diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/ColorTransforms.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/ColorTransforms.cs
index fc3a01a78..7643db0b1 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/ColorTransforms.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/ColorTransforms.cs
@@ -188,20 +188,20 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
             float x = cieLabColor.A / 500F + y;
             float z = y - cieLabColor.B / 200F;
 
-            float x3 = (float)Math.Pow(x, 3);
-            float y3 = (float)Math.Pow(y, 3);
-            float z3 = (float)Math.Pow(z, 3);
+            float x3 = x * x * x;
+            float y3 = y * y * y;
+            float z3 = z * z * z;
 
             y = (y3 > 0.008856F) ? y3 : (y - 16F / 116F) / 7.787F;
             x = (x3 > 0.008856F) ? x3 : (x - 16F / 116F) / 7.787F;
             z = (z3 > 0.008856F) ? z3 : (z - 16F / 116F) / 7.787F;
 
             // Then XYZ to RGB
-            float r = (x * 3.240969941904521F) + (y * -1.537383177570093F) + (z * -0.498610760293F);
-            float g = (x * -0.96924363628087F) + (y * 1.87596750150772F) + (z * 0.041555057407175F);
-            float b = (x * 0.055630079696993F) + (y * -0.20397695888897F) + (z * 1.056971514242878F);
+            float r = (x * 3.2406F) + (y * -1.5372F) + (z * -0.4986F);
+            float g = (x * -0.9689F) + (y * 1.8758F) + (z * 0.0415F);
+            float b = (x * 0.0557F) + (y * -0.2040F) + (z * 1.0570F);
 
-            return Color.InverseCompand(new Color(r, g, b));
+            return Color.Compand(new Color(r, g, b));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/Colorspaces/CieLab.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/Colorspaces/CieLab.cs
index 978e0f0ae..567937edb 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/Colorspaces/CieLab.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Colors/Colorspaces/CieLab.cs
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
             // First convert to CIE XYZ
             color = Color.InverseCompand(color.Limited);
 
-            float x = (color.R * 0.41239079926595F) + (color.G * 0.35758433938387F) + (color.B * 0.18048078840183F);
-            float y = (color.R * 0.21263900587151F) + (color.G * 0.71516867876775F) + (color.B * 0.072192315360733F);
-            float z = (color.R * 0.019330818715591F) + (color.G * 0.11919477979462F) + (color.B * 0.95053215224966F);
+            float x = (color.R * 0.4124F) + (color.G * 0.3576F) + (color.B * 0.1805F);
+            float y = (color.R * 0.2126F) + (color.G * 0.7152F) + (color.B * 0.0722F);
+            float z = (color.R * 0.0193F) + (color.G * 0.1192F) + (color.B * 0.9505F);
 
             x *= 100F;
             y *= 100F;
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessor
             y = y > 0.008856 ? (float) Math.Pow(y, 1F / 3F) : (7.787F * y) + (16F / 116F);
             z = z > 0.008856 ? (float) Math.Pow(z, 1F / 3F) : (7.787F * z) + (16F / 116F);
 
-            float l = (116 * y) - 16;
-            float a = 500 * (x - y);
-            float b = 200 * (y - z);
+            float l = (116F * y) - 16F;
+            float a = 500F * (x - y);
+            float b = 200F * (y - z);
 
             return new CieLab(l, a, b);
         }
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessor.Tests/Colors/ColorConversionTests.cs b/tests/ImageProcessor.Tests/Colors/ColorConversionTests.cs
index 6551b17c7..e68a7e74e 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessor.Tests/Colors/ColorConversionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessor.Tests/Colors/ColorConversionTests.cs
@@ -334,5 +334,86 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Tests
                 Assert.Equal(color4, (Color)cmyk4);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests the implicit conversion from <see cref="Color"/> to <see cref="CieLab"/>.
+        /// Comparison values obtained from 
+        /// http://colormine.org/convert/rgb-to-lab
+        /// http://au.mathworks.com/help/images/ref/rgb2lab.html
+        /// http://www.colorhexa.com/00ffff
+        /// L seems to match quite well, A and B tend to drift from the converter results a bit more
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public void ColorToCieLab()
+        {
+            // White
+            Color color = new Color(1, 1, 1);
+            CieLab cielab = color;
+
+            Assert.Equal(100, cielab.L, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab.A, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab.B, 1);
+
+            // Black
+            Color color2 = new Color(0, 0, 0);
+            CieLab cielab2 = color2;
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab2.L, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab2.A, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab2.B, 1);
+
+            //// Grey
+            Color color3 = new Color(128 / 255f, 128 / 255f, 128 / 255f);
+            CieLab cielab3 = color3;
+            Assert.Equal(53.6, cielab3.L, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab3.A, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(0, cielab3.B, 1);
+
+            //// Cyan
+            Color color4 = new Color(0, 1, 1);
+            CieLab cielab4 = color4;
+            Assert.Equal(91.1, cielab4.L, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(-48.1, cielab4.A, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(-14.1, cielab4.B, 1);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests the implicit conversion from <see cref="CieLab"/> to <see cref="Color"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public void CieLabToColor()
+        {
+            // Dark moderate pink.
+            CieLab cielab = new CieLab(36.5492f, 33.3173f, -12.0615f);
+            Color color = cielab;
+
+            Assert.Equal(color.R, 128 / 255f, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(color.G, 64 / 255f, 2);
+            Assert.Equal(color.B, 106 / 255f, 1);
+
+            // Ochre
+            CieLab cielab2 = new CieLab(58.1758f, 27.3399f, 56.8240f);
+            Color color2 = cielab2;
+
+            Assert.Equal(color2.R, 204 / 255f, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(color2.G, 119 / 255f, 2);
+            Assert.Equal(color2.B, 34 / 255f, 1);
+
+            //// White
+            CieLab cielab3 = new CieLab(0, 0, 0);
+            Color color3 = cielab3;
+
+            Assert.Equal(color3.R, 0f, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(color3.G, 0f, 1);
+            Assert.Equal(color3.B, 0f, 1);
+
+            //// Check others.
+            Random random = new Random(0);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+            {
+                Color color4 = new Color(random.Next(1), random.Next(1), random.Next(1));
+                CieLab cielab4 = color4;
+                Assert.Equal(color4, (Color)cielab4);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }