diff --git a/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.cc b/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97af8aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+// ColorLUT.cc for Fluxbox Window Manager 
+// Copyright (c) 2013 - Mathias Gumz <akira at fluxbox dot org>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+#include "ColorLUT.hh"
+
+
+// created by:
+//
+//   #include <unistd.h>
+//   #include <stdlib.h>
+//   int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+//
+//       double s = 1.0;
+//
+//       if (argc > 1) {
+//           s = atof(argv[1]);
+//       }
+//
+//       size_t i; unsigned char c; double v;
+//       for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
+//           c = 255;
+//           v = s * i;
+//           if (v < c)
+//               c = (unsigned char)v;
+//           write(1, &c, 1);
+//       }
+//
+//       return 0;
+//   }
+//
+// and then piped to 'xxd -i'
+
+// ./a.out 1.5 | xxd -i -c 8 # value + (value >> 1))
+//
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+const unsigned char ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[256] = {
+  0x00, 0x01, 0x03, 0x04, 0x06, 0x07, 0x09, 0x0a,
+  0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x12, 0x13, 0x15, 0x16,
+  0x18, 0x19, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x21, 0x22,
+  0x24, 0x25, 0x27, 0x28, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2d, 0x2e,
+  0x30, 0x31, 0x33, 0x34, 0x36, 0x37, 0x39, 0x3a,
+  0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x42, 0x43, 0x45, 0x46,
+  0x48, 0x49, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4e, 0x4f, 0x51, 0x52,
+  0x54, 0x55, 0x57, 0x58, 0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5d, 0x5e,
+  0x60, 0x61, 0x63, 0x64, 0x66, 0x67, 0x69, 0x6a,
+  0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x72, 0x73, 0x75, 0x76,
+  0x78, 0x79, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x81, 0x82,
+  0x84, 0x85, 0x87, 0x88, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8d, 0x8e,
+  0x90, 0x91, 0x93, 0x94, 0x96, 0x97, 0x99, 0x9a,
+  0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa5, 0xa6,
+  0xa8, 0xa9, 0xab, 0xac, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb1, 0xb2,
+  0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xbe,
+  0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc3, 0xc4, 0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc9, 0xca,
+  0xcc, 0xcd, 0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd5, 0xd6,
+  0xd8, 0xd9, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xde, 0xdf, 0xe1, 0xe2,
+  0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe7, 0xe8, 0xea, 0xeb, 0xed, 0xee,
+  0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf9, 0xfa,
+  0xfc, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
+};
+
+// ./a.out 1.125 | xxd -i -c 8 # value + (value >> 3)
+const unsigned char ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125[256] = {
+  0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+  0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10,
+  0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19,
+  0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x22,
+  0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b,
+  0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34,
+  0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b, 0x3c, 0x3d,
+  0x3f, 0x40, 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x46,
+  0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f,
+  0x51, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54, 0x55, 0x56, 0x57, 0x58,
+  0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5c, 0x5d, 0x5e, 0x5f, 0x60, 0x61,
+  0x63, 0x64, 0x65, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x6a,
+  0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71, 0x72, 0x73,
+  0x75, 0x76, 0x77, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7c,
+  0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83, 0x84, 0x85,
+  0x87, 0x88, 0x89, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8e,
+  0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95, 0x96, 0x97,
+  0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa0,
+  0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7, 0xa8, 0xa9,
+  0xab, 0xac, 0xad, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb2,
+  0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9, 0xba, 0xbb,
+  0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc4,
+  0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc8, 0xc9, 0xca, 0xcb, 0xcc, 0xcd,
+  0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd1, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd4, 0xd5, 0xd6,
+  0xd8, 0xd9, 0xda, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xdd, 0xde, 0xdf,
+  0xe1, 0xe2, 0xe3, 0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe6, 0xe7, 0xe8,
+  0xea, 0xeb, 0xec, 0xed, 0xee, 0xef, 0xf0, 0xf1,
+  0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9, 0xfa,
+  0xfc, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
+};
+
+
+// ./a.out 0.75 | xxd -i -c 8 # (value >> 1) + (value >> 2))
+const unsigned char ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[256] = {
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05,
+  0x06, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b,
+  0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x11,
+  0x12, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17,
+  0x18, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d,
+  0x1e, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x21, 0x22, 0x23,
+  0x24, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29,
+  0x2a, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2c, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f,
+  0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x33, 0x34, 0x35,
+  0x36, 0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b,
+  0x3c, 0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3e, 0x3f, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x41,
+  0x42, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x45, 0x46, 0x47,
+  0x48, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d,
+  0x4e, 0x4e, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x51, 0x51, 0x52, 0x53,
+  0x54, 0x54, 0x55, 0x56, 0x57, 0x57, 0x58, 0x59,
+  0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5c, 0x5d, 0x5d, 0x5e, 0x5f,
+  0x60, 0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x63, 0x64, 0x65,
+  0x66, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x69, 0x6a, 0x6b,
+  0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71,
+  0x72, 0x72, 0x73, 0x74, 0x75, 0x75, 0x76, 0x77,
+  0x78, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7d,
+  0x7e, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83,
+  0x84, 0x84, 0x85, 0x86, 0x87, 0x87, 0x88, 0x89,
+  0x8a, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8d, 0x8e, 0x8f,
+  0x90, 0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95,
+  0x96, 0x96, 0x97, 0x98, 0x99, 0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b,
+  0x9c, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa1,
+  0xa2, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7,
+  0xa8, 0xa8, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0xab, 0xac, 0xad,
+  0xae, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3,
+  0xb4, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9,
+  0xba, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbc, 0xbd, 0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf
+};
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.hh b/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66b8493f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FbTk/ColorLUT.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// ColorLUT.hh for Fluxbox Window Manager 
+// Copyright (c) 2013 - Mathias Gumz <akira at fluxbox dot org>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+namespace ColorLUT {
+
+extern const unsigned char PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[256];
+extern const unsigned char PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125[256];
+extern const unsigned char PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[256];
+
+}
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/FbTk/Makefile.am b/src/FbTk/Makefile.am
index 298b8c58..d54eaaed 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/FbTk/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ if IMLIB2
 imlib2_SOURCE= ImageImlib2.hh ImageImlib2.cc
 endif
 
