diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 81729aacc..6d15c99e8 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -408,15 +408,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 				if ($fav_color) {
 					if (!isset($rgba_cache[$feed_id])) {
-						$hsl = rgb2hsl(_color_unpack($fav_color));
-
-						if ($hsl[1] < 0.1)
-							$hsl[2] = 1;
-						else if ($hsl[2] < 0.25)
-							$hsl[2] = 0.25;
-
-						$rgba_cache[$feed_id] = join(",", hsl2rgb($hsl));
-
+						$rgba_cache[$feed_id] = join(",", _color_unpack($fav_color));
 					}
 
 					$rgba = $rgba_cache[$feed_id];
diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index 0d55dce36..250534bd7 100644
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@
 						 $favicon_color = db_escape_string($link,
 							 calculate_avg_color($favicon_file));
 
+						 if ($debug_enabled) _debug("color: $favicon_color");
+
 						 $favicon_colorstring = ",favicon_avg_color = '".$favicon_color."'";
 				}