diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/AutoLevelProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/AutoLevelProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index fb3de130a9..856fba3dcb 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/AutoLevelProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/AutoLevelProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ internal class AutoLevelProcessor<TPixel> : HistogramEqualizationProcessor<TPixe
             ref int cdfBase = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(this.cdfBuffer.GetSpan());
             var sourceAccess = new PixelAccessor<TPixel>(this.source);
             Span<TPixel> pixelRow = sourceAccess.GetRowSpan(y);
-            int levels = this.luminanceLevels;
+            int levelsMinusOne = this.luminanceLevels - 1;
             float noOfPixelsMinusCdfMin = this.numberOfPixelsMinusCdfMin;
 
             for (int x = 0; x < this.bounds.Width; x++)
             {
                 // TODO: We should bulk convert here.
                 ref TPixel pixel = ref pixelRow[x];
-                var vector = pixel.ToVector4() * levels;
+                var vector = pixel.ToVector4() * levelsMinusOne;
 
                 uint originalX = (uint)MathF.Round(vector.X);
                 float scaledX = Unsafe.Add(ref cdfBase, originalX) / noOfPixelsMinusCdfMin;
diff --git a/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/HistogramEqualizationTests/AutoLevel_SeparateChannels_CompareToReferenceOutput_Rgba32_forest_bridge.png b/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/HistogramEqualizationTests/AutoLevel_SeparateChannels_CompareToReferenceOutput_Rgba32_forest_bridge.png
index 123cd582c9..de79ec729c 100644
--- a/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/HistogramEqualizationTests/AutoLevel_SeparateChannels_CompareToReferenceOutput_Rgba32_forest_bridge.png
+++ b/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/HistogramEqualizationTests/AutoLevel_SeparateChannels_CompareToReferenceOutput_Rgba32_forest_bridge.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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