diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
index d5570d6470..80ee03e99c 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/Color.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
     using System;
     using System.Numerics;
     using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Packed vector type containing four 8-bit unsigned normalized values ranging from 0 to 255.
@@ -18,38 +17,97 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
     /// This struct is fully mutable. This is done (against the guidelines) for the sake of performance,
     /// as it avoids the need to create new values for modification operations.
     /// </remarks>
-    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
     public partial struct Color : IPackedVector<uint>, IEquatable<Color>
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the blue component.
+        /// The maximum byte value
         /// </summary>
-        [FieldOffset(0)]
-        public byte R;
+        private const float MaxBytes = 255F;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the green component.
+        /// The minimum vector value
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float Zero = 0F;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The maximum vector value
         /// </summary>
-        [FieldOffset(1)]
-        public byte G;
+        private const float One = 1F;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The packed value
+        /// </summary>
+        private uint packedValue;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the red component.
         /// </summary>
-        [FieldOffset(2)]
-        public byte B;
+        public byte R
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return (byte)this.packedValue;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                // AABBGGRR
+                this.packedValue = (uint)(this.packedValue & -0x100 | value);
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the green component.
+        /// </summary>
+        public byte G
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return (byte)(this.packedValue >> 8);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                // AABBGGRR
+                this.packedValue = (uint)(this.packedValue & -0xFF01 | (uint)value << 8);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the blue component.
+        /// </summary>
+        public byte B
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return (byte)(this.packedValue >> 16);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                // AABBGGRR
+                this.packedValue = (uint)(this.packedValue & -0xFF0001 | (uint)(value << 16));
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the alpha component.
         /// </summary>
-        [FieldOffset(3)]
-        public byte A;
+        public byte A
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return (byte)(this.packedValue >> 24);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                // AABBGGRR
+                this.packedValue = this.packedValue & 0xFFFFFF | (uint)value << 24;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The packed value.
         /// </summary>
-        [FieldOffset(0)]
-        private uint packedValue;
+        public uint PackedValue { get { return this.packedValue; } set { this.packedValue = value; } }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Color"/> struct. 
@@ -61,10 +119,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         public Color(byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a = 255)
             : this()
         {
-            this.R = r;
-            this.G = g;
-            this.B = b;
-            this.A = a;
+            this.packedValue = (uint)(r | g << 8 | b << 16 | a << 24);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -87,17 +142,19 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
 
             if (hex.Length == 8)
             {
-                this.R = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(2, 2), 16);
-                this.G = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(4, 2), 16);
-                this.B = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(6, 2), 16);
-                this.A = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(0, 2), 16);
+                this.packedValue =
+                    (uint)(Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(2, 2), 16)
+                    | Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(4, 2), 16) << 8
+                    | Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(6, 2), 16) << 16
+                    | Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(0, 2), 16) << 24);
             }
             else if (hex.Length == 6)
             {
-                this.R = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(0, 2), 16);
-                this.G = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(2, 2), 16);
-                this.B = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(4, 2), 16);
-                this.A = 255;
+                this.packedValue =
+                    (uint)(Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(0, 2), 16)
+                    | Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(2, 2), 16) << 8
+                    | Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(4, 2), 16) << 16
+                    | 255 << 24);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -105,10 +162,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
                 string gh = char.ToString(hex[1]);
                 string bh = char.ToString(hex[2]);
 
-                this.R = Convert.ToByte(rh + rh, 16);
-                this.G = Convert.ToByte(gh + gh, 16);
-                this.B = Convert.ToByte(bh + bh, 16);
-                this.A = 255;
+                this.packedValue =
+                    (uint)(Convert.ToByte(rh + rh, 16)
+                    | Convert.ToByte(gh + gh, 16) << 8
+                    | Convert.ToByte(bh + bh, 16) << 16
+                    | 255 << 24);
             }
         }
 
