diff --git a/usermods/usermod_v2_animartrix/usermod_v2_animartrix.h b/usermods/usermod_v2_animartrix/usermod_v2_animartrix.h
index f74be4d7..962e8e96 100644
--- a/usermods/usermod_v2_animartrix/usermod_v2_animartrix.h
+++ b/usermods/usermod_v2_animartrix/usermod_v2_animartrix.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "wled.h"
+#include "colors.h" // include CHSV32 class by @dedehai
 
 #ifdef _MoonModules_WLED_
 	// WLEDMM: use faster math approximations - up to 40% faster
diff --git a/wled00/colors.h b/wled00/colors.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9926c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wled00/colors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifndef WLED_COLORS_H
+#define WLED_COLORS_H
+
+/*
+ * Color structs and color utility functions
+ */
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#if !defined(FASTLED_VERSION) // pull in FastLED if we don't have it yet (we need the CRGB type)
+  #define FASTLED_INTERNAL
+  #define USE_GET_MILLISECOND_TIMER
+  #include <FastLED.h>
+#endif
+
+
+#if 0 // WLEDMM not used yet
+// CRGBW can be used to manipulate 32bit colors faster. However: if it is passed to functions, it adds overhead compared to a uint32_t color
+// use with caution and pay attention to flash size. Usually converting a uint32_t to CRGBW to extract r, g, b, w values is slower than using bitshifts
+// it can be useful to avoid back and forth conversions between uint32_t and fastled CRGB
+struct CRGBW {
+    union {
+        uint32_t color32; // Access as a 32-bit value (0xWWRRGGBB)
+        struct {
+            uint8_t b;
+            uint8_t g;
+            uint8_t r;
+            uint8_t w;
+        };
+        uint8_t raw[4];   // Access as an array in the order B, G, R, W
+    };
+
+    // Default constructor
+    inline CRGBW() __attribute__((always_inline)) = default;
+
+    // Constructor from a 32-bit color (0xWWRRGGBB)
+    constexpr CRGBW(uint32_t color) __attribute__((always_inline)) : color32(color) {}
+
+    // Constructor with r, g, b, w values
+    constexpr CRGBW(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue, uint8_t white = 0) __attribute__((always_inline)) : b(blue), g(green), r(red), w(white) {}
+
+    // Constructor from CRGB
+    constexpr CRGBW(CRGB rgb) __attribute__((always_inline)) : b(rgb.b), g(rgb.g), r(rgb.r), w(0) {}
+
+    // Access as an array
+    inline const uint8_t& operator[] (uint8_t x) const __attribute__((always_inline)) { return raw[x]; }
+
+    // Assignment from 32-bit color
+    inline CRGBW& operator=(uint32_t color) __attribute__((always_inline)) { color32 = color; return *this; }
+
+    // Assignment from r, g, b, w
+    inline CRGBW& operator=(const CRGB& rgb) __attribute__((always_inline)) { b = rgb.b; g = rgb.g; r = rgb.r; w = 0; return *this; }
+
+    // Conversion operator to uint32_t
+    inline operator uint32_t() const __attribute__((always_inline)) {
+      return color32;
+    }
+    /*
+    // Conversion operator to CRGB
+    inline operator CRGB() const __attribute__((always_inline)) {
+      return CRGB(r, g, b);
+    }
+
+    CRGBW& scale32 (uint8_t scaledown) // 32bit math
+    {
+      if (color32 == 0) return *this; // 2 extra instructions, worth it if called a lot on black (which probably is true) adding check if scaledown is zero adds much more overhead as its 8bit
+      uint32_t scale = scaledown + 1;
+      uint32_t rb = (((color32 & 0x00FF00FF) * scale) >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF; // scale red and blue
+      uint32_t wg = (((color32 & 0xFF00FF00) >> 8) * scale) & 0xFF00FF00; // scale white and green
