diff --git a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
index 778a28f9..28c35fa4 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void Segment::blurRow(uint16_t row, fract8 blur_amount) {
   CRGB carryover = CRGB::Black;
   for (uint_fast16_t x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
     CRGB cur = getPixelColorXY(x, row);
-    uint32_t before = uint32_t(cur);     // remember color before blur
+    CRGB before = cur;     // remember color before blur
     CRGB part = cur;
     part.nscale8(seep);
     cur.nscale8(keep);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void Segment::blurRow(uint16_t row, fract8 blur_amount) {
       CRGB prev = CRGB(getPixelColorXY(x-1, row)) + part;
       setPixelColorXY(x-1, row, prev);
     }
-    if (before != uint32_t(cur))         // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
+    if (before != cur)         // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
       setPixelColorXY(x, row, cur);
     carryover = part;
   }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void Segment::blurCol(uint16_t col, fract8 blur_amount) {
   for (uint_fast16_t y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
     CRGB cur = getPixelColorXY(col, y);
     CRGB part = cur;
-    uint32_t before = uint32_t(cur);     // remember color before blur
+    CRGB before = cur;     // remember color before blur
     part.nscale8(seep);
     cur.nscale8(keep);
     cur += carryover;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void Segment::blurCol(uint16_t col, fract8 blur_amount) {
       CRGB prev = CRGB(getPixelColorXY(col, y-1)) + part;
       setPixelColorXY(col, y-1, prev);
     }
-    if (before != uint32_t(cur))         // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
+    if (before != cur)         // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
       setPixelColorXY(col, y, cur);
     carryover = part;
   }
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 4224f254..8d91c056 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ void Segment::blur(uint8_t blur_amount)
   {
     CRGB cur = CRGB(getPixelColor(i));
     CRGB part = cur;
-    uint32_t before = uint32_t(cur); // remember color before blur
+    CRGB before = cur; // remember color before blur
     part.nscale8(seep);
     cur.nscale8(keep);
     cur += carryover;
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ void Segment::blur(uint8_t blur_amount)
       uint8_t b = B(c);
       setPixelColor((uint16_t)(i-1), qadd8(r, part.red), qadd8(g, part.green), qadd8(b, part.blue));
     }
-    if (before != uint32_t(cur))     // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
+    if (before != cur)     // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
       setPixelColor((uint16_t)i,cur.red, cur.green, cur.blue);
     carryover = part;
   }