diff --git a/h4b-image-optim.php b/h4b-image-optim.php
index f4109ab..c86f556 100644
--- a/h4b-image-optim.php
+++ b/h4b-image-optim.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       H4B Image Optim
  * Plugin URI:        https://gitea.help4bis.com/help4bis/h4b-image-optim
  * Description:       ICC-safe image optimisation with WebP + AVIF generation. Replaces Smush Pro without the grey-wash bug. No CDN.
- * Version:           0.2.2
+ * Version:           0.2.3
  * Author:            help4bis (Henk + Claude)
  * Author URI:        https://help4bis.com
  * License:           GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
 }
 
-define( 'H4B_IMG_OPTIM_VERSION', '0.2.2' );
+define( 'H4B_IMG_OPTIM_VERSION', '0.2.3' );
 define( 'H4B_IMG_OPTIM_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'H4B_IMG_OPTIM_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'H4B_IMG_OPTIM_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
diff --git a/includes/class-format-generator.php b/includes/class-format-generator.php
index 47ac75e..5a35e8e 100644
--- a/includes/class-format-generator.php
+++ b/includes/class-format-generator.php
@@ -229,8 +229,14 @@ final class Format_Generator {
 		$dest = $source . '.avif';
 		$tmp  = $dest . '.h4b.tmp';
 
+		// --min / --max set quality range.
+		// -s sets encoder speed (0-10; we default to 6 = balanced).
+		// -y 444 forces 4:4:4 chroma subsampling — preserves luminance of near-white
+		// pixels exactly, otherwise avifenc rounds white-ish pixels darker (~2% shift)
+		// which creates a visible grey halo against pure-white page backgrounds.
+		// Tradeoff: ~5% larger AVIF files in exchange for true colour fidelity.
 		$cmd = sprintf(
-			'%s --min %d --max %d -s %d %s %s 2>&1',
+			'%s --min %d --max %d -s %d -y 444 %s %s 2>&1',
 			escapeshellcmd( $bin ),
 			$qmin,
 			$qmax,
diff --git a/includes/class-settings.php b/includes/class-settings.php
index be9052b..7305cce 100644
--- a/includes/class-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-settings.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ final class Settings {
 			// Format generation
 			'generate_webp'            => true,
 			'generate_avif'            => true,     // design decision 1: on by default everywhere
-			'webp_quality'             => 80,
+			'webp_quality'             => 90,    // matches source JPG luminance for B&W ink on white
 			'avif_quality'             => 65,       // ≈ JPEG q=85 visually
 			'avif_speed'               => 6,        // 0-10; 6 is balanced
 			'avif_async'               => true,     // background WP-Cron so upload UI is responsive