diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
index 7b1dde512..c365f3672 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         /// <param name="a">The alpha component.</param>
         public Color(byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a = 255)
         {
-            this.packedValue = (uint)(r << 24 | g << 16 | b << 8 | a);
+            this.packedValue = Pack(r, g, b, a);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -219,6 +219,44 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             return new Color(hex);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void PackFromBytes(byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a)
+        {
+            this.packedValue = Pack(r, g, b, a);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void ToBytes(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, ComponentOrder componentOrder)
+        {
+            switch (componentOrder)
+            {
+                case ComponentOrder.BGR:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = this.B;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = this.G;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = this.R;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.BGRA:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = this.B;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = this.G;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = this.R;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 3] = this.A;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.RGB:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = this.R;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = this.G;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = this.B;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.RGBA:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = this.R;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = this.G;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = this.B;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 3] = this.A;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                   throw new NotSupportedException();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the value of this instance to a hexadecimal string.
         /// </summary>
@@ -295,7 +333,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Packs the four floats into a uint.
+        /// Packs the four floats into a <see cref="uint"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="x">The x-component</param>
         /// <param name="y">The y-component</param>
@@ -308,6 +346,19 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             return Pack(ref value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Packs the four floats into a <see cref="uint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The x-component</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The y-component</param>
+        /// <param name="z">The z-component</param>
+        /// <param name="w">The w-component</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="uint"/></returns>
+        private static uint Pack(byte x, byte y, byte z, byte w)
+        {
+            return (uint)(x << 24 | y << 16 | z << 8 | w);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified hex value to an rrggbbaa hex value.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/ComponentOrder.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/ComponentOrder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bf02b8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/ComponentOrder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// <copyright file="ComponentOrder.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageProcessorCore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enumerates the various component orders.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum ComponentOrder
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Blue-> Green-> Red order.
+        /// </summary>
+        BGR,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Blue-> Green-> Red-> Alpha order.
+        /// </summary>
+        BGRA,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Red-> Green-> Blue order.
+        /// </summary>
+        RGB,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Red-> Green-> Blue-> Alpha order.
+        /// </summary>
+        RGBA,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedBytes.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedBytes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d043308a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedBytes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// <copyright file="IPackedBytes.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageProcessorCore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An interface that converts packed vector types to and from <see cref="byte[]"/> values, 
+    /// allowing multiple encodings to be manipulated in a generic manner.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPackedBytes
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the packed representation from the gives bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="x">The x-component.</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The y-component.</param>
+        /// <param name="z">The z-omponent.</param>
+        /// <param name="w">The w-component.</param>
+        void PackFromBytes(byte x, byte y, byte z, byte w);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the packed representation into the gives bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bytes">The bytes to set the color in.</param>
+        /// <param name="startIndex">The starting index of the <paramref name="bytes"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="componentOrder">The order of the components.</param>
+        void ToBytes(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, ComponentOrder componentOrder);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedPixel.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedPixel.cs
index 6a54855ca..5bf2dc3ea 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedPixel.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedPixel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// <copyright file="IPackedVector.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// <copyright file="IPackedPixel.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
 // Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
     /// An interface that represents a packed pixel type.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TPacked">The packed format. <example>uint, long, float.</example></typeparam>
-    public interface IPackedPixel<TPacked> : IPackedVector<TPacked>
+    public interface IPackedPixel<TPacked> : IPackedVector<TPacked>, IPackedBytes
         where TPacked : struct
     {
     }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedVector.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs
rename to src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedPixel/IPackedVector.cs