@@ -122,11 +180,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         public Color(float r, float g, float b, float a = 1)
             : this()
         {
-            Vector4 clamped = Vector4.Clamp(new Vector4(r, g, b, a), Vector4.Zero, Vector4.One) * 255F;
-            this.R = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.X);
-            this.G = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Y);
-            this.B = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Z);
-            this.A = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.W);
+            this.packedValue = Pack(r, g, b, a);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -138,11 +192,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         public Color(Vector3 vector)
             : this()
         {
-            Vector3 clamped = Vector3.Clamp(vector, Vector3.Zero, Vector3.One) * 255F;
-            this.R = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.X);
-            this.G = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Y);
-            this.B = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Z);
-            this.A = 255;
+            this.packedValue = Pack(ref vector);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -154,11 +204,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         public Color(Vector4 vector)
             : this()
         {
-            Vector4 clamped = Vector4.Clamp(vector, Vector4.Zero, Vector4.One) * 255F;
-            this.R = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.X);
-            this.G = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Y);
-            this.B = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Z);
-            this.A = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.W);
+            this.packedValue = Pack(ref vector);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -191,47 +237,16 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             return left.packedValue != right.packedValue;
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public uint GetPackedValue()
-        {
-            return this.packedValue;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void SetPackedValue(uint value)
-        {
-            this.packedValue = value;
-        }
-
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void PackFromVector4(Vector4 vector)
         {
-            Vector4 clamped = Vector4.Clamp(vector, Vector4.Zero, Vector4.One) * 255F;
-            this.R = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.X);
-            this.G = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Y);
-            this.B = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.Z);
-            this.A = (byte)Math.Round(clamped.W);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void PackFromBytes(byte x, byte y, byte z, byte w)
-        {
-            this.R = x;
-            this.G = y;
-            this.B = z;
-            this.A = w;
+            this.packedValue = Pack(ref vector);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public Vector4 ToVector4()
         {
-            return new Vector4(this.R, this.G, this.B, this.A) / 255F;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public byte[] ToBytes()
-        {
-            return new[] { this.R, this.G, this.B, this.A };
+            return new Vector4(this.R, this.G, this.B, this.A) / MaxBytes;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -261,6 +276,43 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             return this.GetHashCode(this);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Packs a <see cref="Vector4"/> into a uint.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="vector">The vector containing the values to pack.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ulong containing the packed values.</returns>
+        private static uint Pack(ref Vector4 vector)
+        {
+            return Pack(vector.X, vector.Y, vector.Z, vector.W);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Packs a <see cref="Vector3"/> into a uint.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="vector">The vector containing the values to pack.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ulong containing the packed values.</returns>
+        private static uint Pack(ref Vector3 vector)
+        {
+            return Pack(vector.X, vector.Y, vector.Z, 1);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Packs the four floats into a 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>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static uint Pack(float x, float y, float z, float w)
+        {
+            return (uint)((byte)Math.Round(x.Clamp(Zero, One) * MaxBytes)
+                   | ((byte)Math.Round(y.Clamp(Zero, One) * MaxBytes) << 8)
+                   | (byte)Math.Round(z.Clamp(Zero, One) * MaxBytes) << 16
+                   | (byte)Math.Round(w.Clamp(Zero, One) * MaxBytes) << 24);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the hash code for this instance.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs
index 114a173eb0..2deb378f4f 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Colors/PackedVector/IPackedVector.cs
@@ -15,21 +15,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
     public interface IPackedVector<TPacked> : IPackedVector
         where TPacked : struct
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Directly gets the packed representation of the packed vector.
-        /// Typically packed in least to greatest significance order.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// The <see cref="TPacked"/>.
-        /// </returns>
-        TPacked GetPackedValue();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Directly sets the packed representation of the packed vector.
-        /// Typically packed in least to greatest significance order.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="value">The packed value.</param>
-        void SetPackedValue(TPacked value);
+        TPacked PackedValue { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -43,28 +29,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
         /// <param name="vector">The vector to create the packed representation from.</param>
         void PackFromVector4(Vector4 vector);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the packed representation from a <see cref="T:byte[]"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="x">The x-component to create the packed representation from.</param>
-        /// <param name="y">The y-component to create the packed representation from.</param>
-        /// <param name="z">The z-component to create the packed representation from.</param>
-        /// <param name="w">The w-component to create the packed representation from.</param>
-        void PackFromBytes(byte x, byte y, byte z, byte w);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Expands the packed representation into a <see cref="Vector4"/>.
         /// The vector components are typically expanded in least to greatest significance order.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Vector4"/>.</returns>
         Vector4 ToVector4();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Expands the packed representation into a <see cref="T:byte[]"/>.
-        /// The bytes are typically expanded in least to greatest significance order.
-        /// Red -> Green -> Blue -> Alpha
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="Vector4"/>.</returns>
-        byte[] ToBytes();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Extensions/ComparableExtensions.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Extensions/ComparableExtensions.cs
index cb0288fb7b..a2704ae65a 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Extensions/ComparableExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Extensions/ComparableExtensions.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,30 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             return value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Restricts a <see cref="uint"/> to be within a specified range.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The The value to clamp.</param>
+        /// <param name="min">The minimum value. If value is less than min, min will be returned.</param>
+        /// <param name="max">The maximum value. If value is greater than max, max will be returned.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The <see cref="int"/> representing the clamped value.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static uint Clamp(this uint value, uint min, uint max)
+        {
+            if (value > max)
+            {
+                return max;
+            }
+
+            if (value < min)
+            {
+                return min;
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Restricts a <see cref="int"/> to be within a specified range.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Helpers/ImageMaths.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Helpers/ImageMaths.cs
index f356841395..19da0af187 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Helpers/ImageMaths.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Common/Helpers/ImageMaths.cs
@@ -180,19 +180,19 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             switch (channel)
             {
                 case RgbaComponent.R:
-                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToBytes()[0] - b) > Epsilon;
+                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToVector4().X - b) > Epsilon;
                     break;
 
