diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/common/Color.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/common/Color.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec3bfac8cda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/common/Color.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.gitlab.kordlib.common
+
+
+class Color(val rgb: Int) {
+    constructor(red: Int, green: Int, blue: Int) : this(rgb(red, green, blue))
+
+    val red: Int get() = (rgb shr 16) and 0xFF
+    val green: Int get() = (rgb shr 8) and 0xFF
+    val blue: Int get() = (rgb shr 0) and 0xFF
+
+    init {
+        if (rgb < 0 || rgb > 0xFFFFFF) throw IllegalArgumentException("Color is invalid.")
+    }
+}
+
+
+private fun rgb(red: Int, green: Int, blue: Int): Int {
+    return red and 0xFF shl 16 or
+            (green and 0xFF shl 8) or
+            (blue and 0xFF) shl 0
+}
+
+val java.awt.Color.kColor get() = Color(rgb)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Embed.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Embed.kt
index ae08cc382c52..e53a9c954347 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Embed.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Embed.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.core.entity
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.Kord
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.KordObject
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.cache.data.*
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.toInstant
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.message.EmbedBuilder
-import java.awt.Color
 import java.time.Instant
 
 internal const val embedDeprecationMessage = """
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ data class Embed(val data: EmbedData, override val kord: Kord) : KordObject {
     /**
      * The color of the embed, if present.
      */
-    val color: Color? get() = data.color?.let { Color(it, true) }
+    val color: Color? get() = data.color?.let { Color(it) }
 
     /**
      * The footer, if present.
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Role.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Role.kt
index 0715236c5488..2c2dd5f9a405 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Role.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/Role.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.core.entity
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.entity.Permissions
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.entity.Snowflake
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.Kord
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.behavior.RoleBehavior
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.cache.data.RoleData
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.supplier.EntitySupplier
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.supplier.EntitySupplyStrategy
-import java.awt.Color
 import java.util.*
 
 data class Role(
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ data class Role(
     override val guildId: Snowflake
         get() = Snowflake(data.guildId)
 
-    val color: Color get() = Color(data.color, true)
+    val color: Color get() = Color(data.color)
 
     val hoisted: Boolean get() = data.hoisted
 
diff --git a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/message/EmbedBuilder.kt b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/message/EmbedBuilder.kt
index ce8de219bd91..9d4ec0d42456 100644
--- a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/message/EmbedBuilder.kt
+++ b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/message/EmbedBuilder.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.message
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.annotation.KordDsl
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.RequestBuilder
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.json.request.*
-import java.awt.Color
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
diff --git a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleCreateBuilder.kt b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleCreateBuilder.kt
index ce2705de6fbe..f5bf30caa2fc 100644
--- a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleCreateBuilder.kt
+++ b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleCreateBuilder.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.role
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.annotation.KordDsl
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.entity.Permissions
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.AuditRequestBuilder
-import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.annotation.KordDsl
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.json.request.GuildRoleCreateRequest
-import java.awt.Color
 
 @KordDsl
 class RoleCreateBuilder : AuditRequestBuilder<GuildRoleCreateRequest>{
diff --git a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleModifyBuilder.kt b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleModifyBuilder.kt
index 7280c3113238..c371c6ebe4ae 100644
--- a/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleModifyBuilder.kt
+++ b/rest/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/builder/role/RoleModifyBuilder.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.role
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.annotation.KordDsl
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.entity.Permissions
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.builder.AuditRequestBuilder
-import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.annotation.KordDsl
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.json.request.GuildRoleModifyRequest
-import java.awt.Color
 
 @KordDsl
 class RoleModifyBuilder : AuditRequestBuilder<GuildRoleModifyRequest> {
diff --git a/rest/src/test/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/services/RestServiceTest.kt b/rest/src/test/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/services/RestServiceTest.kt
index c720b1b2aa0a..318c6f514dae 100644
--- a/rest/src/test/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/services/RestServiceTest.kt
+++ b/rest/src/test/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/rest/services/RestServiceTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.services
 
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.Color
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.entity.*
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.json.request.*
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.ratelimit.ExclusionRequestRateLimiter
@@ -7,12 +8,8 @@ import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.request.KtorRequestHandler
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.request.RequestHandler
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.rest.service.RestClient
 import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
-import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.CIO
-import io.ktor.client.features.defaultRequest
-import io.ktor.client.request.header
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.*
-import java.awt.Color
 import java.util.*
 
 fun image(path: String): String {
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ class RestServiceTest {
             val role = createGuildRole(guildId) {
                 name = "Sudoers"
                 permissions = Permissions { +Permission.Administrator }
-                color = Color.RED
+                color = Color(0xFF0000)
                 hoist = true
                 mentionable = true
             }