diff --git a/lib/commons/color/flatten-colors.js b/lib/commons/color/flatten-colors.js
index 34c96c82e4..9d17e5f228 100644
--- a/lib/commons/color/flatten-colors.js
+++ b/lib/commons/color/flatten-colors.js
@@ -65,19 +65,23 @@ const blendFunctions = {
   // an not individual color components (red, green, blue)
   hue(Cb, Cs) {
     // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendinghue
-    return setLuminosity(setSaturation(Cs, saturation(Cb)), luminosity(Cb));
+    return Cs.setSaturation(Cb.getSaturation()).setLuminosity(
+      Cb.getLuminosity()
+    );
   },
   saturation(Cb, Cs) {
     // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendingsaturation
-    return setLuminosity(setSaturation(Cb, saturation(Cs)), luminosity(Cb));
+    return Cb.setSaturation(Cs.getSaturation()).setLuminosity(
+      Cb.getLuminosity()
+    );
   },
   color(Cb, Cs) {
     // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendingcolor
-    return setLuminosity(Cs, luminosity(Cb));
+    return Cs.setLuminosity(Cb.getLuminosity());
   },
   luminosity(Cb, Cs) {
     // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendingluminosity
-    return setLuminosity(Cb, luminosity(Cs));
+    return Cb.setLuminosity(Cs.getLuminosity());
   }
 };
 
@@ -95,15 +99,7 @@ export default function flattenColors(
   backdrop,
   blendMode = 'normal'
 ) {
-  let blendingResult;
-  if (nonSeparableBlendModes.includes(blendMode)) {
-    // Note: Cs and Cb values need to be between 0 and 1 inclusive for the blend function
-    // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#simplealphacompositing
-    const Cs = sourceColor.divide(255);
-    const Cb = backdrop.divide(255);
-
-    blendingResult = blendFunctions[blendMode](Cb, Cs).multiply(255);
-  }
+  const blendingResult = blend(backdrop, sourceColor, blendMode);
 
   // foreground is the "source" color and background is the "backdrop" color
   const r = simpleAlphaCompositing(
@@ -111,24 +107,22 @@ export default function flattenColors(
     sourceColor.alpha,
     backdrop.red,
     backdrop.alpha,
-    blendMode,
-    blendingResult?.red
+    // we don't want to round the blended value
+    blendingResult.r * 255
   );
   const g = simpleAlphaCompositing(
     sourceColor.green,
     sourceColor.alpha,
     backdrop.green,
     backdrop.alpha,
-    blendMode,
-    blendingResult?.green
+    blendingResult.g * 255
   );
   const b = simpleAlphaCompositing(
     sourceColor.blue,
     sourceColor.alpha,
     backdrop.blue,
     backdrop.alpha,
-    blendMode,
-    blendingResult?.blue
+    blendingResult.b * 255
   );
 
   // formula: αo = αs + αb x (1 - αs)
@@ -151,11 +145,11 @@ export default function flattenColors(
   //
   // RGB color space doesn't have decimal values so we will follow what browsers do and round
   // e.g. rgb(255.2, 127.5, 127.8) === rgb(255, 128, 128)
-  const Cred = Math.round(r / αo);
-  const Cgreen = Math.round(g / αo);
-  const Cblue = Math.round(b / αo);
+  const Cr = Math.round(r / αo);
+  const Cg = Math.round(g / αo);
+  const Cb = Math.round(b / αo);
 
-  return new Color(Cred, Cgreen, Cblue, αo);
+  return new Color(Cr, Cg, Cb, αo);
 }
 
 // Simple Alpha Compositing written as non-premultiplied.
@@ -167,17 +161,8 @@ export default function flattenColors(
 // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#simplealphacompositing
 // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blending
 // @see https://ciechanow.ski/alpha-compositing/
-function simpleAlphaCompositing(Cs, αs, Cb, αb, blendMode, blendingResult) {
-  return (
-    αs * (1 - αb) * Cs +
-    αs *
-      αb *
-      (blendingResult ??
-        // Note: Cs and Cb values need to be between 0 and 1 inclusive for the blend function
-        // @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#simplealphacompositing
-        blendFunctions[blendMode](Cb / 255, Cs / 255) * 255) +
-    (1 - αs) * αb * Cb
-  );
+function simpleAlphaCompositing(Cs, αs, Cb, αb, blendingResult) {
+  return αs * (1 - αb) * Cs + αs * αb * blendingResult + (1 - αs) * αb * Cb;
 }
 
 // clamp a value between two numbers (inclusive)
@@ -185,74 +170,14 @@ function clamp(value, min, max) {
   return Math.min(Math.max(min, value), max);
 }
 
-// following functions taken from the spec
-// @see https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendingnonseparable
-function luminosity(color) {
-  return 0.3 * color.red + 0.59 * color.green + 0.11 * color.blue;
-}
-
-function clipColor(color) {
-  const L = luminosity(color);
-  const n = Math.min(color.red, color.green, color.blue);
-  const x = Math.max(color.red, color.green, color.blue);
-
-  if (n < 0) {
-    return new Color(
-      L + ((color.red - L) * L) / (L - n),
-      L + ((color.green - L) * L) / (L - n),
-      L + ((color.blue - L) * L) / (L - n),
-      color.alpha
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (x > 1) {
-    return new Color(
-      L + ((color.red - L) * (1 - L)) / (x - L),
-      L + ((color.green - L) * (1 - L)) / (x - L),
-      L + ((color.blue - L) * (1 - L)) / (x - L),
-      color.alpha
-    );
+function blend(Cb, Cs, blendMode) {
+  if (nonSeparableBlendModes.includes(blendMode)) {
+    return blendFunctions[blendMode](Cb, Cs);
   }
 
-  return color;
-}
-
-function setLuminosity(color, L) {
-  const d = L - luminosity(color);
-  return clipColor(color.add(d));
-}
-
-function saturation(color) {
-  return (
-    Math.max(color.red, color.green, color.blue) -
-    Math.min(color.red, color.green, color.blue)
-  );
-}
-
-function setSaturation(color, s) {
-  const C = new Color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
-  const colorEntires = Object.entries(C)
-    .filter(([prop]) => prop !== 'alpha')
-    .map(([name, value]) => {
-      return { name, value };
-    });
-
-  // find the min, mid, and max values of the color components
-  const [Cmin, Cmid, Cmax] = colorEntires.sort((a, b) => {
-    return a.value - b.value;
+  const C = new Color();
+  ['r', 'g', 'b'].forEach(channel => {
+    C[channel] = blendFunctions[blendMode](Cb[channel], Cs[channel]);
   });
-
-  if (Cmax.value > Cmin.value) {
-    Cmid.value = ((Cmid.value - Cmin.value) * s) / (Cmax.value - Cmin.value);
-    Cmax.value = s;
-  } else {
-    Cmid.value = Cmax.value = 0;
-  }
-
-  Cmin.value = 0;
-
-  C[Cmax.name] = Cmax.value;
-  C[Cmin.name] = Cmin.value;
-  C[Cmid.name] = Cmid.value;
   return C;
 }