diff --git a/alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/fs.py b/alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/fs.py
index 771c2201..1ad36ee8 100644
--- a/alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/fs.py
+++ b/alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/fs.py
@@ -486,10 +486,6 @@ class Button(object):
             self._label = label
         if colors is not None:
             self._colors = colors
-        try:
-            unicode(self._label)
-        except:
-            print repr(self._label)
         return ' '.join([Color(c).hex for c in self._colors or self.colors] + [unicode(self._label or '')])
 
     colors = property(
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c
index 2b96a55a..7cd87641 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ulong
 pixelvalue(Window *w, Color *c) {
 	XColor xc;
-	ulong pixel;
 
 	if(w->visual->class != TrueColor) {
 		if(c->pixel != ~0UL)
@@ -17,13 +16,15 @@ pixelvalue(Window *w, Color *c) {
 		XAllocColor(display, w->colormap, &xc);
 		return c->pixel = xc.pixel;
 	}
-	pixel = ((ulong)(c->alpha&0xff00) << 16)
-	      | ((ulong)(c->red&0xff00) << 8)
-	      | ((ulong)(c->green&0xff00) << 0)
-	      | ((ulong)(c->blue&0xff00) >> 8);
-	if(w->depth < 32)
-		pixel |= 0xffUL << 24;
-	return pixel;
+	if(w->depth == 32 || c->alpha == 0)
+		return (((ulong)c->alpha & 0xff00) << 16)
+		     | (((ulong)c->red & 0xff00) << 8)
+		     | (((ulong)c->green & 0xff00) << 0)
+		     | (((ulong)c->blue & 0xff00) >> 8);
+	else
+		return ((ulong)c->red * 0xffff / c->alpha & 0xff00) << 8
+		     | ((ulong)c->green * 0xffff / c->alpha & 0xff00) << 0
+		     | ((ulong)c->blue * 0xffff / c->alpha & 0xff00) >> 8;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/initdisplay.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/initdisplay.c
index a85716a3..9e5d719c 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/initdisplay.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/initdisplay.c
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ static int
 Lfmt(Fmt *f) {
 	Color c;
 
+#define fix(c, m) (ushort)((c.alpha ? ((ulong)c.m * 0xffff) / c.alpha : 0) >> 8)
 	c = va_arg(f->args, Color);
 	return fmtprint(f, c.alpha < 0xff00 ? "rgba:%02uhx/%02uhx/%02uhx/%02uhx"
 					    : "#%02uhx%02uhx%02uhx",
-			c.red >> 8, c.green >> 8, c.blue >> 8, c.alpha >> 8);
+			fix(c, red), fix(c, green), fix(c, blue), c.alpha >> 8);
+#undef fix
 }
 
 static int