-libFbTk_a_SOURCES = App.hh App.cc Color.cc Color.hh Command.hh \
+libFbTk_a_SOURCES = App.hh App.cc \
+	Color.cc Color.hh Command.hh \
+	ColorLUT.cc ColorLUT.hh \
 	Accessor.hh DefaultValue.hh \
 	FileUtil.hh FileUtil.cc \
 	EventHandler.hh EventManager.hh EventManager.cc \
diff --git a/src/FbTk/Texture.cc b/src/FbTk/Texture.cc
index 408ff5b9..da45bc4e 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Texture.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/Texture.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@
   #include <string.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "ColorLUT.hh"
+
+namespace {
+
+unsigned short inline brighten(unsigned short c) {
+    return 0x101 * FbTk::ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[c];
+}
+
+unsigned short inline darken(unsigned short c) {
+    return 0x101 * FbTk::ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[c];
+}
+
+}
+
 namespace FbTk {
 
 void Texture::setFromString(const char * const texture_str) {
@@ -100,27 +114,21 @@ void Texture::setFromString(const char * const texture_str) {
 
 void Texture::calcHiLoColors(int screen_num) {
     Display *disp = FbTk::App::instance()->display();
-    XColor xcol;
     Colormap colm = DefaultColormap(disp, screen_num);
+    XColor xcol;
 
-    xcol.red = (unsigned int) (m_color.red() + (m_color.red() >> 1));
-    if (xcol.red >= 0xff) xcol.red = 0xffff;
-    else xcol.red *= 0x101;
-    xcol.green = (unsigned int) (m_color.green() + (m_color.green() >> 1));
-    if (xcol.green >= 0xff) xcol.green = 0xffff;
-    else xcol.green *= 0x101;
-    xcol.blue = (unsigned int) (m_color.blue() + (m_color.blue() >> 1));
-    if (xcol.blue >= 0xff) xcol.blue = 0xffff;
-    else xcol.blue *= 0x101;
+    xcol.red = ::brighten(m_color.red());
+    xcol.green = ::brighten(m_color.green());
+    xcol.blue = ::brighten(m_color.blue());
 
     if (! XAllocColor(disp, colm, &xcol))
         xcol.pixel = 0;
 
     m_hicolor.setPixel(xcol.pixel);
 
