diff --git a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
index bea551860..69a43d7b8 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void IRAM_ATTR Segment::setPixelColorXY(int x, int y, uint32_t col)
 
   uint8_t _bri_t = currentBri();
   if (_bri_t < 255) {
-    col = color_scale(col, _bri_t);
+    col = color_fade(col, _bri_t);
   }
 
   if (reverse  ) x = virtualWidth()  - x - 1;
@@ -274,15 +274,13 @@ uint32_t IRAM_ATTR Segment::getPixelColorXY(int x, int y) {
 }
 
 // blurRow: perform a blur on a row of a rectangular matrix
-void Segment::blurRow(uint32_t row, fract8 blur_amount, bool smear)
-{
+void Segment::blurRow(uint32_t row, fract8 blur_amount, bool smear){
   if (!isActive() || blur_amount == 0)
     return; // not active
   const uint_fast16_t cols = virtualWidth();
   const uint_fast16_t rows = virtualHeight();
 
-  if (row >= rows)
-    return;
+  if (row >= rows) return;
   // blur one row
   uint8_t keep = smear ? 255 : 255 - blur_amount;
   uint8_t seep = blur_amount >> 1;
@@ -292,8 +290,8 @@ void Segment::blurRow(uint32_t row, fract8 blur_amount, bool smear)
   uint32_t curnew;
   for (unsigned x = 0; x < cols; x++) {
     uint32_t cur = getPixelColorXY(x, row);
-    uint32_t part = color_scale(cur, seep);
-    curnew = color_scale(cur, keep);
+    uint32_t part = color_fade(cur, seep);
+    curnew = color_fade(cur, keep);
     if (x > 0) {
       if (carryover)
         curnew = color_add(curnew, carryover, true);
@@ -301,7 +299,7 @@ void Segment::blurRow(uint32_t row, fract8 blur_amount, bool smear)
       if (last != prev) // optimization: only set pixel if color has changed
         setPixelColorXY(x - 1, row, prev);
     }
-    else // first pixel or last pixel
+    else // first pixel
       setPixelColorXY(x, row, curnew);
     lastnew = curnew;
     last = cur; // save original value for comparison on next iteration
@@ -326,8 +324,8 @@ void Segment::blurCol(uint32_t col, fract8 blur_amount, bool smear) {
   uint32_t curnew;
   for (unsigned y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
     uint32_t cur = getPixelColorXY(col, y);
-    uint32_t part = color_scale(cur, seep);
-    curnew = color_scale(cur, keep);
+    uint32_t part = color_fade(cur, seep);
+    curnew = color_fade(cur, keep);
     if (y > 0) {
       if (carryover)
         curnew = color_add(curnew, carryover, true);
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 9a372ddf1..f3f74ba25 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ void IRAM_ATTR Segment::setPixelColor(int i, uint32_t col)
   uint16_t len = length();
   uint8_t _bri_t = currentBri();
   if (_bri_t < 255) {
-	col = color_scale(col, _bri_t);
+    col = color_fade(col, _bri_t);
   }
 
   // expand pixel (taking into account start, grouping, spacing [and offset])
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ void Segment::blur(uint8_t blur_amount, bool smear) {
     return;
   }
 #endif
-  uint8_t keep = smear ? 250 : 255 - blur_amount;
+  uint8_t keep = smear ? 255 : 255 - blur_amount;
   uint8_t seep = blur_amount >> 1;
   unsigned vlength = virtualLength();
   uint32_t carryover = BLACK;
@@ -1012,10 +1012,9 @@ void Segment::blur(uint8_t blur_amount, bool smear) {
   uint32_t curnew;
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < vlength; i++) {
     uint32_t cur = getPixelColor(i);
-    uint32_t part = color_scale(cur, seep);
-    curnew = color_scale(cur, keep);
-    if (i > 0)
-    {
+    uint32_t part = color_fade(cur, seep);
+    curnew = color_fade(cur, keep);
+    if (i > 0) {
       if (carryover)
         curnew = color_add(curnew, carryover, true);
       uint32_t prev = color_add(lastnew, part, true);
diff --git a/wled00/colors.cpp b/wled00/colors.cpp
index 188c67f41..30d2c069e 100644
--- a/wled00/colors.cpp
+++ b/wled00/colors.cpp
@@ -61,21 +61,6 @@ uint32_t color_add(uint32_t c1, uint32_t c2, bool fast)
   }
 }
 
-/*
- * color scale function that replaces scale8 for 32bit colors 
- */
-
-uint32_t color_scale(uint32_t c1, uint8_t scale)
-{
-  uint32_t fixedscale = 1 + scale;
-  uint32_t scaledcolor; //color order is: W R G B from MSB to LSB
-  scaledcolor = ((R(c1) * fixedscale) >> 8) << 16;
-  scaledcolor |= ((G(c1) * fixedscale) >> 8) << 8;
-  scaledcolor |= (B(c1) * fixedscale) >> 8;
-  scaledcolor |= ((W(c1) * fixedscale) >> 8) << 24;
-  return scaledcolor;
-}
-
 /*
  * fades color toward black
  * if using "video" method the resulting color will never become black unless it is already black
@@ -83,17 +68,26 @@ uint32_t color_scale(uint32_t c1, uint8_t scale)
 
 uint32_t color_fade(uint32_t c1, uint8_t amount, bool video)
 {
-  if (video)
-  {
-    uint8_t r = scale8_video(R(c1), amount);
-    uint8_t g = scale8_video(G(c1), amount);
-    uint8_t b = scale8_video(B(c1), amount);
-    uint8_t w = scale8_video(W(c1), amount);
-    return RGBW32(r, g, b, w);
+  uint32_t scaledcolor; // color order is: W R G B from MSB to LSB
+  uint32_t r = R(c1);
+  uint32_t g = G(c1);
+  uint32_t b = B(c1);
+  uint32_t w = W(c1);
+  if (video)  {
+    uint32_t scale = amount; // 32bit for faster calculation
+    scaledcolor = (((r * scale) >> 8) << 16) + ((r && scale) ? 1 : 0);
+    scaledcolor |= (((g * scale) >> 8) << 8) + ((g && scale) ? 1 : 0);
+    scaledcolor |= ((b * scale) >> 8) + ((b && scale) ? 1 : 0);
+    scaledcolor |= (((w * scale) >> 8) << 24) + ((w && scale) ? 1 : 0);
+    return scaledcolor;
   }
-  else
-  {
-    return color_scale(c1, amount);
+  else  {
+    uint32_t scale = 1 + amount;
+    scaledcolor = ((r * scale) >> 8) << 16;
+    scaledcolor |= ((g * scale) >> 8) << 8;
+    scaledcolor |= (b * scale) >> 8;
+    scaledcolor |= ((w * scale) >> 8) << 24;
+    return scaledcolor;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 0e1329267..2461ebb28 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class NeoGammaWLEDMethod {
 #define gamma8(c)  NeoGammaWLEDMethod::rawGamma8(c)
 uint32_t color_blend(uint32_t,uint32_t,uint16_t,bool b16=false);
 uint32_t color_add(uint32_t,uint32_t, bool fast=false);
-uint32_t color_scale(uint32_t c1, uint8_t scale);
 uint32_t color_fade(uint32_t c1, uint8_t amount, bool video=false);
 CRGBPalette16 generateHarmonicRandomPalette(CRGBPalette16 &basepalette);
 CRGBPalette16 generateRandomPalette(void);