diff --git a/examples/domain-1d-lut.cube b/examples/domain-1d-lut.cube
index 71b98b71..cfa2afc6 100644
--- a/examples/domain-1d-lut.cube
+++ b/examples/domain-1d-lut.cube
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TITLE "Domain 1D LUT"
 DOMAIN_MIN 0.0 0.0 0.0
-DOMAIN_MAX 2.0 2.0 2.0
+DOMAIN_MAX 0.1 0.1 0.1
 LUT_1D_SIZE 2
-0.0 0.0 0.0
-1.0 1.0 1.0
+0.0 1.0 0.0
+0.0 0.0 1.0
diff --git a/examples/domain-3d-lut.cube b/examples/domain-3d-lut.cube
index 818c5835..9720e03f 100644
--- a/examples/domain-3d-lut.cube
+++ b/examples/domain-3d-lut.cube
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 TITLE "Domain 3D LUT"
 DOMAIN_MIN 0.0 0.0 0.0
-DOMAIN_MAX 2.0 2.0 2.0
+DOMAIN_MAX 0.1 0.1 0.1
 LUT_3D_SIZE 2
-0.0 0.0 0.0
 1.0 0.0 0.0
-0.0 1.0 0.0
-1.0 1.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
+1.0 0.0 0.0
 0.0 0.0 1.0
-1.0 0.0 1.0
-0.0 1.0 1.0
-1.0 1.0 1.0
diff --git a/tests/ColorMap.cpp b/tests/ColorMap.cpp
index a69dfbe4..7fed1679 100644
--- a/tests/ColorMap.cpp
+++ b/tests/ColorMap.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ static std::shared_ptr<Frame> makeTestFrame()
     return frame;
 }
 
+// Frame that keeps the example pixel in the bright range used by the domain tests
+static std::shared_ptr<Frame> makeBrightTestFrame()
+{
+    QImage img(2, 2, QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+    img.fill(QColor(50,100,150,255));
+    img.setPixelColor(0,0, QColor(230,230,230,255));
+    auto frame = std::make_shared<Frame>();
+    *frame->GetImage() = img;
+    return frame;
+}
+
 // Helper to construct the LUT-path from TEST_MEDIA_PATH
 static std::string lutPath()
 {
@@ -234,12 +245,10 @@ TEST_CASE("1D LUT obeys DOMAIN_MIN and DOMAIN_MAX", "[effect][colormap][lut][dom
         Keyframe(1.0)
     );
 
-    auto out = effect.GetFrame(makeTestFrame(), 0);
+    auto out = effect.GetFrame(makeBrightTestFrame(), 0);
     QColor after = out->GetImage()->pixelColor(0,0);
 
-    CHECK(after.red() == 5);
-    CHECK(after.green() == 10);
-    CHECK(after.blue() == 15);
+    CHECK(after == QColor(255,0,0,255));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("3D LUT obeys DOMAIN_MIN and DOMAIN_MAX", "[effect][colormap][lut][domain]")
@@ -252,12 +261,10 @@ TEST_CASE("3D LUT obeys DOMAIN_MIN and DOMAIN_MAX", "[effect][colormap][lut][dom
         Keyframe(1.0)
     );
 
-    auto out = effect.GetFrame(makeTestFrame(), 0);
+    auto out = effect.GetFrame(makeBrightTestFrame(), 0);
     QColor after = out->GetImage()->pixelColor(0,0);
 
-    CHECK(after.red() == 5);
-    CHECK(after.green() == 10);
-    CHECK(after.blue() == 15);
+    CHECK(after == QColor(255,0,0,255));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Disabling red channel produces different result than full-intensity", "[effect][colormap][lut]")