diff --git a/src/data/font.cpp b/src/data/font.cpp
index ea16d53b..04c98ba7 100644
--- a/src/data/font.cpp
+++ b/src/data/font.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Font::Font()
   , underline(false)
   , scale_down_to(100000)
   , max_stretch(1.0)
-  , color(AColor(0,0,0))
+  , color(Color(0,0,0))
   , shadow_displacement(0,0)
   , shadow_blur(0)
-  , separator_color(AColor(0,0,0,128))
+  , separator_color(Color(0,0,0,128))
   , flags(FONT_NORMAL)
 {}
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void Font::initDependencies(Context& ctx, const Dependency& dep) const {
   shadow_color.initDependencies(ctx, dep);
 }
 
-FontP Font::make(int add_flags, AColor* other_color, double* other_size) const {
+FontP Font::make(int add_flags, Color* other_color, double* other_size) const {
   FontP f(new Font(*this));
   f->flags |= add_flags;
   if (add_flags & FONT_CODE_STRING) {
diff --git a/src/data/font.hpp b/src/data/font.hpp
index 314c436e..da906426 100644
--- a/src/data/font.hpp
+++ b/src/data/font.hpp
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ enum FontFlags
 /** Contains additional information about scaling, color and shadow */
 class Font : public IntrusivePtrBase<Font> {
   public:
-  Scriptable<String> name;        ///< Name of the font
-  Scriptable<String> italic_name;      ///< Font name for italic text (optional)
-  Scriptable<double> size;        ///< Size of the font
-  Scriptable<String> weight, style;    ///< Weight and style of the font (bold/italic)
-  Scriptable<bool>   underline;      ///< Underlined?
-  double             scale_down_to;    ///< Smallest size to scale down to
-  double             max_stretch;      ///< How much should the font be stretched before scaling down?
-  Scriptable<AColor> color;        ///< Color to use
-  Scriptable<AColor> shadow_color;    ///< Color for shadow
+  Scriptable<String> name;                 ///< Name of the font
+  Scriptable<String> italic_name;          ///< Font name for italic text (optional)
+  Scriptable<double> size;                 ///< Size of the font
+  Scriptable<String> weight, style;        ///< Weight and style of the font (bold/italic)
+  Scriptable<bool>   underline;            ///< Underlined?
+  double             scale_down_to;        ///< Smallest size to scale down to
+  double             max_stretch;          ///< How much should the font be stretched before scaling down?
+  Scriptable<Color>  color;                ///< Color to use
+  Scriptable<Color>  shadow_color;         ///< Color for shadow
   RealSize           shadow_displacement;  ///< Position of the shadow
-  double             shadow_blur;      ///< Blur radius of the shadow
-  AColor             separator_color;    ///< Color for <sep> text
-  int                flags;        ///< FontFlags for this font
+  double             shadow_blur;          ///< Blur radius of the shadow
+  Color              separator_color;      ///< Color for <sep> text
+  int                flags;                ///< FontFlags for this font
   
   Font();
   
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Font : public IntrusivePtrBase<Font> {
   }
   
   /// Add style to a font, and optionally change the color and size
-  FontP make(int add_flags, AColor* other_color, double* other_size) const;
+  FontP make(int add_flags, Color* other_color, double* other_size) const;
   
   /// Convert this font to a wxFont
   wxFont toWxFont(double scale) const;
diff --git a/src/data/keyword.cpp b/src/data/keyword.cpp
index 05dfac10..8b9324b4 100644
--- a/src/data/keyword.cpp
+++ b/src/data/keyword.cpp
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ KeywordParamValue::operator String() const {
 KeywordParamValue::operator int()    const { return *to_script(value); } // a bit of a hack
 KeywordParamValue::operator double() const { return *to_script(value); }
 KeywordParamValue::operator bool()   const { return *to_script(value); }
-KeywordParamValue::operator AColor() const { return *to_script(value); }
+KeywordParamValue::operator Color()  const { return *to_script(value); }
 int KeywordParamValue::itemCount()   const { return  to_script(value)->itemCount(); }
 
