diff --git a/negpy/features/process/fade.py b/negpy/features/process/fade.py
index ab05af34b..0b578bfb7 100644
--- a/negpy/features/process/fade.py
+++ b/negpy/features/process/fade.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #: Percentile of the analysis grid that Remove Stain reads as each channel's white.
 WHITE_PCT = 99.9
 #: To suggest Remove Stain, the brightest channel's white is within this density of full scale.
-STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE = 0.1
-#: To suggest Remove Stain, blue is the darkest channel at the white, by at least this density.
-STAIN_BLUE_MIN = 0.2
+STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE = 0.2
+#: To suggest Remove Stain, blue's white is at least this density below both red's and green's.
+STAIN_BLUE_MIN = 0.08
 #: Remove Stain puts the white at least this log density below full scale, so clear areas do not clip.
 FADE_WHITE_HEADROOM = 0.1
 
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ def white_anchored_grid(grid: ImageBuffer, white: tuple[float, float, float]) ->
 
 def stain_suggested(white: tuple[float, float, float]) -> bool:
     """Whether the white reads as a yellow stain on clear film: the brightest channel near full
-    scale, and blue clearly the darkest. A dim scan with no white object never qualifies."""
-    brightest = max(white)
-    return brightest >= -STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE and white[2] <= min(white[0], white[1]) and brightest - white[2] >= STAIN_BLUE_MIN
+    scale, and blue below both red and green. A red cast leaves blue near green, and a dim scan
+    with no white object never qualifies."""
+    return max(white) >= -STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE and min(white[0], white[1]) - white[2] >= STAIN_BLUE_MIN
 
 
 class EstimateMethod(StrEnum):
diff --git a/tests/test_fade_white_anchor.py b/tests/test_fade_white_anchor.py
index b8d88b30b..7843b0c97 100644
--- a/tests/test_fade_white_anchor.py
+++ b/tests/test_fade_white_anchor.py
@@ -249,10 +249,14 @@ def test_the_anchored_estimate_reads_the_true_survivals_through_a_stain():
     [
         ((-0.05, -0.18, -0.73), True),  # NORAD 106-25: bright, heavy yellow stain
         ((-0.04, -0.16, -0.28), True),  # NORAD 106-5: blue below red by more than the minimum
+        ((-0.14, -0.12, -0.49), True),  # a heavy stain on a scan placed under full scale
+        ((-0.01, -0.04, -0.16), True),  # a mild stain on a bright white
         ((-0.76, -1.05, -1.05), False),  # SilverFast at gamma 2.2: no white near full scale
         ((-2.9, -3.4, -3.25), False),  # a scan with no white object
         ((-0.25, -0.12, -0.01), False),  # bluish whites: a snow or sky frame
-        ((0.0, -0.05, -0.15), False),  # a stain under the minimum
+        ((0.0, -0.05, -0.10), False),  # a stain under the minimum
+        ((-0.09, -0.02, -0.13), False),  # a red cast: blue barely below red
+        ((-0.25, -0.30, -0.60), False),  # a stain on a white too far under full scale
         ((0.0, -0.4, -0.3), False),  # green, not blue, is darkest
     ],
 )
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ def test_stain_suggestion_rule(white, expected):
 
 
 def test_stain_suggestion_thresholds_are_the_documented_ones():
-    assert (STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE, STAIN_BLUE_MIN) == (0.1, 0.2)
+    assert (STAIN_FULL_SCALE_TOLERANCE, STAIN_BLUE_MIN) == (0.2, 0.08)
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(GPUDevice.get().is_available, "GPU not available")