-    xcol.red = (unsigned int) ((m_color.red() >> 2) + (m_color.red() >> 1)) * 0x101;
-    xcol.green = (unsigned int) ((m_color.green() >> 2) + (m_color.green() >> 1)) * 0x101;
-    xcol.blue = (unsigned int) ((m_color.blue() >> 2) + (m_color.blue() >> 1)) * 0x101;
+    xcol.red = ::darken(m_color.red());
+    xcol.green = ::darken(m_color.green());
+    xcol.blue = ::darken(m_color.blue());
 
     if (! XAllocColor(disp, colm, &xcol))
         xcol.pixel = 0;
diff --git a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
index 3dd1254b..75c937e4 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "GContext.hh"
 #include "I18n.hh"
 #include "StringUtil.hh"
+#include "ColorLUT.hh"
 
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -48,147 +49,9 @@ using std::endl;
 using std::string;
 using std::max;
 using std::min;
-
-namespace {
-
-// lookup tables to brighten or darken an unsigned char
-//
-// created by:
-//
-//   #include <unistd.h>
-//   #include <stdlib.h>
-//   int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-//
-//       double s = 1.0;
-//
-//       if (argc > 1) {
-//           s = atof(argv[1]);
-//       }
-//
-//       size_t i; unsigned char c; double v;
-//       for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
-//           c = 255;
-//           v = s * i;
-//           if (v < c)
-//               c = (unsigned char)v;
-//           write(1, &c, 1);
-//       }
-//
-//       return 0;
-//   }
-//
-// and then piped to 'xxd -i'
-
-// ./a.out 1.5 | xxd -i -c 8 # value + (value >> 1))
-const unsigned char LOOKUP_1_5[] = {
-  0x00, 0x01, 0x03, 0x04, 0x06, 0x07, 0x09, 0x0a,
-  0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x12, 0x13, 0x15, 0x16,
-  0x18, 0x19, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x21, 0x22,
-  0x24, 0x25, 0x27, 0x28, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2d, 0x2e,
-  0x30, 0x31, 0x33, 0x34, 0x36, 0x37, 0x39, 0x3a,
-  0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x42, 0x43, 0x45, 0x46,
-  0x48, 0x49, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4e, 0x4f, 0x51, 0x52,
-  0x54, 0x55, 0x57, 0x58, 0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5d, 0x5e,
-  0x60, 0x61, 0x63, 0x64, 0x66, 0x67, 0x69, 0x6a,
-  0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x72, 0x73, 0x75, 0x76,
-  0x78, 0x79, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x81, 0x82,
-  0x84, 0x85, 0x87, 0x88, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8d, 0x8e,
-  0x90, 0x91, 0x93, 0x94, 0x96, 0x97, 0x99, 0x9a,
-  0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa5, 0xa6,
-  0xa8, 0xa9, 0xab, 0xac, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb1, 0xb2,
-  0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xbe,
-  0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc3, 0xc4, 0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc9, 0xca,
-  0xcc, 0xcd, 0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd5, 0xd6,
-  0xd8, 0xd9, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xde, 0xdf, 0xe1, 0xe2,
-  0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe7, 0xe8, 0xea, 0xeb, 0xed, 0xee,
-  0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf9, 0xfa,
-  0xfc, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
-};
-
-// ./a.out 1.125 | xxd -i -c 8 # value + (value >> 3)
-const unsigned char LOOKUP_1_125[] = {
-  0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
-  0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10,
-  0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19,
-  0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x22,
-  0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b,
-  0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34,
-  0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b, 0x3c, 0x3d,
-  0x3f, 0x40, 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x46,
-  0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f,
-  0x51, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54, 0x55, 0x56, 0x57, 0x58,
-  0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5c, 0x5d, 0x5e, 0x5f, 0x60, 0x61,
-  0x63, 0x64, 0x65, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x6a,
-  0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71, 0x72, 0x73,
-  0x75, 0x76, 0x77, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7c,
-  0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83, 0x84, 0x85,
-  0x87, 0x88, 0x89, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8e,
-  0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95, 0x96, 0x97,
-  0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa0,
-  0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7, 0xa8, 0xa9,
-  0xab, 0xac, 0xad, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb2,
-  0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9, 0xba, 0xbb,
