diff --git a/SimpLedRGB.cpp b/SimpLedRGB.cpp
index f02e37b..702356d 100644
--- a/SimpLedRGB.cpp
+++ b/SimpLedRGB.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "SimpLedRGB.h"
 
-SimpLedRGB::SimpLedRGB(int pinRed, int pinGreen, int pinBlue) {
+SimpLedRGB::SimpLedRGB(int pinRed, int pinGreen, int pinBlue)
+{
   this->pin_red = pinRed;
   this->pin_green = pinGreen;
   this->pin_blue = pinBlue;
@@ -75,19 +76,29 @@ void SimpLedRGB::rainbowCycle(int cycleDurationMillis)
   translateToColor(COLOR_RED, cycleDurationMillis);
 }
 
-void SimpLedRGB::candle(const Color &color)
+void SimpLedRGB::candle(const Color &color, float wind = 0.5)
 {
-  float brightness = (float)random(300, 1000) / 1000.0;
-  int duration = random(100, 1000);
+  int duration = random(250, 6000 - 5000 * wind);
+  float intensity = (float)random(100 + 400 * wind, 300 + 600 * wind) / 1000.0;
 
-  translateToColor(
-    {
-      color.red * brightness,
-      color.green * brightness,
-      color.blue * brightness
-    },
-    duration
-  );
+  unsigned long start = millis();
+  unsigned long finish = start + duration;
+
+  float progress = 0.0;
+
+  while (progress < 1.0) {
+    progress = (float)(millis() - start) / (float)duration;
+
+    float brightness = (1.0 - intensity) + (1.0 + cos(PI * 2 * progress)) * 0.5 * intensity;
+
+    setColor(
+      {
+        color.red * brightness,
+        color.green * brightness,
+        color.blue * brightness,
+      }
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 void SimpLedRGB::pulse(const Color &color, float timesPerSecond = 1.0, float amplitudeMin = 0.0, float amplitudeMax = 1.0)
diff --git a/SimpLedRGB.h b/SimpLedRGB.h
index 930e838..161abf2 100644
--- a/SimpLedRGB.h
+++ b/SimpLedRGB.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class SimpLedRGB
 
   void rainbowCycle(int cycleDurationMillis);
 
-  void candle(const Color &color);
+  void candle(const Color &color, float wind = 0.5);
 
   void pulse(const Color &color, float timesPerSecond = 1.0, float amplitudeMin = 0.0, float amplitudeMax = 1.0);
 };