));