diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb690f3..bfb5a2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ $ git-heatmap -r "/path/to/repo" -b "main" -r "other/repo" -b ""
 # by default merges are counted so using --no-merges ensures they won't be counted
 $ git-heatmap --no-merges
 
+# by default it colors every day on a per number of commits basis with --counting by-weight 
+# it will color the days based on the number of commits in that day vs 
+# the maximum number of commits in a day that is visible
+$ git-heatmap --counting by-weight
+
 # filter by one or multiple authors 
 # without an -a flag all authors will be checked
 $ git-heatmap -a "username" -a "other"
 
 # choose from when to start the checking
 # if no --since flag is given it will start the search one year from the current date
-# if no --until date is given it will check for either 365 days since the start date or until the current day, depending on which one is closer
+# if no --until date is given it will check for either 365 days since the start date or 
+# until the current day, depending on which one is closer
 $ git-heatmap --since "2013-08-23"
 
 # or choose a time span, both --since and --until must use a YYYY-MM-DD format
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 4d79ef1..5b6cfd1 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use chrono::{Duration, Local};
 use clap::{arg, Parser, ValueHint};
 
-use crate::heatmap::HeatmapColors;
+use crate::heatmap::{ColorLogic, HeatmapColors};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
 
 	#[arg(long("no-merges"), default_value_t = false)]
 	pub no_merges: bool,
+
+	#[arg(long("counting"), value_enum, default_value_t = ColorLogic::ByAmount)]
+	pub counting: ColorLogic,
 }
 
 fn get_since_date() -> String {
diff --git a/src/heatmap.rs b/src/heatmap.rs
index f177933..ff7af4f 100644
--- a/src/heatmap.rs
+++ b/src/heatmap.rs
@@ -138,3 +138,10 @@ pub enum HeatmapColors {
 	Green,
 	Red,
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum ColorLogic {
+	ByAmount,
+	ByWeight,
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4900dbc..dc15b54 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local, NaiveDate, TimeZone};
 use clap::Parser;
 use gix::{bstr::ByteSlice, traverse::commit::simple::Sorting, ObjectId};
-use heatmap::HeatmapColors;
+use heatmap::{ColorLogic, HeatmapColors};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use mailmap::Mailmap;
 use rgb::Rgb;
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub const ESCAPE: &str = "\x1B";
 pub const RESET: &str = "\x1B[0m";
 pub const DAYS: [&str; 7] = ["Mo", "Tu", "We", "Th", "Fr", "Sa", "Su"];
 pub static CHAR: OnceLock<char> = OnceLock::new();
+static COLOR_LOGIC: OnceLock<ColorLogic> = OnceLock::new();
 pub static COLOR_MAP: OnceLock<Vec<String>> = OnceLock::new();
 
 const GREEN_COLOR_MAP: [Rgb; 5] = [
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 	// dbg!(&args);
 
 	CHAR.set(args.char).unwrap();
+	COLOR_LOGIC.set(args.counting.clone()).unwrap();
 	let color_map = match args.color_scheme {
 		HeatmapColors::Green => GREEN_COLOR_MAP,
 		HeatmapColors::Red => RED_COLOR_MAP,
@@ -100,14 +102,29 @@ fn get_default_until(since: NaiveDate) -> String {
 }
 
 fn get_color(val: i32, high: i32) -> usize {
-	let color = val as f32 / high as f32;
-	match color {
-		0.0 => 0,
-		x if x <= 0.2 => 1,
-		x if x <= 0.4 => 2,
-		x if x <= 0.8 => 3,
-		x if x > 0.8 => 4,
-		_ => 0,
+	match COLOR_LOGIC.get() {
+		Some(logic) => match logic {
+			ColorLogic::ByAmount => match val {
+				0 => 0,
+				x if x < 2 => 1,
+				x if x < 4 => 2,
+				x if x < 6 => 3,
+				x if x > 6 => 4,
+				_ => 0,
+			},
+			ColorLogic::ByWeight => {
+				let color = val as f32 / high as f32;
+				match color {
+					0.0 => 0,
+					x if x <= 0.2 => 1,
+					x if x <= 0.4 => 2,
+					x if x <= 0.8 => 3,
+					x if x > 0.8 => 4,
+					_ => 0,
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		None => 0,
 	}
 }