diff --git a/orx-color/src/commonMain/kotlin/tools/ColorRGBaExtensions.kt b/orx-color/src/commonMain/kotlin/tools/ColorRGBaExtensions.kt
index 364a3e52..0da1c828 100644
--- a/orx-color/src/commonMain/kotlin/tools/ColorRGBaExtensions.kt
+++ b/orx-color/src/commonMain/kotlin/tools/ColorRGBaExtensions.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package org.openrndr.extra.color.tools
 import org.openrndr.color.*
 import org.openrndr.extra.color.spaces.*
 
-inline fun <reified T : AlgebraicColor<T>> ColorRGBa.blendWith(other: ColorRGBa, steps: Int): Sequence<ColorRGBa> {
+inline fun <reified T> ColorRGBa.blendWith(other: ColorRGBa, steps: Int): Sequence<ColorRGBa>
+        where T : AlgebraicColor<T>,
+        T: ColorModel<T> {
     return sequence {
         for (step in 0 until steps) {
             yield(mixedWith<T>(other, step / (steps - 1.0)))
@@ -11,30 +13,36 @@ inline fun <reified T : AlgebraicColor<T>> ColorRGBa.blendWith(other: ColorRGBa,
     }
 }
 
-inline fun <reified T : AlgebraicColor<T>> ColorRGBa.mixedWith(other: ColorRGBa, factor: Double): ColorRGBa {
-
-    val mixed = when (T::class) {
-        ColorHSLa::class -> this.toHSLa().mix(other.toHSLa(), factor)
-        ColorHSVa::class -> this.toHSVa().mix(other.toHSVa(), factor)
-        ColorRGBa::class -> this.mix(other, factor)
-
-        ColorHSLUVa::class -> this.toHSLUVa().mix(other.toHSLUVa(), factor)
-        ColorOKLABa::class -> this.toOKLABa().mix(other.toOKLABa(), factor)
-        ColorOKLCHa::class -> this.toOKLCHa().mix(other.toOKLCHa(), factor)
-        ColorOKHSLa::class -> this.toOKHSLa().mix(other.toOKHSLa(), factor)
-        ColorOKHSVa::class -> this.toOKHSVa().mix(other.toOKHSVa(), factor)
-
-        ColorLABa::class -> this.toLABa().mix(other.toLABa(), factor)
-        ColorLUVa::class -> this.toLUVa().mix(other.toLUVa(), factor)
-        ColorLCHABa::class -> this.toLCHABa().mix(other.toLCHABa(), factor)
-        ColorLCHUVa::class -> this.toLCHUVa().mix(other.toLCHUVa(), factor)
-        ColorOKHSLa::class -> this.toOKHSLa().mix(other.toOKHSLa(), factor)
-        ColorXYZa::class -> this.toXYZa().mix(other.toXYZa(), factor)
-        ColorXSLUVa::class -> this.toXSLUVa().mix(other.toXSLUVa(), factor)
-        ColorXSVa::class -> this.toXSVa().mix(other.toXSVa(), factor)
-        ColorXSLa::class -> this.toXSLa().mix(other.toXSLa(), factor)
+inline fun <reified T : ColorModel<T>> ColorRGBa.convertTo(): T {
+    val converted = when (T::class) {
+        ColorHSLa::class -> this.toHSLa()
+        ColorHSVa::class -> this.toHSVa()
+        ColorRGBa::class -> this
+        ColorHSLUVa::class -> this.toHSLUVa()
+        ColorOKLABa::class -> this.toOKLABa()
+        ColorOKLCHa::class -> this.toOKLCHa()
+        ColorOKHSLa::class -> this.toOKHSLa()
+        ColorOKHSVa::class -> this.toOKHSVa()
+        ColorLABa::class -> this.toLABa()
+        ColorLUVa::class -> this.toLUVa()
+        ColorLCHABa::class -> this.toLCHABa()
+        ColorLCHUVa::class -> this.toLCHUVa()
+        ColorOKHSLa::class -> this.toOKHSLa()
+        ColorXYZa::class -> this.toXYZa()
+        ColorXSLUVa::class -> this.toXSLUVa()
+        ColorXSVa::class -> this.toXSVa()
+        ColorXSLa::class -> this.toXSLa()
         else -> error("color model ${T::class} not supported")
-    }.toRGBa()
+    }
+    return converted as T
+}
+
+inline fun <reified T> ColorRGBa.mixedWith(other: ColorRGBa, factor: Double): ColorRGBa
+        where T : AlgebraicColor<T>, T : ColorModel<T> {
+
+    val source = convertTo<T>()
+    val target = other.convertTo<T>()
+    val mixed = source.mix(target, factor).toRGBa()
 
     return if (mixed.linearity.isEquivalent(linearity)) {
         mixed
@@ -47,30 +55,14 @@ inline fun <reified T : AlgebraicColor<T>> ColorRGBa.mixedWith(other: ColorRGBa,
             mixed
         }
     }
-
-    return this
 }
 
 inline fun <reified T> ColorRGBa.saturate(factor: Double): ColorRGBa
         where T : SaturatableColor<T>,
+              T : ColorModel<T>,
               T : ConvertibleToColorRGBa {
 
-    val converted = when (T::class) {
-        ColorHPLUVa::class -> toHPLUVa()
-        ColorHSLUVa::class -> toHSLUVa()
-        ColorHSLa::class -> toHSLa()
-        ColorHSVa::class -> toHSVa()
-        ColorXSLa::class -> toXSLa()
-        ColorXSVa::class -> toXSVa()
-        ColorOKLCHa::class -> toOKLCHa()
-        ColorOKHSLa::class -> toOKHSLa()
-        ColorOKHSVa::class -> toOKHSVa()
-        ColorXSLUVa::class -> toXSLUVa()
-        ColorOKLCHa::class -> toOKLCHa()
-        else -> error("Color space ${T::class} not supported")
-    }
-    val saturated = (converted.saturate(factor) as ConvertibleToColorRGBa).toRGBa()
-
+    val saturated = convertTo<T>().saturate(factor).toRGBa()
     return if (saturated.linearity.isEquivalent(linearity)) {
         saturated
     } else {
@@ -85,22 +77,10 @@ inline fun <reified T> ColorRGBa.saturate(factor: Double): ColorRGBa
 }
 
 inline fun <reified T> ColorRGBa.shiftHue(degrees: Double): ColorRGBa where
-        T : HueShiftableColor<T>, T : ConvertibleToColorRGBa {
-    val converted = when (T::class) {
-        ColorHSLa::class -> toHSLa()
-        ColorHSVa::class -> toHSVa()
-        ColorXSLa::class -> toXSLa()
-        ColorXSVa::class -> toXSVa()
-        ColorOKLCHa::class -> toOKLCHa()
-        ColorLCHABa::class -> toLCHABa()
-        ColorLCHUVa::class -> toLCHABa()
-        ColorOKHSLa::class -> toOKHSLa()
-        ColorOKHSVa::class -> toOKHSVa()
-        ColorHPLUVa::class -> toHPLUVa()
-        ColorHSLUVa::class -> toHSLUVa()
-        ColorXSLUVa::class -> toXSLUVa()
-        else -> error("Color space ${T::class} not supported")
-    }
+        T : HueShiftableColor<T>,
+        T : ColorModel<T>,
+        T : ConvertibleToColorRGBa {
+    val converted = convertTo<T>()
     val shifted = (converted.shiftHue(degrees) as ConvertibleToColorRGBa).toRGBa()
     return if (shifted.linearity.isEquivalent(linearity)) {
         shifted