diff --git a/src/conversions.jl b/src/conversions.jl
index 540e738..8c0d2d7 100644
--- a/src/conversions.jl
+++ b/src/conversions.jl
@@ -686,10 +686,10 @@ convert(::Type{Uint32}, ac::ARGB32) = ac.color
 
 convert{C,T}(::Type{AlphaColorValue{C,T}}, c::AlphaColorValue{C,T}) = c
 function convert{C,T,D,U}(::Type{AlphaColorValue{C,T}}, c::AbstractAlphaColorValue{D,U})
-    AlphaColorValue{T}(convert(C, c.c), c.alpha)
+    AlphaColorValue{C,T}(convert(C, c.c), c.alpha)
 end
 convert{C,T}(::Type{AlphaColorValue{C,T}}, c::ColorValue) =
-    AlphaColorValue(convert(C, c), one(T))
+    AlphaColorValue{C,T}(convert(C, c), one(T))
 
 convert(::Type{ARGB32}, c::ARGB32) = c
 convert{CV<:AbstractRGB{Ufixed8}}(::Type{ARGB32}, c::AbstractAlphaColorValue{CV,Ufixed8}) =