I use a RGB led and x10 max_vu_level to pick a colour from
// VU Meter display colours
int VU_display_colour[11] = {0xE4E4E4, 0x008000, 0x002600, 0x00FF00, 0x00FF00, 0xFF4B00,
0xFF4B00, 0xFF4B00, 0xFF4B00, 0xFF4B00, 0xFF0000}; // gamma corrected
During development...