                 case RgbaComponent.G:
-                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToBytes()[1] - b) > Epsilon;
+                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToVector4().Y - b) > Epsilon;
                     break;
 
                 case RgbaComponent.B:
-                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToBytes()[2] - b) > Epsilon;
+                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToVector4().Z - b) > Epsilon;
                     break;
 
                 default:
-                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToBytes()[3] - b) > Epsilon;
+                    delegateFunc = (pixels, x, y, b) => Math.Abs(pixels[x, y].ToVector4().W - b) > Epsilon;
                     break;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/LomographProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/LomographProcessor.cs
index 16831e8d82..b4f7967d80 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/LomographProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/LomographProcessor.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         protected override void AfterApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
         {
             TColor packed = default(TColor);
-            packed.PackFromBytes(0, 10, 0, 255); // Very dark (mostly black) lime green.
+            packed.PackFromVector4(new Color(0, 10, 0).ToVector4()); // Very dark (mostly black) lime green.
             new VignetteProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { VignetteColor = packed }.Apply(source, sourceRectangle);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/PolaroidProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/PolaroidProcessor.cs
index 638997ce5d..6a464da841 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/PolaroidProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Filters/Processors/ColorMatrix/PolaroidProcessor.cs
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
         protected override void AfterApply(ImageBase<TColor, TPacked> source, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
         {
             TColor packedV = default(TColor);
-            packedV.PackFromBytes(102, 34, 0, 255); // Very dark orange [Brown tone]
+            packedV.PackFromVector4(new Color(102, 34, 0).ToVector4()); // Very dark orange [Brown tone]
             new VignetteProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { VignetteColor = packedV }.Apply(source, sourceRectangle);
 
             TColor packedG = default(TColor);
-            packedG.PackFromBytes(255, 153, 102, 178); // Light orange
+            packedG.PackFromVector4(new Color(255, 153, 102, 178).ToVector4()); // Light orange
             new GlowProcessor<TColor, TPacked> { GlowColor = packedG, Radius = source.Width / 4F }.Apply(source, sourceRectangle);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
index 9aa612b806..d353e5723c 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
 