-  0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc4,
-  0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc8, 0xc9, 0xca, 0xcb, 0xcc, 0xcd,
-  0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd1, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd4, 0xd5, 0xd6,
-  0xd8, 0xd9, 0xda, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xdd, 0xde, 0xdf,
-  0xe1, 0xe2, 0xe3, 0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe6, 0xe7, 0xe8,
-  0xea, 0xeb, 0xec, 0xed, 0xee, 0xef, 0xf0, 0xf1,
-  0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9, 0xfa,
-  0xfc, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
-  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
-};
-
-
-// ./a.out 0.75 | xxd -i -c 8 # (value >> 1) + (value >> 2))
-const unsigned char LOOKUP_0_75[] = {
-  0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05,
-  0x06, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b,
-  0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x11,
-  0x12, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17,
-  0x18, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d,
-  0x1e, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x21, 0x22, 0x23,
-  0x24, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29,
-  0x2a, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2c, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f,
-  0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x33, 0x34, 0x35,
-  0x36, 0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b,
-  0x3c, 0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3e, 0x3f, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x41,
-  0x42, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x45, 0x46, 0x47,
-  0x48, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d,
-  0x4e, 0x4e, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x51, 0x51, 0x52, 0x53,
-  0x54, 0x54, 0x55, 0x56, 0x57, 0x57, 0x58, 0x59,
-  0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5c, 0x5d, 0x5d, 0x5e, 0x5f,
-  0x60, 0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x63, 0x64, 0x65,
-  0x66, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x69, 0x6a, 0x6b,
-  0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71,
-  0x72, 0x72, 0x73, 0x74, 0x75, 0x75, 0x76, 0x77,
-  0x78, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7d,
-  0x7e, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83,
-  0x84, 0x84, 0x85, 0x86, 0x87, 0x87, 0x88, 0x89,
-  0x8a, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8d, 0x8e, 0x8f,
-  0x90, 0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95,
-  0x96, 0x96, 0x97, 0x98, 0x99, 0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b,
-  0x9c, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa1,
-  0xa2, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7,
-  0xa8, 0xa8, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0xab, 0xac, 0xad,
-  0xae, 0xae, 0xaf, 0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3,
-  0xb4, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9,
-  0xba, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbc, 0xbd, 0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf
-};
-
-}
+using FbTk::ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5;
+using FbTk::ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125;
+using FbTk::ColorLUT::PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75;
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
@@ -204,24 +67,24 @@ struct RGBA {
 
     // 1.5 of current value, clamp to ~0 (0xff)
     static void brighten_1_5(RGBA& color) {
-        color.r = LOOKUP_1_5[color.r];
-        color.g = LOOKUP_1_5[color.g];
-        color.b = LOOKUP_1_5[color.b];
+        color.r = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[color.r];
+        color.g = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[color.g];
+        color.b = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_5[color.b];
     }
 
 
     // 1.125 of current value
     static void brighten_1_125(RGBA& color) {
-        color.r = LOOKUP_1_125[color.r];
-        color.g = LOOKUP_1_125[color.g];
-        color.b = LOOKUP_1_125[color.b];
+        color.r = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125[color.r];
+        color.g = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125[color.g];
+        color.b = PRE_MULTIPLY_1_125[color.b];
     }
 
     // 0.75 of old value
     static void darken(RGBA& color) {
-        color.r = LOOKUP_0_75[color.r];
-        color.g = LOOKUP_0_75[color.g];
-        color.b = LOOKUP_0_75[color.b];
+        color.r = PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[color.r];
+        color.g = PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[color.g];
+        color.b = PRE_MULTIPLY_0_75[color.b];
     }