diff --git a/src/vpx/color.rs b/src/vpx/color.rs
index a4550fe..23972f0 100644
--- a/src/vpx/color.rs
+++ b/src/vpx/color.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ pub struct ColorNoAlpha {
     b: u8,
 }
 
+impl ColorNoAlpha {
+    pub const RED: ColorNoAlpha = ColorNoAlpha { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0 };
+    pub const BLACK: ColorNoAlpha = ColorNoAlpha { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 };
+}
+
 /// Serialize as a string in the format "#RRGGBB".
 impl Serialize for ColorNoAlpha {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
diff --git a/src/vpx/gamedata.rs b/src/vpx/gamedata.rs
index 6801854..35a7ee8 100644
--- a/src/vpx/gamedata.rs
+++ b/src/vpx/gamedata.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::{
     version::Version,
 };
 use crate::vpx::biff::{BiffRead, BiffWrite};
-use crate::vpx::color::{Color, ColorJson, ColorNoAlpha};
+use crate::vpx::color::ColorNoAlpha;
 use crate::vpx::json::F32WithNanInf;
 use crate::vpx::material::{Material, SaveMaterial, SavePhysicsMaterial};
 use crate::vpx::math::{dequantize_u8, quantize_u8};
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub struct GameData {
     pub fonts_size: u32,                                    // SFNT 110
     pub collections_size: u32,                              // SCOL 111
     pub name: String,                                       // NAME 112
-    pub custom_colors: [Color; 16],                         //[Color; 16], // CCUS 113
+    pub custom_colors: [ColorNoAlpha; 16],                  //[Color; 16], // CCUS 113
     pub protection_data: Option<Vec<u8>>,                   // SECB (removed in ?)
     pub code: StringWithEncoding,                           // CODE 114
     /// TLCK (added in 10.8 for tournament mode?)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub(crate) struct GameDataJson {
     pub tone_mapper: Option<i32>,
     pub bloom_strength: f32,
     pub name: String,
-    pub custom_colors: [ColorJson; 16],
+    pub custom_colors: [ColorNoAlpha; 16],
     pub protection_data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     //pub code: StringWithEncoding,
     pub locked: Option<u32>,
@@ -385,14 +385,6 @@ pub(crate) struct GameDataJson {
 
 impl GameDataJson {
     pub fn to_game_data(&self) -> GameData {
-        let custom_colors: [Color; 16] = self
-            .custom_colors
-            .iter()
-            .map(|c| c.to_color())
-            .collect::<Vec<Color>>()
-            .try_into()
-            .unwrap();
-
         GameData {
             left: self.left,
             top: self.top,
@@ -559,7 +551,7 @@ impl GameDataJson {
             // this data is loaded from a separate file
             collections_size: 0,
             name: self.name.clone(),
-            custom_colors,
+            custom_colors: self.custom_colors.clone(),
             protection_data: self.protection_data.clone(),
             code: StringWithEncoding::empty(),
             locked: self.locked,
@@ -568,8 +560,6 @@ impl GameDataJson {
     }
 
     pub fn from_game_data(game_data: &GameData) -> GameDataJson {
-        let custom_colors: [ColorJson; 16] =
-            game_data.custom_colors.map(|c| ColorJson::from_color(&c));
         GameDataJson {
             left: game_data.left,
             top: game_data.top,
@@ -722,7 +712,7 @@ impl GameDataJson {
             tone_mapper: game_data.tone_mapper,
             bloom_strength: game_data.bloom_strength,
             name: game_data.name.clone(),
-            custom_colors,
+            custom_colors: game_data.custom_colors.clone(),
             protection_data: game_data.protection_data.clone(),
             // code: game_data.code.clone(),
             locked: game_data.locked,
@@ -871,7 +861,7 @@ impl Default for GameData {
             fonts_size: 0,
             collections_size: 0,
             name: "Table1".to_string(), // seems to be the default name
-            custom_colors: [Color::BLACK; 16],
+            custom_colors: [ColorNoAlpha::BLACK; 16],
             protection_data: None,
             code: StringWithEncoding::empty(),
             bg_view_horizontal_offset_desktop: None,
@@ -1477,19 +1467,19 @@ pub fn read_all_gamedata_records(input: &[u8], version: &Version) -> GameData {
     gamedata
 }
 
-fn read_colors(data: Vec<u8>) -> [Color; 16] {
+fn read_colors(data: Vec<u8>) -> [ColorNoAlpha; 16] {
     // COLORREF: 0x00BBGGRR
     // sizeof(COLORREF) * 16
     let mut colors = Vec::new();
     let mut buff = BytesMut::from(data.as_slice());
     for _ in 0..16 {
-        let color = Color::new_bgr(buff.get_u32_le());
+        let color = ColorNoAlpha::new_bgr(buff.get_u32_le());
         colors.push(color);
     }
-    <[Color; 16]>::try_from(colors).unwrap()
+    <[ColorNoAlpha; 16]>::try_from(colors).unwrap()
 }
 
-fn write_colors(colors: &[Color; 16]) -> Vec<u8> {
+fn write_colors(colors: &[ColorNoAlpha; 16]) -> Vec<u8> {
     let mut bytes = BytesMut::new();
     for color in colors {
         bytes.put_u32_le(color.bgr());
@@ -1637,7 +1627,7 @@ mod tests {
             materials: None,
             render_probes: Some(vec![Faker.fake(), Faker.fake()]),
             name: String::from("test name"),
-            custom_colors: [Color::RED; 16],
+            custom_colors: [ColorNoAlpha::RED; 16],
             protection_data: None,
             code: StringWithEncoding::from("test code wit some unicode: Ǣ"),
             bg_view_horizontal_offset_desktop: None,