 ScriptValueP KeywordParamValue::getMember(const String& name) const {
diff --git a/src/data/keyword.hpp b/src/data/keyword.hpp
index 32999166..9ea82131 100644
--- a/src/data/keyword.hpp
+++ b/src/data/keyword.hpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class KeywordParamValue : public ScriptValue {
   virtual operator int()    const;
   virtual operator bool()   const;
   virtual operator double() const;
-  virtual operator AColor() const;
+  virtual operator Color()  const;
   virtual int itemCount()   const;
   virtual ScriptValueP getMember(const String& name) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/gfx/color.cpp b/src/gfx/color.cpp
index 8aabea6f..6ddd10d8 100644
--- a/src/gfx/color.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/color.cpp
@@ -13,47 +13,34 @@
 
 template <> void Reader::handle(Color& col) {
   col = parse_color(getValue());
-  if (!col.Ok()) col = *wxBLACK;
+  if (!col.Ok()) col = Color(0,0,0,0);
 }
 
-template <> void Reader::handle(AColor& col) {
-  col = parse_acolor(getValue());
-  if (!col.Ok()) col = AColor(0,0,0,0);
-}
-template <> void Writer::handle(const AColor& col) {
-  handle(format_acolor(col));
+template <> void Writer::handle(const Color& col) {
+  handle(format_color(col));
 }
 
 
 Color parse_color(const String& v) {
-  UInt r,g,b;
-  if (wxSscanf(v.c_str(),_("rgb(%u,%u,%u)"),&r,&g,&b)) {
-    return Color(r, g, b);
-  } else {
-    return Color(v);
-  }
-}
-
-AColor parse_acolor(const String& v) {
   UInt r,g,b,a;
   if (wxSscanf(v.c_str(),_("rgb(%u,%u,%u)"),&r,&g,&b)) {
-    return AColor(r, g, b);
+    return Color(r, g, b);
   } else if (wxSscanf(v.c_str(),_("rgba(%u,%u,%u,%u)"),&r,&g,&b,&a)) {
-    return AColor(r, g, b, a);
+    return Color(r, g, b, a);
   } else if (v == _("transparent")) {
-    return AColor(0,0,0,0);
+    return Color(0,0,0,0);
   } else {
     return Color(v);
   }
 }
 
-String format_acolor(AColor col) {
-  if (col.alpha == 255) {
+String format_color(Color col) {
+  if (col.Alpha() == 255) {
     return String::Format(_("rgb(%u,%u,%u)"), col.Red(), col.Green(), col.Blue());
-  } else if (col.alpha == 0) {
+  } else if (col.Alpha() == 0) {
     return _("transparent");
   } else {
-    return String::Format(_("rgba(%u,%u,%u,%u)"), col.Red(), col.Green(), col.Blue(), col.alpha);
+    return String::Format(_("rgba(%u,%u,%u,%u)"), col.Red(), col.Green(), col.Blue(), col.Alpha());
   }
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +49,8 @@ String format_acolor(AColor col) {
 Color lerp(const Color& a, const Color& b, double t) {
   return Color(static_cast<int>( a.Red()   + (b.Red()   - a.Red()  ) * t ),
                static_cast<int>( a.Green() + (b.Green() - a.Green()) * t ),
-               static_cast<int>( a.Blue()  + (b.Blue()  - a.Blue() ) * t ));
+               static_cast<int>( a.Blue()  + (b.Blue()  - a.Blue() ) * t ),
+               static_cast<int>( a.Alpha() + (b.Alpha() - a.Alpha()) * t ));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gfx/color.hpp b/src/gfx/color.hpp
index 10acb1d1..c4a2f372 100644
--- a/src/gfx/color.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/color.hpp
@@ -16,22 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Color with alpha
-
-/// Color with alpha channel
-class AColor : public Color {
-  public:
-  Byte alpha;  ///< The alpha value, in the range [0..255]
-  inline AColor()                                     :               alpha(0) {}
-  inline AColor(Byte r, Byte g, Byte b, Byte a = 255) : Color(r,g,b), alpha(a) {}
-  inline AColor(const Color& color,     Byte a = 255) : Color(color), alpha(a) {}
-  
-  inline bool operator == (const AColor& that) const {
-    return static_cast<const Color&>(*this) == static_cast<const Color&>(that) && alpha == that.alpha;
-  }
-  inline bool operator != (const AColor& that) const { return ! (*this == that); }
-};
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // RGB Color, packed into 3 bytes
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,11 +68,8 @@ struct RGB {
 /// Parse a color
 Color parse_color(const String& value);
 
