diff --git a/app/core/gimppalette-load.c b/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
index 4fa9a430c1..40f98e7242 100644
--- a/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
+++ b/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
@@ -572,13 +572,13 @@ gimp_palette_load_aco (GimpContext   *context,
         }
       else if (color_space == 2) /* CMYK */
         {
-          gdouble cmyk[4] = { 1.0 - ((gdouble) w) / 65536.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) x) / 65536.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) y) / 65536.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) z) / 65536.0 };
+          float cmyk[4] = { 1.0f - ((gfloat) w) / 65536.0f,
+                            1.0f - ((gfloat) x) / 65536.0f,
+                            1.0f - ((gfloat) y) / 65536.0f,
+                            1.0f - ((gfloat) z) / 65536.0f };
 
           /* No color space information in the format. */
-          gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("CMYK double"), cmyk);
+          gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("CMYK float"), cmyk);
           color_ok = TRUE;
         }
       else if (color_space == 7) /* CIE Lab */
@@ -605,12 +605,12 @@ gimp_palette_load_aco (GimpContext   *context,
            * implementation in GIMP so it's hard to know the origin behind it.
            * Where does it come from?
            */
-          gdouble cmyk[4] = { 1.0 - ((gdouble) w) / 10000.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) x) / 10000.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) y) / 10000.0,
-                              1.0 - ((gdouble) z) / 10000.0 };
+          gfloat cmyk[4] = { 1.0f - ((gfloat) w) / 10000.0,
+                             1.0f - ((gfloat) x) / 10000.0,
+                             1.0f - ((gfloat) y) / 10000.0,
+                             1.0f - ((gfloat) z) / 10000.0 };
 
-          gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("CMYK double"), cmyk);
+          gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("CMYK float"), cmyk);
           color_ok = TRUE;
         }
       else
diff --git a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor-parse.c b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor-parse.c
index 7d5c9e66ba..4009dad3bd 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor-parse.c
+++ b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor-parse.c
@@ -554,10 +554,15 @@ gimp_color_parse_css_numeric (const gchar *css)
   color = gegl_color_new (NULL);
   if (hsl)
     {
+      gfloat values_f[4];
+
+      for (i = 0; i < (alpha ? 4 : 3); i++)
+        values_f[i] = (gfloat) values[i];
+
       if (alpha)
-        gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("HSLA double"), values);
+        gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("HSLA float"), values_f);
       else
-        gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("HSL double"), values);
+        gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format ("HSL float"), values_f);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.c b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.c
index d82148114e..4e84559495 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.c
+++ b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.c
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ gimp_color_is_out_of_self_gamut (GeglColor *color)
                  model == babl_model ("cmyk")  ||
                  model == babl_model ("cmykA"))
         {
-            gdouble cmyk[4];
+            gfloat cmyk[4];
 
-            gegl_color_get_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("CMYK double", space), cmyk);
+            gegl_color_get_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("CMYK float", space), cmyk);
             oog = ((cmyk[0] < 0.0 && -cmyk[0] > CHANNEL_EPSILON)      ||
                    (cmyk[0] > 1.0 && cmyk[0] - 1.0 > CHANNEL_EPSILON) ||
                    (cmyk[1] < 0.0 && -cmyk[1] > CHANNEL_EPSILON)      ||
@@ -303,16 +303,16 @@ gimp_color_is_out_of_gamut (GeglColor  *color,
   else if (babl_space_is_cmyk (space))
     {
       GeglColor *c = gegl_color_new (NULL);
-      gdouble    cmyk[4];
+      gfloat     cmyk[4];
 
       /* CMYK conversion always produces colors in [0; 1] range. What we want
        * to check is whether the source and converted colors are the same in
        * Lab space.
        */
       gegl_color_get_pixel (color,
-                            babl_format_with_space ("CMYK double", space),
+                            babl_format_with_space ("CMYK float", space),
                             cmyk);
-      gegl_color_set_pixel (c, babl_format_with_space ("CMYK double", space), cmyk);
+      gegl_color_set_pixel (c, babl_format_with_space ("CMYK float", space), cmyk);
       is_out_of_gamut = (! gimp_color_is_perceptually_identical (color, c));
       g_object_unref (c);
     }