                                 // Stored in b-> g-> r order.
                                 TColor packed = default(TColor);
-                                packed.PackFromBytes(colors[colorIndex + 2], colors[colorIndex + 1], colors[colorIndex], 255);
+                                packed.PackFromVector4(new Color(colors[colorIndex + 2], colors[colorIndex + 1], colors[colorIndex]).ToVector4());
                                 imageData[arrayOffset] = packed;
                             }
                         }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
 
                             // Stored in b-> g-> r order.
                             TColor packed = default(TColor);
-                            packed.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, 255);
+                            packed.PackFromVector4(new Color(r, g, b).ToVector4());
                             imageData[arrayOffset] = packed;
                         }
                     });
@@ -332,10 +332,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                             int offset = rowOffset + (x * 3);
                             int arrayOffset = ((row * width) + x);
 
-                            // We divide by 255 as we will store the colors in our floating point format.
                             // Stored in b-> g-> r-> a order.
                             TColor packed = default(TColor);
-                            packed.PackFromBytes(data[offset + 2], data[offset + 1], data[offset], 255);
+                            packed.PackFromVector4(new Color(data[offset + 2], data[offset + 1], data[offset]).ToVector4());
                             imageData[arrayOffset] = packed;
                         }
                     });
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
 
                             // Stored in b-> g-> r-> a order.
                             TColor packed = default(TColor);
-                            packed.PackFromBytes(data[offset + 2], data[offset + 1], data[offset], data[offset + 3]);
+                            packed.PackFromVector4(new Color(data[offset + 2], data[offset + 1], data[offset], data[offset + 3]).ToVector4());
                             imageData[arrayOffset] = packed;
                         }
                     });
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
index d296d32417..edd6639977 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                 for (int x = 0; x < pixels.Width; x++)
                 {
                     // Convert back to b-> g-> r-> a order.
-                    byte[] bytes = pixels[x, y].ToBytes();
-                    writer.Write(new[] { bytes[2], bytes[1], bytes[0], bytes[3] });
+                    Color color = new Color(pixels[x, y].ToVector4());
+                    writer.Write(new[] { color.B, color.G, color.R, color.A });
                 }
 
                 // Pad
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                 for (int x = 0; x < pixels.Width; x++)
                 {
                     // Convert back to b-> g-> r order.
-                    byte[] bytes = pixels[x, y].ToBytes();
-                    writer.Write(new[] { bytes[2], bytes[1], bytes[0] });
+                    Color color = new Color(pixels[x, y].ToVector4());
+                    writer.Write(new[] { color.B, color.G, color.R });
                 }
 
                 // Pad
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
index 766e5bb330..a587a7df30 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                     {
                         // Stored in r-> g-> b-> a order.
                         int indexOffset = index * 3;
-
                         TColor pixel = default(TColor);
-                        pixel.PackFromBytes(colorTable[indexOffset], colorTable[indexOffset + 1], colorTable[indexOffset + 2], 255);
+                        pixel.PackFromVector4(new Color(colorTable[indexOffset], colorTable[indexOffset + 1], colorTable[indexOffset + 2]).ToVector4());
                         this.currentFrame[offset] = pixel;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
index cf4d39a89c..b73a5bab59 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Gif/GifEncoderCore.cs
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                 i =>
                 {
                     int offset = i * 3;
-                    byte[] color = palette[i].ToBytes();
+                    Color color = new Color(palette[i].ToVector4());
 
-                    colorTable[offset] = color[0];
-                    colorTable[offset + 1] = color[1];
-                    colorTable[offset + 2] = color[2];
+                    colorTable[offset] = color.R;
+                    colorTable[offset + 1] = color.G;
+                    colorTable[offset + 2] = color.B;
                 });
 