-/// Parse a color with alpha
-AColor parse_acolor(const String& value);
-
-/// Convert an AColor to a string
-String format_acolor(AColor col);
+/// Convert a Color to a string
+String format_color(Color col);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Color utility functions
 
@@ -98,8 +79,6 @@ inline int col(int x) { return top(bot(x)); } ///< top and bottom range check fo
 
 /// Linear interpolation between colors
 Color lerp(const Color& a, const Color& b, double t);
-/// Linear interpolation between colors
-AColor lerp(const AColor& a, const AColor& b, double t);
 
 /// convert HSL to RGB, h,s,l must be in range [0...1)
 Color hsl2rgb(double h, double s, double l);
diff --git a/src/gfx/gfx.hpp b/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
index d502a9d7..87a48c48 100644
--- a/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void sharp_resample_and_clip(const Image& img_in, Image& img_out, wxRect rect, i
  *  rect    = rectangle to draw in (a rectangle somewhere around pos)
  *  stretch = amount to stretch in the direction of the text after drawing
  */
-void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, double stretch, Radians angle, AColor color, const String& text, int blur_radius = 0, int repeat = 1);
+void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, double stretch, Radians angle, Color color, const String& text, int blur_radius = 0, int repeat = 1);
 
 // scaling factor to use when drawing resampled text
 extern const int text_scaling;
diff --git a/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp b/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
index 6648fbcf..777a8dbd 100644
--- a/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/resample_text.cpp
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ void blur_image_alpha(Image& img) {
 
 // Draw text by first drawing it using a larger font and then downsampling it
 // optionally rotated by an angle
-void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, double stretch, Radians angle, AColor color, const String& text, int blur_radius, int repeat) {
+void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, double stretch, Radians angle, Color color, const String& text, int blur_radius, int repeat) {
   // transparent text can be ignored
-  if (color.alpha == 0) return;
+  if (color.Alpha() == 0) return;
   // enlarge slightly; some fonts are larger then the GetTextExtent tells us (especially italic fonts)
   int w = static_cast<int>(rect.width) + 3 + 2 * blur_radius, h = static_cast<int>(rect.height) + 1 + 2 * blur_radius;
   // determine sub-pixel position
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ void draw_resampled_text(DC& dc, const RealPoint& pos, const RealRect& rect, dou
   fill_image(img_small, color);
   downsample_to_alpha(buffer, img_small);
   // multiply alpha
-  if (color.alpha != 255) {
-    set_alpha(img_small, color.alpha / 255.);
+  if (color.Alpha() != 255) {
+    set_alpha(img_small, color.Alpha() / 255.);
   }
   // blur
   for (int i = 0 ; i < blur_radius ; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/gui/set/console_panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/console_panel.cpp
index fc0f425b..21d22ea8 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/console_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/console_panel.cpp
@@ -510,10 +510,10 @@ void ConsolePanel::exec(String const& command) {
       message->bitmap = wxBitmap(image);
     } else if (type == SCRIPT_COLOR) {
       message->text = result->toCode();
-      AColor color = (AColor)*result;
+      Color color = (Color)*result;
       wxImage image(30,20);
       fill_image(image,color);
-      set_alpha(image, color.alpha / 255.0);
+      set_alpha(image, color.Alpha() / 255.0);
       message->bitmap = wxBitmap(image);
     } else {
       message->text = result->toCode();
diff --git a/src/gui/symbol/part_list.cpp b/src/gui/symbol/part_list.cpp
index d37bb31d..c4b028d6 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbol/part_list.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbol/part_list.cpp
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ const Image& SymbolPartList::itemPreview(int i, const SymbolPartP& part) {
 }
 const Image& SymbolPartList::symbolPreview() {
   if (!symbol_preview.up_to_date) {
-    SolidFillSymbolFilter filter(AColor(0,0,0,40), AColor(255,255,255,40));
+    SolidFillSymbolFilter filter(Color(0,0,0,40), Color(255,255,255,40));
     Image img = render_symbol(symbol, filter, 0.06, ITEM_HEIGHT * 4);
     resample(img, symbol_preview.image);
     symbol_preview.up_to_date = true;
diff --git a/src/render/symbol/filter.cpp b/src/render/symbol/filter.cpp
index 3b9aec01..8d90ba5f 100644
--- a/src/render/symbol/filter.cpp
+++ b/src/render/symbol/filter.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ void filter_symbol(Image& symbol, const SymbolFilter& filter) {
       } else {
         SymbolSet point = data[1] ? (data[0] ? SYMBOL_BORDER : SYMBOL_OUTSIDE) : SYMBOL_INSIDE;
         // Call filter
-        AColor result = filter.color((double)x / width, (double)y / height, point);
+        Color result = filter.color((double)x / width, (double)y / height, point);
         // Store color
         data[0]  = result.Red();
         data[1]  = result.Green();
         data[2]  = result.Blue();
-        alpha[0] = result.alpha;
+        alpha[0] = result.Alpha();
       }
       // next
       data  += 3;
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ intrusive_ptr<SymbolFilter> read_new<SymbolFilter>(Reader& reader) {
 
