diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index d468cf0e1..7fcae46b6 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ pub const OptionAsAlt = enum {
 };
 
 /// Color represents a color using RGB.
-pub const Color = struct {
+pub const Color = packed struct(u24) {
     r: u8,
     g: u8,
     b: u8,
@@ -1992,21 +1992,6 @@ pub const Color = struct {
         return .{ .r = self.r, .g = self.g, .b = self.b };
     }
 
-    // Pack into an integer
-    pub fn toInt(self: Color) u24 {
-        // u24 covers RGB, typically, an alpha would pack to a full u32
-        return (@as(u24, self.r) << 16) + (@as(u24, self.g) << 8) + self.b;
-    }
-
-    test "toInt" {
-        const testing = std.testing;
-
-        try testing.exectEqual((Color{ .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 0 }).toInt(), 0);
-        try testing.exectEqual((Color{ .r = 255, .g = 255, .b = 255 }).toInt(), 16777215);
-        try testing.exectEqual((Color{ .r = 100, .g = 20, .b = 12 }).toInt(), 6558732);
-        try testing.exectEqual((Color{ .r = 55, .g = 63, .b = 202 }).toInt(), 3620810);
-    }
-
     pub fn parseCLI(input: ?[]const u8) !Color {
         return fromHex(input orelse return error.ValueRequired);
     }
diff --git a/src/config/c_get.zig b/src/config/c_get.zig
index 8032dce46..0305100a6 100644
--- a/src/config/c_get.zig
+++ b/src/config/c_get.zig
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn get(config: *const Config, k: Key, ptr_raw: *anyopaque) bool {
 
                 Color => {
                     const ptr: *c_uint = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
-                    ptr.* = value.toInt();
+                    ptr.* = @as(c_uint, @as(u24, @bitCast(value)));
                 },
 
                 else => |T| switch (@typeInfo(T)) {