             writer.Write(colorTable, 0, colorTableLength);
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderCore.cs.REMOVED.git-id b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderCore.cs.REMOVED.git-id
index 2fb48cb7e2..1f1ad448b0 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderCore.cs.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderCore.cs.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-457ce2b70d772a8f3b259b2d624fcb41c75357e1
\ No newline at end of file
+c27ddeac481f3a9631dcb53248a98676c8016f42
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
index ef6df20ab3..57ab791817 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Jpg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
+
+using System.Numerics;
+
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
 {
     using System;
@@ -349,10 +352,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
             {
                 for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
                 {
-                    // Bytes are expected in r->g->b->a oder.
-                    byte[] pixel = pixels[Math.Min(x + i, xmax), Math.Min(y + j, ymax)].ToBytes();
-
-                    YCbCr color = new Color(pixel[0], pixel[1], pixel[2], pixel[3]);
+                    YCbCr color = new Color(pixels[Math.Min(x + i, xmax), Math.Min(y + j, ymax)].ToVector4());
                     int index = (8 * j) + i;
                     yBlock[index] = (int)color.Y;
                     cbBlock[index] = (int)color.Cb;
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
index ab27ccd179..c449b72d99 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 
+using System.Numerics;
+
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
 {
     using System;
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                         byte intensity = defilteredScanline[offset];
 
                         TColor color = default(TColor);
-                        color.PackFromBytes(intensity, intensity, intensity, 255);
+                        color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(intensity, intensity, intensity, 255) / 255F);
                         pixels[(row * this.header.Width) + x] = color;
                     }
 
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                         byte alpha = defilteredScanline[offset + bytesPerSample];
 
                         TColor color = default(TColor);
-                        color.PackFromBytes(intensity, intensity, intensity, alpha);
+                        color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(intensity, intensity, intensity, alpha) / 255F);
                         pixels[(row * this.header.Width) + x] = color;
                     }
 
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                                 byte r = this.palette[pixelOffset];
                                 byte g = this.palette[pixelOffset + 1];
                                 byte b = this.palette[pixelOffset + 2];
-                                color.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, a);
+                                color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(r, g, b, a) / 255F);
                             }
 
                             pixels[offset] = color;
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                             byte b = this.palette[pixelOffset + 2];
 
                             TColor color = default(TColor);
-                            color.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, 255);
+                            color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(r, g, b, 255) / 255F);
                             pixels[offset] = color;
                         }
                     }
@@ -416,7 +418,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                         byte b = defilteredScanline[offset + 2 * bytesPerSample];
 
                         TColor color = default(TColor);
-                        color.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, 255);
+                        color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(r, g, b, 255) / 255F);
                         pixels[(row * this.header.Width) + x] = color;
                     }
 
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                         byte a = defilteredScanline[offset + 3 * bytesPerSample];
 
                         TColor color = default(TColor);
-                        color.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, a);
+                        color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(r, g, b, a) / 255F);
                         pixels[(row * this.header.Width) + x] = color;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
index f666f0f0ee..0613c26ad9 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
@@ -264,15 +264,17 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                    Bootstrapper.Instance.ParallelOptions,
                    y =>
                    {
-                       // Color data is stored in r -> g -> b -> a order
                        for (int x = 0; x < this.width; x++)
                        {
                            int dataOffset = (y * stride) + (x * this.bytesPerPixel);
-                           byte[] source = pixels[x, y].ToBytes();
+                           Color source = new Color(pixels[x, y].ToVector4());
 
-                           for (int i = 0; i < this.bytesPerPixel; i++)
+                           this.pixelData[dataOffset] = source.R;
+                           this.pixelData[dataOffset + 1] = source.G;
+                           this.pixelData[dataOffset + 2] = source.B;
+                           if (this.bytesPerPixel == 4)
                            {
-                               this.pixelData[dataOffset + i] = source[i];
+                               this.pixelData[dataOffset + 3] = source.A;
                            }
                        }
                    });
@@ -511,12 +513,10 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Formats
                 i =>
                 {
                     int offset = i * 3;
-                    byte[] color = palette[i].ToBytes();
-
-                    // Expected format r->g->b
-                    colorTable[offset] = color[0];
-                    colorTable[offset + 1] = color[1];
-                    colorTable[offset + 2] = color[2];
+                    Color color = new Color(palette[i].ToVector4());
+                    colorTable[offset] = color.R;
+                    colorTable[offset + 1] = color.G;
+                    colorTable[offset + 2] = color.B;
                 });
 