 String SolidFillSymbolFilter::fillType() const { return _("solid"); }
 
-AColor SolidFillSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
+Color SolidFillSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
   if      (point == SYMBOL_INSIDE) return fill_color;
   else if (point == SYMBOL_BORDER) return border_color;
-  else                             return AColor(0,0,0,0);
+  else                             return Color(0,0,0,0);
 }
 
 bool SolidFillSymbolFilter::operator == (const SymbolFilter& that) const {
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ IMPLEMENT_REFLECTION(SolidFillSymbolFilter) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : GradientSymbolFilter
 
 template <typename T>
-AColor GradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point, const T* t) const {
+Color GradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point, const T* t) const {
   if      (point == SYMBOL_INSIDE) return lerp(fill_color_1,   fill_color_2,   t->t(x,y));
   else if (point == SYMBOL_BORDER) return lerp(border_color_1, border_color_2, t->t(x,y));
-  else                             return AColor(0,0,0,0);
+  else                             return Color(0,0,0,0);
 }
 
 bool GradientSymbolFilter::equal(const GradientSymbolFilter& that) const {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ LinearGradientSymbolFilter::LinearGradientSymbolFilter
   , end_x(end_x), end_y(end_y)
 {}
 
-AColor LinearGradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
+Color LinearGradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
   len = sqr(end_x - center_x) + sqr(end_y - center_y);
   if (len == 0) len = 1; // prevent div by 0
   return GradientSymbolFilter::color(x,y,point,this);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_REFLECTION(LinearGradientSymbolFilter) {
 
 String RadialGradientSymbolFilter::fillType() const { return _("radial gradient"); }
 
-AColor RadialGradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
+Color RadialGradientSymbolFilter::color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const {
   return GradientSymbolFilter::color(x,y,point,this);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/render/symbol/filter.hpp b/src/render/symbol/filter.hpp
index f682bbba..e7d5ddcd 100644
--- a/src/render/symbol/filter.hpp
+++ b/src/render/symbol/filter.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SymbolFilter : public IntrusivePtrVirtualBase {
   virtual ~SymbolFilter() {}
   /// What color should the symbol have at location (x, y)?
   /** x,y are in the range [0...1) */
-  virtual AColor color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const = 0;
+  virtual Color color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const = 0;
   /// Name of this fill type
   virtual String fillType() const = 0;
   /// Comparision
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ intrusive_ptr<SymbolFilter> read_new<SymbolFilter>(Reader& reader);
 class SolidFillSymbolFilter : public SymbolFilter {
   public:
   inline SolidFillSymbolFilter() {}
-  inline SolidFillSymbolFilter(const AColor& fill_color, const AColor& border_color)
+  inline SolidFillSymbolFilter(const Color& fill_color, const Color& border_color)
     : fill_color(fill_color), border_color(border_color)
   {}
-  virtual AColor color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
+  virtual Color color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
   virtual String fillType() const;
   virtual bool operator == (const SymbolFilter& that) const;
   private:
-  AColor fill_color, border_color;
+  Color fill_color, border_color;
   DECLARE_REFLECTION();
 };
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class GradientSymbolFilter : public SymbolFilter {
   Color fill_color_1, border_color_1;
   Color fill_color_2, border_color_2;
   template <typename T>
-  AColor color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point, const T* t) const;
+  Color color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point, const T* t) const;
   bool equal(const GradientSymbolFilter& that) const;
   
