diff --git a/src/de/ctdo/crashtest/gui/MainGui.java b/src/de/ctdo/crashtest/gui/MainGui.java
index 74ea890..389f000 100644
--- a/src/de/ctdo/crashtest/gui/MainGui.java
+++ b/src/de/ctdo/crashtest/gui/MainGui.java
@@ -50,6 +50,29 @@ public class MainGui extends JFrame implements IGuiControl {
         int secs  = tseconds % 600 / 10 ;
         int tsecs = tseconds % 9;
         countDown.setText(" " + mins + ":" + secs + "." + tsecs);
+        
+        if(tseconds < 400) {
+            double percentile = ((tseconds-100.0)/300.0);
+            double red = 255.0 - percentile * 255.0;
+            double green = 255.0 - red;
+            double blue = percentile * 100.0;
+
+//            System.out.println("red= " + red + "  green=" + green + "  blue="+blue);
+
+            if(red > 255) red = 255;
+            if(red < 0) red = 0;
+            if(green > 255) green = 255;
+            if(green < 0) green = 0;
+            if(blue > 255) blue = 255;
+            if(blue < 0) blue = 0;
+
+            Color fColor = new Color((int)red,(int)green, (int)blue);
+            countDown.setForeground(fColor);
+        }
+        else {
+            countDown.setForeground(new Color(0x00, 190, 100));
+        }
+        
     }
 
     private void initGui() {