             this.WriteChunk(stream, PngChunkTypes.Palette, colorTable);
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/PixelAccessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/PixelAccessor.cs
index d6f15047ee..8ebfb355e8 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/PixelAccessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Image/PixelAccessor.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
     using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Encapsulates properties to provides per-pixel access to an images pixels.
+    /// Provides per-pixel access to generic <see cref="Image{TColor,TPacked}"/> pixels.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TPacked">The packed format. <example>uint, long, float.</example></typeparam>
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Octree/OctreeQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Octree/OctreeQuantizer.cs
index 7e872bed12..89d18575a6 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Octree/OctreeQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Octree/OctreeQuantizer.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
             byte paletteIndex = (byte)this.colors;
 
             // Get the palette index if it's transparency meets criterea.
-            if (pixel.ToBytes()[3] > this.Threshold)
+            if (new Color(pixel.ToVector4()).A > this.Threshold)
             {
                 paletteIndex = (byte)this.octree.GetPaletteIndex(pixel);
             }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
             /// </param>
             public void AddColor(TColor pixel)
             {
-                TPacked packed = pixel.GetPackedValue();
+                TPacked packed = pixel.PackedValue;
                 // Check if this request is for the same color as the last
                 if (this.previousColor.Equals(packed))
                 {
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                     {
                         // Go to the next level down in the tree
                         int shift = 7 - level;
-                        byte[] components = pixel.ToBytes();
-                        int index = ((components[2] & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
-                                    ((components[1] & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
-                                    ((components[0] & Mask[level]) >> shift);
+                        Color color = new Color(pixel.ToVector4());
+                        int index = ((color.B & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
+                                    ((color.G & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
+                                    ((color.R & Mask[level]) >> shift);
 
                         OctreeNode child = this.children[index];
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
 
                         // And set the color of the palette entry
                         TColor pixel = default(TColor);
-                        pixel.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, 255);
+                        pixel.PackFromVector4(new Color(r, g, b).ToVector4());
                         palette.Add(pixel);
                     }
                     else
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                     if (!this.leaf)
                     {
                         int shift = 7 - level;
-                        byte[] components = pixel.ToBytes();
-                        int pixelIndex = ((components[2] & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
-                                         ((components[1] & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
-                                         ((components[0] & Mask[level]) >> shift);
+                        Color color = new Color(pixel.ToVector4());
+                        int pixelIndex = ((color.B & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 2)) |
+                                         ((color.G & Mask[level]) >> (shift - 1)) |
+                                         ((color.R & Mask[level]) >> shift);
 
                         if (this.children[pixelIndex] != null)
                         {
@@ -516,10 +516,10 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                 public void Increment(TColor pixel)
                 {
                     this.pixelCount++;
-                    byte[] components = pixel.ToBytes();
-                    this.red += components[0];
-                    this.green += components[1];
-                    this.blue += components[2];
+                    Color color = new Color(pixel.ToVector4());
+                    this.red += color.R;
+                    this.green += color.G;
+                    this.blue += color.B;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
index a075705358..0a3f12ba8d 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
             {
                 // Not found - loop through the palette and find the nearest match.
                 // Firstly check the alpha value - if less than the threshold, lookup the transparent color
-                byte[] bytes = pixel.ToBytes();
-                if (!(bytes[3] > this.Threshold))
+                Color color =new Color(pixel.ToVector4());
+                if (!(color.A > this.Threshold))
                 {
                     // Transparent. Lookup the first color with an alpha value of 0
                     for (int index = 0; index < this.colors.Length; index++)
                     {
-                        if (this.colors[index].ToBytes()[3] == 0)
+                        if (new Color(this.colors[index].ToVector4()).A == 0)
                         {
                             colorIndex = (byte)index;
                             this.TransparentIndex = colorIndex;
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                 {
                     // Not transparent...
                     int leastDistance = int.MaxValue;
-                    int red = bytes[0];
-                    int green = bytes[1];
-                    int blue = bytes[2];
+                    int red = color.R;
+                    int green = color.G;
+                    int blue = color.B;
 