   DECLARE_REFLECTION();
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class LinearGradientSymbolFilter : public GradientSymbolFilter {
   LinearGradientSymbolFilter(const Color& fill_color_1, const Color& border_color_1, const Color& fill_color_2, const Color& border_color_2
                             ,double center_x, double center_y, double end_x, double end_y);
   
-  virtual AColor color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
+  virtual Color color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
   virtual String fillType() const;
   virtual bool operator == (const SymbolFilter& that) const;
   
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class RadialGradientSymbolFilter : public GradientSymbolFilter {
     : GradientSymbolFilter(fill_color_1, border_color_1, fill_color_2, border_color_2)
   {}
   
-  virtual AColor color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
+  virtual Color color(double x, double y, SymbolSet point) const;
   virtual String fillType() const;
   virtual bool operator == (const SymbolFilter& that) const;
   
diff --git a/src/render/text/element.cpp b/src/render/text/element.cpp
index 1dc2a6d2..ac626be4 100644
--- a/src/render/text/element.cpp
+++ b/src/render/text/element.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ double TextElements::scaleStep() const {
 }
 
 // Colors for <atom-param> tags
-AColor param_colors[] =
-  {  AColor(0,170,0)
-  ,  AColor(0,0,200)
-  ,  AColor(200,0,100)
-  ,  AColor(200,200,0)
-  ,  AColor(0,170,170)
-  ,  AColor(200,0,0)
+Color param_colors[] =
+  { Color(0,170,0)
+  , Color(0,0,200)
+  , Color(200,0,100)
+  , Color(200,200,0)
+  , Color(0,170,170)
+  , Color(200,0,0)
   };
 const size_t param_colors_count = sizeof(param_colors) / sizeof(param_colors[0]);
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct TextElementsFromString {
   int soft, kwpph, param, line, soft_line;
   int code, code_kw, code_string, param_ref, error;
   int param_id;
-  vector<AColor> colors;
+  vector<Color> colors;
   vector<double> sizes;
   /// put angle brackets around the text?
   bool bracket;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct TextElementsFromString {
         else if (is_substr(text, tag_start, _( "<color"))) {
           size_t colon = text.find_first_of(_(">:"), tag_start);
           if (colon < pos - 1 && text.GetChar(colon) == _(':')) {
-            AColor c = parse_acolor(text.substr(colon+1, pos-colon-2));
+            Color c = parse_color(text.substr(colon+1, pos-colon-2));
             if (!c.Ok()) c = style.font.color;
             colors.push_back(c);
           }
diff --git a/src/script/context.cpp b/src/script/context.cpp
index 8f5c2fb8..169cbbb5 100644
--- a/src/script/context.cpp
+++ b/src/script/context.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void instrTernary(TernaryInstructionType i, ScriptValueP& a, const ScriptValueP&
 void instrQuaternary(QuaternaryInstructionType i, ScriptValueP& a, const ScriptValueP& b, const ScriptValueP& c, const ScriptValueP& d) {
   switch (i) {
     case I_RGBA:
-      a = to_script(AColor((int)*a, (int)*b, (int)*c, (int)*d));
+      a = to_script(Color((int)*a, (int)*b, (int)*c, (int)*d));
       break;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
index dc227201..fd9d9516 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_int) {
     if (t == SCRIPT_BOOL) {
       result = (bool)*input ? 1 : 0;
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_COLOR) {
-      AColor c = (AColor)*input;
+      Color c = (Color)*input;
       result = (c.Red() + c.Blue() + c.Green()) / 3;
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_STRING) {
       long l;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_real) {
     if (t == SCRIPT_BOOL) {
       result = (bool)*input ? 1.0 : 0.0;
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_COLOR) {
-      AColor c = (AColor)*input;
+      Color c = (Color)*input;
       result = (c.Red() + c.Blue() + c.Green()) / 3.0;
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_STRING) {
       String str = input->toString();
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_number) {
     if (t == SCRIPT_BOOL) {
       SCRIPT_RETURN((bool)*input ? 1 : 0);
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_COLOR) {
-      AColor c = (AColor)*input;
+      Color c = (Color)*input;
       SCRIPT_RETURN( (c.Red() + c.Blue() + c.Green()) / 3 );
     } else if (t == SCRIPT_DOUBLE) {
       SCRIPT_RETURN((double)*input);
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_boolean) {
 
 SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_color) {
   try {
-    SCRIPT_PARAM_C(AColor, input);
+    SCRIPT_PARAM_C(Color, input);
     SCRIPT_RETURN(input);
   } catch (const ScriptError& e) {
     return delay_error(e);
diff --git a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
index 446ee477..88db1462 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(new_card) {
     } else if (PackageChoiceValue* pvalue = dynamic_cast<PackageChoiceValue*>(value)) {
       pvalue->package_name = v->toString();
     } else if (ColorValue* cvalue = dynamic_cast<ColorValue*>(value)) {
-      cvalue->value = (AColor)*v;
+      cvalue->value = (Color)*v;
     } else {
       throw ScriptError(format_string(_("Can not set value '%s', it is not of the right type"),name));
     }
diff --git a/src/script/scriptable.cpp b/src/script/scriptable.cpp
index 43a704a7..3fc476bb 100644
--- a/src/script/scriptable.cpp
+++ b/src/script/scriptable.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ void store(const ScriptValueP& val, String& var)              { var = val->toStr
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, int&    var)              { var = *val; }
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, double& var)              { var = *val; }
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, bool&   var)              { var = *val; }
-void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Color&  var)              { var = (AColor)*val; }
-void store(const ScriptValueP& val, AColor& var)              { var = *val; }
+void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Color&  var)              { var = *val; }
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<String>& var) { var.assign(*val); }
-void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<Color>&  var) { var.assign((AColor)*val); }
-void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<AColor>& var) { var.assign(*val); }
+void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<Color>&  var) { var.assign(*val); }
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Alignment& var)           { var = from_string(val->toString()); }
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Direction& var)           { parse_enum(val->toString(),var); }
 
diff --git a/src/script/scriptable.hpp b/src/script/scriptable.hpp
index 58bc3c94..4086f4c8 100644
--- a/src/script/scriptable.hpp
+++ b/src/script/scriptable.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <script/parser.hpp>
 #include <script/to_value.hpp>
 
