diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
index 5455babb..d08d8fcc 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/color.rs
@@ -24,16 +24,24 @@ impl From<Color> for ItemColor {
     fn from (rgb: Color) -> Self { Self { rgb, okhsl: rgb_to_okhsl(rgb) } }
 }
 impl ItemColor {
-    pub fn random () -> Self { random_okhsl().into() }
+    pub fn random () -> Self {
+        let mut rng = thread_rng();
+        let lo = Okhsl::new(-180.0, 0.01, 0.2);
+        let hi = Okhsl::new( 180.0, 0.9,  0.5);
+        UniformOkhsl::new(lo, hi).sample(&mut rng).into()
+    }
     pub fn random_dark () -> Self {
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
         let lo = Okhsl::new(-180.0, 0.01, 0.05);
         let hi = Okhsl::new( 180.0, 0.5,  0.2);
         UniformOkhsl::new(lo, hi).sample(&mut rng).into()
     }
-    pub fn random_near (other: Self, distance: f32) -> Self {
-        if distance > 1.0 { panic!("ItemColor::random_near takes distance between 0.0 and 1.0"); }
-        other.okhsl.mix(random_okhsl(), distance).into()
+    pub fn random_near (base: Self, distance: f32) -> Self {
+        base.mix(Self::random(), distance)
+    }
+    pub fn mix (&self, other: Self, distance: f32) -> Self {
+        if distance > 1.0 { panic!("color mixing takes distance between 0.0 and 1.0"); }
+        self.okhsl.mix(other.okhsl, distance).into()
     }
 }
 impl From<ItemColor> for ItemColorTriplet {
@@ -47,19 +55,10 @@ impl From<ItemColor> for ItemColorTriplet {
         Self { base, light: light.into(), dark: dark.into() }
     }
 }
-
-pub fn random_okhsl () -> Okhsl<f32> {
-    let mut rng = thread_rng();
-    let lo = Okhsl::new(-180.0, 0.01, 0.2);
-    let hi = Okhsl::new( 180.0, 0.9,  0.5);
-    UniformOkhsl::new(lo, hi).sample(&mut rng)
-}
-
 pub fn okhsl_to_rgb (color: Okhsl<f32>) -> Color {
     let Srgb { red, green, blue, .. }: Srgb<f32> = Srgb::from_color_unclamped(color);
     Color::Rgb((red   * 255.0) as u8, (green * 255.0) as u8, (blue  * 255.0) as u8,)
 }
-
 pub fn rgb_to_okhsl (color: Color) -> Okhsl<f32> {
     if let Color::Rgb(r, g, b) = color {
         Okhsl::from_color(Srgb::new(
diff --git a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/arranger_cli.rs b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/arranger_cli.rs
index d775fa57..c5980da4 100644
--- a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/arranger_cli.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/arranger_cli.rs
@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@ impl ArrangerCli {
         if let Some(name) = self.name.as_ref() {
             *arrangement.name.write().unwrap() = name.clone();
         }
-        let track_color_1 = random_okhsl();
-        let track_color_2 = random_okhsl();
+        let track_color_1 = ItemColor::random();
+        let track_color_2 = ItemColor::random();
         for i in 0..self.tracks {
             let _track = arrangement.track_add(
                 None,
-                Some(track_color_1.mix(track_color_2, i as f32 / self.tracks as f32).into())
+                Some(track_color_1.mix(track_color_2, i as f32 / self.tracks as f32))
             )?;
         }
-        let scene_color_1 = random_okhsl();
-        let scene_color_2 = random_okhsl();
+        let scene_color_1 = ItemColor::random();
+        let scene_color_2 = ItemColor::random();
         for i in 0..self.scenes {
             let _scene = arrangement.scene_add(
                 None,
-                Some(scene_color_1.mix(scene_color_2, i as f32 / self.scenes as f32).into())
+                Some(scene_color_1.mix(scene_color_2, i as f32 / self.scenes as f32))
             )?;
         }
         let arranger = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Arranger::new(