diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae6dd5f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ignore:
+  "src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/DebugGuard.cs"
+
+  
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75d9eb580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/Color.BulkOperations.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+namespace ImageSharp
+{
+    using System.Numerics;
+
+    public partial struct Color
+    {
+        internal class BulkOperations : BulkPixelOperations<Color>
+        {
+            private static readonly int VectorSize = Vector<uint>.Count;
+
+            internal static void PackToVector4Aligned(
+                ArrayPointer<Color> source,
+                ArrayPointer<Vector4> destination,
+                int count)
+            {
+                DebugGuard.IsTrue(
+                    count % VectorSize == 0,
+                    nameof(count),
+                    "Argument 'count' should divisible by Vector<uint>.Count!");
+
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/DebugGuard.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/DebugGuard.cs
index 0ca6f0912..1375636f4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/DebugGuard.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/DebugGuard.cs
@@ -29,5 +29,137 @@ namespace ImageSharp
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
             }
         }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that the specified value is less than a maximum value
+        /// and throws an exception if it is not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The target value, which should be validated.</param>
+        /// <param name="max">The maximum value.</param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value.</typeparam>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="value"/> is greater than the maximum value.
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void MustBeLessThan<TValue>(TValue value, TValue max, string parameterName)
+                    where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
+        {
+            if (value.CompareTo(max) >= 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value must be less than {max}.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that the specified value is less than or equal to a maximum value
+        /// and throws an exception if it is not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The target value, which should be validated.</param>
+        /// <param name="max">The maximum value.</param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value.</typeparam>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="value"/> is greater than the maximum value.
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void MustBeLessThanOrEqualTo<TValue>(TValue value, TValue max, string parameterName)
+                    where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
+        {
+            if (value.CompareTo(max) > 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value must be less than or equal to {max}.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that the specified value is greater than a minimum value
+        /// and throws an exception if it is not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The target value, which should be validated.</param>
+        /// <param name="min">The minimum value.</param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value.</typeparam>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="value"/> is less than the minimum value.
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void MustBeGreaterThan<TValue>(TValue value, TValue min, string parameterName)
+            where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
+        {
+            if (value.CompareTo(min) <= 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                    parameterName,
+                    $"Value must be greater than {min}.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that the specified value is greater than or equal to a minimum value
+        /// and throws an exception if it is not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The target value, which should be validated.</param>
+        /// <param name="min">The minimum value.</param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value.</typeparam>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="value"/> is less than the minimum value.
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo<TValue>(TValue value, TValue min, string parameterName)
+            where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
+        {
+            if (value.CompareTo(min) < 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value must be greater than or equal to {min}.");
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies, that the method parameter with specified target value is true
+        /// and throws an exception if it is found to be so.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">
+        /// The target value, which cannot be false.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">
+        /// The name of the parameter that is to be checked.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="message">
+        /// The error message, if any to add to the exception.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="target"/> is false
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void IsTrue(bool target, string parameterName, string message)
+        {
+            if (!target)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies, that the method parameter with specified target value is false
+        /// and throws an exception if it is found to be so.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">The target value, which cannot be true.</param>
+        /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
+        /// <param name="message">The error message, if any to add to the exception.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// <paramref name="target"/> is true
+        /// </exception>
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        public static void IsFalse(bool target, string parameterName, string message)
+        {
+            if (target)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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