-class AColor;
 DECLARE_POINTER_TYPE(Script);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Store
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ void store(const ScriptValueP& val, int&    var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, double& var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, bool&   var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Color&  var);
-void store(const ScriptValueP& val, AColor& var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<String>& var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Defaultable<Color>&  var);
 void store(const ScriptValueP& val, Alignment& var);
diff --git a/src/script/to_value.hpp b/src/script/to_value.hpp
index 2fceb66b..10b904f2 100644
--- a/src/script/to_value.hpp
+++ b/src/script/to_value.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ScriptDelayedError : public ScriptValue {
   virtual operator double() const;
   virtual operator int()    const;
   virtual operator bool()   const;
-  virtual operator AColor() const;
+  virtual operator Color()  const;
   virtual int itemCount() const;
   virtual CompareWhat compareAs(String&, void const*&) const;
   // these can propagate the error
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class ScriptObject : public ScriptValue {
   virtual operator double() const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? *d : ScriptValue::operator double(); }
   virtual operator int()    const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? *d : ScriptValue::operator int(); }
   virtual operator bool()   const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? *d : ScriptValue::operator bool(); }
-  virtual operator AColor() const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? *d : ScriptValue::operator AColor(); }
+  virtual operator Color()  const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? *d : ScriptValue::operator Color(); }
   virtual String toCode()   const { ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? d->toCode() : to_code(*value); }
   virtual GeneratedImageP toImage(const ScriptValueP& thisP) const {
     ScriptValueP d = getDefault(); return d ? d->toImage(d) : ScriptValue::toImage(thisP);
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ inline ScriptValueP to_script(long          v) { return to_script((int) v); }
        ScriptValueP to_script(double        v);
        ScriptValueP to_script(const String& v);
        ScriptValueP to_script(Color         v);
-       ScriptValueP to_script(AColor        v);
        ScriptValueP to_script(wxDateTime    v);
 inline ScriptValueP to_script(bool          v) { return v ? script_true : script_false; }
 template <typename T>
@@ -428,8 +427,7 @@ template <> inline String       from_script<String>      (const ScriptValueP& va
 template <> inline int          from_script<int>         (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
 template <> inline double       from_script<double>      (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
 template <> inline bool         from_script<bool>        (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
-template <> inline Color        from_script<Color>       (const ScriptValueP& value) { return (AColor)*value; }
-template <> inline AColor       from_script<AColor>      (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
+template <> inline Color        from_script<Color>       (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
 template <> inline wxDateTime   from_script<wxDateTime>  (const ScriptValueP& value) { return *value; }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF
diff --git a/src/script/value.cpp b/src/script/value.cpp
index e65871ce..f7bd8b7f 100644
--- a/src/script/value.cpp
+++ b/src/script/value.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ScriptValue::operator String()                              const { throw Script
 ScriptValue::operator int()                                 const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("integer" )); }
 ScriptValue::operator bool()                                const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("boolean" )); }
 ScriptValue::operator double()                              const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("double"  )); }
-ScriptValue::operator AColor()                              const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("color"   )); }
+ScriptValue::operator Color()                               const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("color"   )); }
 ScriptValue::operator wxDateTime()                          const { throw ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("date"    )); }
 ScriptValueP ScriptValue::do_eval(Context&, bool)           const { return delay_error(ScriptErrorConversion(typeName(), _TYPE_("function"))); }
 ScriptValueP ScriptValue::next(ScriptValueP* key_out)             { throw InternalError(_("Can't convert from ")+typeName()+_(" to iterator")); }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ScriptDelayedError::operator String() const            { throw error; }
 ScriptDelayedError::operator double() const            { throw error; }
 ScriptDelayedError::operator int()    const            { throw error; }
 ScriptDelayedError::operator bool()   const            { throw error; }
-ScriptDelayedError::operator AColor() const            { throw error; }
+ScriptDelayedError::operator Color()  const            { throw error; }
 int ScriptDelayedError::itemCount() const              { throw error; }
 CompareWhat ScriptDelayedError::compareAs(String&, void const*&) const { throw error; }
 ScriptValueP ScriptDelayedError::getMember(const String&) const                           { return intrusive(new ScriptDelayedError(error)); }
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ class ScriptString : public ScriptValue {
       throw ScriptErrorConversion(value, typeName(), _TYPE_("boolean"));
     }
   }
-  virtual operator AColor() const {
-    AColor c = parse_acolor(value);
+  virtual operator Color() const {
+    Color c = parse_color(value);
     if (!c.Ok()) {
       throw ScriptErrorConversion(value, typeName(), _TYPE_("color"));
     }
@@ -313,26 +313,23 @@ ScriptValueP to_script(const String& v) {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Color
 
-// AColor values
-class ScriptAColor : public ScriptValue {
-  public:
-  ScriptAColor(const AColor& v) : value(v) {}
+// Color values
+class ScriptColor : public ScriptValue {
+public:
+  ScriptColor(const Color& v) : value(v) {}
   virtual ScriptType type() const { return SCRIPT_COLOR; }
   virtual String typeName() const { return _TYPE_("color"); }
-  virtual operator AColor() const { return value; }
+  virtual operator Color() const { return value; }
   // colors don't auto convert to int, use to_int to force
   virtual operator String() const {
-    return format_acolor(value);
+    return format_color(value);
   }
-  private:
-  AColor value;
+private:
+  Color value;
 };
 
 ScriptValueP to_script(Color v) {
-  return intrusive(new ScriptAColor(v));
-}
-ScriptValueP to_script(AColor v) {
-  return intrusive(new ScriptAColor(v));
+  return intrusive(new ScriptColor(v));
 }
 
