diff --git a/src/game/client/components/skins7.cpp b/src/game/client/components/skins7.cpp
index 458d5d721..fb0f0bdf9 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/skins7.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/skins7.cpp
@@ -476,11 +476,7 @@ void CSkins7::RandomizeSkin(int Dummy)
 
 ColorRGBA CSkins7::GetColor(int Value, bool UseAlpha) const
 {
-	float Dark = DARKEST_COLOR_LGT / 255.0f;
-	ColorRGBA Color = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(Value).UnclampLighting(Dark));
-	float Alpha = UseAlpha ? ((Value >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0f : 1.0f;
-	Color.a = Alpha;
-	return Color;
+	return color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(Value, UseAlpha).UnclampLighting(DARKEST_COLOR_LGT));
 }
 
 ColorRGBA CSkins7::GetTeamColor(int UseCustomColors, int PartColor, int Team, int Part) const
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/skins7.h b/src/game/client/components/skins7.h
index a5b0d9fcb..d75dac88f 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/skins7.h
+++ b/src/game/client/components/skins7.h
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ public:
 		SKINFLAG_SPECIAL = 1 << 0,
 		SKINFLAG_STANDARD = 1 << 1,
 
-		DARKEST_COLOR_LGT = 61,
-
 		NUM_COLOR_COMPONENTS = 4,
 
 		HAT_NUM = 2,
 		HAT_OFFSET_SIDE = 2,
 	};
 
+	static constexpr float DARKEST_COLOR_LGT = 61.0f / 255.0f;
+
 	struct CSkinPart
 	{
 		int m_Flags;