+          color32 =  rb | wg;
+      return *this;
+    }*/
+
+};
+
+#endif
+
+
+struct CHSV32 { // 32bit HSV color with 16bit hue for more accurate conversions - credits @dedehai
+  union {
+    struct {
+        uint16_t h;  // hue
+        uint8_t s;   // saturation
+        uint8_t v;   // value
+    };
+    uint32_t raw;    // 32bit access
+  };
+  inline CHSV32() __attribute__((always_inline)) = default; // default constructor
+
+    /// Allow construction from hue, saturation, and value
+    /// @param ih input hue
+    /// @param is input saturation
+    /// @param iv input value
+  inline CHSV32(uint16_t ih, uint8_t is, uint8_t iv) __attribute__((always_inline)) // constructor from 16bit h, s, v
+        : h(ih), s(is), v(iv) {}
+  inline CHSV32(uint8_t ih, uint8_t is, uint8_t iv) __attribute__((always_inline)) // constructor from 8bit h, s, v
+        : h((uint16_t)ih << 8), s(is), v(iv) {}
+  inline CHSV32(const CHSV& chsv) __attribute__((always_inline))  // constructor from CHSV
+    : h((uint16_t)chsv.h << 8), s(chsv.s), v(chsv.v) {}
+  inline operator CHSV() const { return CHSV((uint8_t)(h >> 8), s, v); } // typecast to CHSV
+};
+
+static inline void hsv2rgb(const CHSV32& hsv, uint32_t& rgb) // convert HSV (16bit hue) to RGB (32bit with white = 0)
+{
+  unsigned int remainder, region, p, q, t;
+  unsigned int h = hsv.h;
+  unsigned int s = hsv.s;
+  unsigned int v = hsv.v;
+  if (s == 0) {
+      rgb = v << 16 | v << 8 | v;
+      return;
+  }
+  region = h / 10923;  // 65536 / 6 = 10923
+  remainder = (h - (region * 10923)) * 6;
+  p = (v * (255 - s)) >> 8;
+  q = (v * (255 - ((s * remainder) >> 16))) >> 8;
+  t = (v * (255 - ((s * (65535 - remainder)) >> 16))) >> 8;
+  switch (region) {
+    case 0:
+      rgb = v << 16 | t << 8 | p; break;
+    case 1:
+      rgb = q << 16 | v << 8 | p; break;
+    case 2:
+      rgb = p << 16 | v << 8 | t; break;
+    case 3:
+      rgb = p << 16 | q << 8 | v; break;
+    case 4:
+      rgb = t << 16 | p << 8 | v; break;
+    default:
+      rgb = v << 16 | p << 8 | q; break;
+  }
+}
+
+static inline void rgb2hsv(const uint32_t rgb, CHSV32& hsv) // convert RGB to HSV (16bit hue), much more accurate and faster than fastled version
+{
+    hsv.raw = 0;
+    int32_t r = (rgb>>16)&0xFF;
+    int32_t g = (rgb>>8)&0xFF;
+    int32_t b = rgb&0xFF;
+    int32_t minval, maxval, delta;
+    minval = min(r, g);
+    minval = min(minval, b);
+    maxval = max(r, g);
+    maxval = max(maxval, b);
+    if (maxval == 0)  return; // black
+    hsv.v = maxval;
+    delta = maxval - minval;
+    hsv.s = (255 * delta) / maxval;
+    if (hsv.s == 0)  return; // gray value
+    if (maxval == r) hsv.h = (10923 * (g - b)) / delta;
+    else if (maxval == g)  hsv.h = 21845 + (10923 * (b - r)) / delta;
+    else hsv.h = 43690 + (10923 * (r - g)) / delta;
+}
+
+#if 0 // WLEDMM not used yet
+static inline void colorHStoRGB(uint16_t hue, byte sat, byte* rgb) { //hue, sat to rgb
+  uint32_t crgb;
+  hsv2rgb(CHSV32(hue, sat, 255), crgb);
+  rgb[0] = byte((crgb) >> 16);
+  rgb[1] = byte((crgb) >> 8);
+  rgb[2] = byte(crgb);
+}
+
+// fast scaling function for colors, performs color*scale/256 for all four channels, speed over accuracy
+// note: inlining uses less code than actual function calls
+static inline uint32_t fast_color_scale(const uint32_t c, const uint8_t scale) {
+  uint32_t rb = (((c     & 0x00FF00FF) * scale) >> 8) &  0x00FF00FF;
+  uint32_t wg = (((c>>8) & 0x00FF00FF) * scale)       & ~0x00FF00FF;
+  return rb | wg;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif // WLED_COLORS_H