 
@@ -368,7 +365,7 @@ public:
   operator double() const override { return 0.0; }
   operator int()    const override { return 0; }
   operator bool()   const override { return false; }
-  operator AColor() const override { return AColor(); }
+  operator Color()  const override { return wxTransparentColour; }
   GeneratedImageP toImage(const ScriptValueP&) const {
     return intrusive(new BlankImage());
   }
diff --git a/src/script/value.hpp b/src/script/value.hpp
index df94566d..6d15842a 100644
--- a/src/script/value.hpp
+++ b/src/script/value.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ScriptValue : public IntrusivePtrBaseWithDelete {
   /// Convert this value to a boolean
   virtual operator bool()   const;
   /// Convert this value to a color
-  virtual operator AColor() const;
+  virtual operator Color() const;
   /// Convert this value to a wxDateTime
   virtual operator wxDateTime() const;
 
diff --git a/src/util/io/get_member.cpp b/src/util/io/get_member.cpp
index 9ce848a7..876ae85a 100644
--- a/src/util/io/get_member.cpp
+++ b/src/util/io/get_member.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const bool&         v) { value = to_sc
 template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const tribool&      v) { value = to_script((bool)v); }
 template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const Vector2D&     v) { value = to_script(String::Format(_("(%.10lf,%.10lf)"), v.x, v.y)); }
 template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const Color&        v) { value = to_script(v); }
-template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const AColor&       v) { value = to_script(v); }
 template <> void GetDefaultMember::handle(const wxDateTime&   v) { value = to_script(v); }
             void GetDefaultMember::handle(const ScriptValueP& v) { value = v; }
             void GetDefaultMember::handle(const ScriptP&      v) { value = v; }
diff --git a/src/util/io/writer.cpp b/src/util/io/writer.cpp
index 2e50c9d8..2600dfcc 100644
--- a/src/util/io/writer.cpp
+++ b/src/util/io/writer.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ template <> void Writer::handle(const wxDateTime& date) {
 template <> void Writer::handle(const Vector2D& vec) {
   handle(String::Format(_("(%.10lf,%.10lf)"), vec.x, vec.y));
 }
-template <> void Writer::handle(const Color& col) {
-  handle(String::Format(_("rgb(%u,%u,%u)"), col.Red(), col.Green(), col.Blue()));
-}
 
 template <> void Writer::handle(const FileName& value) {
   if (clipboard_package() && !value.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/util/rotation.cpp b/src/util/rotation.cpp
index 4585fa95..012a72b3 100644
--- a/src/util/rotation.cpp
+++ b/src/util/rotation.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ void RotatedDC::DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos, int blur_ra
   DrawText(text, pos, dc.GetTextForeground(), blur_radius, boldness, stretch_);
 }
 
-void RotatedDC::DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos, AColor color, int blur_radius, int boldness, double stretch_) {
+void RotatedDC::DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos, Color color, int blur_radius, int boldness, double stretch_) {
   if (text.empty()) return;
-  if (color.alpha == 0) return;
+  if (color.Alpha() == 0) return;
   if (quality >= QUALITY_AA) {
     RealRect r(pos, GetTextExtent(text));
     RealRect r_ext = trRectToBB(r);
diff --git a/src/util/rotation.hpp b/src/util/rotation.hpp
index efe3bf85..98871b2b 100644
--- a/src/util/rotation.hpp
+++ b/src/util/rotation.hpp
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ class RotatedDC : public Rotation {
   // --------------------------------------------------- : Drawing
   
   /// Draw text
-  void DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos,               int blur_radius = 0, int boldness = 1, double stretch = 1.0);
-  void DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos, AColor color, int blur_radius = 0, int boldness = 1, double stretch = 1.0);
+  void DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos,              int blur_radius = 0, int boldness = 1, double stretch = 1.0);
+  void DrawText  (const String& text, const RealPoint& pos, Color color, int blur_radius = 0, int boldness = 1, double stretch = 1.0);
   /// Draw text with the shadow and color settings of the given font
   void DrawTextWithShadow(const String& text, const Font& font, const RealPoint& pos, double scale = 1.0, double stretch = 1.0);
   /// Draw abitmap, it must already be zoomed!