diff --git a/src/color/Color.js b/src/color/Color.js
index a861990a..e5bff92a 100644
--- a/src/color/Color.js
+++ b/src/color/Color.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ var Color = this.Color = Base.extend(new function() {
 
 		convert: function(type) {
 			return this._colorType == type
-				? this
+				? this.clone()
 				: converters[this._colorType + '-' + type](this);
 		},