diff --git a/lib/led_ws2812b.c b/lib/led_ws2812b.c
index 8bcd658..25bf2ac 100644
--- a/lib/led_ws2812b.c
+++ b/lib/led_ws2812b.c
@@ -60,20 +60,34 @@ void led_ws2812b_set_rgb(uint16_t led, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const uint8_t colors[] = {green, red, blue}; // color order for the WS2812B
-	const uint8_t pattern_bit[] = {0x02, 0x10, 0x80, 0x04, 0x20, 0x01, 0x08, 0x40}; // which bit to change in the pattern
-	const uint8_t pattern_byte[] = {2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0}; // in which byte in the pattern to write the pattern bit
-	for (uint8_t color = 0; color < LENGTH(colors); color++) { // colors are encoded similarly
-		// fill the middle bit (fixed is faster than calculating it)
-		for (uint8_t bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) { // bit from the color to set/clear
-			if (colors[color] & (1 << bit)) { // setting bit
-				led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + color * 3 + pattern_byte[bit]] |= pattern_bit[bit]; // setting bit is pattern
-			} else { // clear bit
-				led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + color * 3 + pattern_byte[bit]] &= ~pattern_bit[bit]; // clearing bit is pattern
-			}
+	// convert RGB bit to SPI bit (each bit is encoded in 3 bits)
+	uint32_t red_spi = LED_WS2812B_SPI_TEMPLATE, green_spi = LED_WS2812B_SPI_TEMPLATE, blue_spi = LED_WS2812B_SPI_TEMPLATE;
+	uint32_t bit_spi = 0x2; // the bit to set in the SPI stream
+	for (uint8_t bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) { // bit from the color to set/clear
+		const uint8_t byte_bit = (1 << bit); // which bit to check
+		if (red & byte_bit) {
+			red_spi |= bit_spi;
 		}
+		if (green & byte_bit) {
+			green_spi |= bit_spi;
+		}
+		if (blue & byte_bit) {
+			blue_spi |= bit_spi;
+		}
+		bit_spi <<= 3; // go to next SPI bit
 	}
 
+	// set calculated pattern in stream (GRB)
+	// we don't stop the DMA, instead we set LSB to MSB for gradient transition
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 0 + 2] = (green_spi >> 0);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 3 + 2] = (red_spi >> 0);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 6 + 2] = (blue_spi >> 0);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 0 + 1] = (green_spi >> 8);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 3 + 1] = (red_spi >> 8);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 6 + 1] = (blue_spi >> 8);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 0 + 0] = (green_spi >> 16);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 3 + 0] = (red_spi >> 16);
+	led_ws2812b_data[led * 3 * 3 + 6 + 0] = (blue_spi >> 16);
 }
 
 void led_ws2812b_setup(void)