diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
index f2e35812b..1d4735fd8 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         private readonly IList<ImageFrame<TPixel>> frames = new List<ImageFrame<TPixel>>();
         private readonly Image<TPixel> parent;
 
-        internal ImageFrameCollection(Image<TPixel> parent, int width, int height)
+        internal ImageFrameCollection(Image<TPixel> parent, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(parent, nameof(parent));
 
             this.parent = parent;
 
             // Frames are already cloned within the caller
-            this.frames.Add(new ImageFrame<TPixel>(parent.GetConfiguration(), width, height, parent.ClearColor));
+            this.frames.Add(new ImageFrame<TPixel>(parent.GetConfiguration(), width, height, backgroundColor));
         }
 
         internal ImageFrameCollection(Image<TPixel> parent, IEnumerable<ImageFrame<TPixel>> frames)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public ImageFrame<TPixel> CreateFrame()
         {
-            ImageFrame<TPixel> frame = new ImageFrame<TPixel>(this.parent.GetConfiguration(), this.RootFrame.Width, this.RootFrame.Height, this.parent.ClearColor);
+            var frame = new ImageFrame<TPixel>(this.parent.GetConfiguration(), this.RootFrame.Width, this.RootFrame.Height, this.RootFrame.BackgroundColor);
             this.frames.Add(frame);
             return frame;
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
index cb15fe3db..1c26bb558 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
     public sealed class ImageFrame<TPixel> : IPixelSource<TPixel>, IDisposable
-        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-    {
+        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel> {
         private bool isDisposed;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
         internal ImageFrame(MemoryManager memoryManager, int width, int height)
-            : this(memoryManager, width, height, new ImageFrameMetaData())
-        {
+            : this(memoryManager, width, height, new ImageFrameMetaData()) {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -59,10 +57,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="configuration">The <see cref="Configuration"/> to use for buffer allocation and parallel options to clear the buffer with.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="clearColor">The color to clear the image with.</param>
-        internal ImageFrame(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel clearColor)
-            : this(configuration, width, height, clearColor, new ImageFrameMetaData())
-        {
+        /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to clear the image with.</param>
+        internal ImageFrame(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor)
+            : this(configuration, width, height, backgroundColor, new ImageFrameMetaData()) {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -71,9 +68,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="configuration">The <see cref="Configuration"/> to use for buffer allocation and parallel options to clear the buffer with.</param>
         /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="clearColor">The color to clear the image with.</param>
+        /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to clear the image with.</param>
         /// <param name="metaData">The meta data.</param>
-        internal ImageFrame(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel clearColor, ImageFrameMetaData metaData)
+        internal ImageFrame(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor, ImageFrameMetaData metaData)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(configuration, nameof(configuration));
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(width, 0, nameof(width));
@@ -82,7 +79,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
 
             this.MemoryManager = configuration.MemoryManager;
             this.PixelBuffer = this.MemoryManager.Allocate2D<TPixel>(width, height, false);
-            this.Clear(configuration.ParallelOptions, clearColor);
+            this.BackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
+            this.Clear(configuration.ParallelOptions, backgroundColor);
             this.MetaData = metaData;
         }
 
@@ -93,8 +91,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="size">The <see cref="Size"/> of the frame.</param>
         /// <param name="metaData">The meta data.</param>
         internal ImageFrame(MemoryManager memoryManager, Size size, ImageFrameMetaData metaData)
-            : this(memoryManager, size.Width, size.Height, metaData)
-        {
+            : this(memoryManager, size.Width, size.Height, metaData) {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -133,6 +130,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public int Height => this.PixelBuffer.Height;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the background color.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TPixel BackgroundColor { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the meta data of the frame.
         /// </summary>
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="parallelOptions">The parallel options.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The value to initialize the bitmap with.</param>
-        public void Clear(ParallelOptions parallelOptions, TPixel value) {
+        internal void Clear(ParallelOptions parallelOptions, TPixel value) {
             Parallel.For(
                 0,
                 this.Height,
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
index 599116414..2d9869602 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     {
         private readonly Configuration configuration;
         private readonly ImageFrameCollection<TPixel> frames;
-        private readonly TPixel clearColor;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> class
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="clearColor">The color to initialize the pixels with.</param>
-        public Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel clearColor)
-            : this(configuration, width, height, clearColor, new ImageMetaData())
+        /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to initialize the pixels with.</param>
+        public Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor)
+            : this(configuration, width, height, backgroundColor, new ImageMetaData())
         {
         }
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
             this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.MetaData = metadata ?? new ImageMetaData();
-            this.frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height);
+            this.frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height, default(TPixel));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -91,14 +90,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="clearColor">The clear color.</param>
+        /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to initialize the pixels with.</param>
         /// <param name="metadata">The images metadata.</param>
-        internal Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel clearColor, ImageMetaData metadata) {
+        internal Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor, ImageMetaData metadata) {
             this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.MetaData = metadata ?? new ImageMetaData();
-            this.clearColor = clearColor;
-            this.frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height);
+            this.frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height, backgroundColor);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -139,11 +137,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public IImageFrameCollection<TPixel> Frames => this.frames;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the clear color to initialize the image frame pixels with.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal TPixel ClearColor => this.clearColor;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the root frame.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/BufferExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/BufferExtensions.cs
index 1347f2882..dd3114c21 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/BufferExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/BufferExtensions.cs
@@ -52,18 +52,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             buffer.Span.Clear();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fills the contents of this buffer.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="buffer">The buffer</param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to fill the buffer with.</param>
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void Fill<T>(this IBuffer<T> buffer, T value)
-            where T : struct
-        {
-            buffer.Span.Fill(value);
-        }
-
         public static ref T DangerousGetPinnableReference<T>(this IBuffer<T> buffer)
             where T : struct =>
             ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(buffer.Span);
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFramesCollectionTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFramesCollectionTests.cs
index 4c760e681..cb185d977 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFramesCollectionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageFramesCollectionTests.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US");
 
             this.image = new Image<Rgba32>(10, 10);
-            this.collection = new ImageFrameCollection<Rgba32>(this.image, 10, 10);
+            this.collection = new ImageFrameCollection<Rgba32>(this.image, 10, 10, default);
         }
 
         [Fact]