diff --git a/birch-beer.cabal b/birch-beer.cabal
--- a/birch-beer.cabal
+++ b/birch-beer.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: >=1.10
 name: birch-beer
-version: 0.3.1.0
+version: 0.3.1.1
 license: GPL-3
 license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: 2019 Gregory W. Schwartz
diff --git a/src/BirchBeer/ColorMap.hs b/src/BirchBeer/ColorMap.hs
--- a/src/BirchBeer/ColorMap.hs
+++ b/src/BirchBeer/ColorMap.hs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 getLabelColorMap Blues (LabelMap lm) =
     LabelColorMap . Map.fromList . flip zip colors . Set.toAscList $ labels
   where
-    colors = interpColors (Set.size labels) $ Brewer.brewerSet Brewer.Blues 9
+    colors = interpColors (Set.size labels) . drop 1 $ Brewer.brewerSet Brewer.Blues 9  -- First color too close to white
     labels = Set.fromList . Map.elems $ lm
 getLabelColorMap Ryb (LabelMap lm) =
     LabelColorMap . Map.fromList . flip zip colors . Set.toAscList $ labels