                     // Loop through the entire palette, looking for the closest color match
                     for (int index = 0; index < this.colors.Length; index++)
                     {
-                        byte[] paletteColor = this.colors[index].ToBytes();
-                        int redDistance = paletteColor[0] - red;
-                        int greenDistance = paletteColor[1] - green;
-                        int blueDistance = paletteColor[2] - blue;
+                        Color paletteColor = new Color(this.colors[index].ToVector4());
+                        int redDistance = paletteColor.R - red;
+                        int greenDistance = paletteColor.G - green;
+                        int blueDistance = paletteColor.B - blue;
 
                         int distance = (redDistance * redDistance) +
                                        (greenDistance * greenDistance) +
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Wu/WuQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Wu/WuQuantizer.cs
index 5a9aefcb24..ed48203063 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Wu/WuQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Quantizers/Wu/WuQuantizer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 // </copyright>
 
+using System.Numerics;
+
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
 {
     using System;
@@ -332,12 +334,12 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                 for (int x = 0; x < pixels.Width; x++)
                 {
                     // Colors are expected in r->g->b->a format
-                    byte[] color = pixels[x, y].ToBytes();
+                   Color color = new Color(pixels[x, y].ToVector4());
 
-                    byte r = color[0];
-                    byte g = color[1];
-                    byte b = color[2];
-                    byte a = color[3];
+                    byte r = color.R;
+                    byte g = color.G;
+                    byte b = color.B;
+                    byte a = color.A;
 
                     int inr = r >> (8 - IndexBits);
                     int ing = g >> (8 - IndexBits);
@@ -745,7 +747,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                     byte a = (byte)(Volume(cube[k], this.vma) / weight);
 
                     TColor color = default(TColor);
-                    color.PackFromBytes(r, g, b, a);
+                    color.PackFromVector4(new Vector4(r, g, b, a) / 255F);
 
                     if (color.Equals(default(TColor)))
                     {
@@ -770,13 +772,13 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Quantizers
                         for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
                         {
                             // Expected order r->g->b->a
-                            byte[] color = imagePixels[x, y].ToBytes();
-                            int r = color[0] >> (8 - IndexBits);
-                            int g = color[1] >> (8 - IndexBits);
-                            int b = color[2] >> (8 - IndexBits);
-                            int a = color[3] >> (8 - IndexAlphaBits);
+                            Color color = new Color(imagePixels[x, y].ToVector4());
+                            int r = color.R >> (8 - IndexBits);
+                            int g = color.G >> (8 - IndexBits);
+                            int b = color.B >> (8 - IndexBits);
+                            int a = color.A >> (8 - IndexAlphaBits);
 
-                            if (transparentIndex > -1 && color[3] <= this.Threshold)
+                            if (transparentIndex > -1 && color.A <= this.Threshold)
                             {
                                 pixels[(y * width) + x] = (byte)transparentIndex;
                                 continue;
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Image/GetSetPixel.cs b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Image/GetSetPixel.cs
index eb742404ef..09d8c862f9 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Image/GetSetPixel.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Image/GetSetPixel.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     public class GetSetPixel
     {
-        [Benchmark(Baseline = true, Description = "System.Drawing GetSeTColor pixel")]
+        [Benchmark(Baseline = true, Description = "System.Drawing GetSet pixel")]
         public SystemColor ResizeSystemDrawing()
         {
             using (Bitmap source = new Bitmap(400, 400))
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        [Benchmark(Description = "ImageProcessorCore GetSeTColor pixel")]
+        [Benchmark(Description = "ImageProcessorCore GetSet pixel")]
         public CoreColor ResizeCore()
         {
             CoreImage image = new CoreImage(400, 400);
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Colors/ColorTests.cs b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Colors/ColorTests.cs
index 69ed6ff73d..82e1bd80e5 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Colors/ColorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Colors/ColorTests.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Tests
         {
             const string First = "FF000000";
             Color color = Color.Black;
-            string second = color.GetPackedValue().ToString("X");
+            string second = color.PackedValue.ToString("X");
             Assert.Equal(First, second);
         }
     }