diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 269dd05a9..8bcacd5e1 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Misc:
  - Test: Add a basic test suite
  - GBA Video: Allow multiple handles into the same tile cache
  - VFS: Call msync when syncing mapped data
+ - GBA Video, GB Video: Colors are now fully scaled
 
 0.5.1: (2016-10-05)
 Bugfixes:
diff --git a/src/gb/renderers/software.c b/src/gb/renderers/software.c
index 3a530cde4..8f480ad68 100644
--- a/src/gb/renderers/software.c
+++ b/src/gb/renderers/software.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void _clearScreen(struct GBVideoSoftwareRenderer* renderer) {
 	color_t palette0 = 0x7FFF;
 #endif
 #else
-	color_t palette0 = 0xF8F8F8;
+	color_t palette0 = 0xFFFFFF;
 #endif
 
 	int y;
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static void GBVideoSoftwareRendererWritePalette(struct GBVideoRenderer* renderer
 	color |= (value << 3) & 0xF8;
 	color |= (value << 6) & 0xF800;
 	color |= (value << 9) & 0xF80000;
+	color |= (color >> 5) & 0x070707;
 #endif
 	softwareRenderer->palette[index] = color;
 	if (renderer->cache) {
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/software-bg.c b/src/gba/renderers/software-bg.c
index 899fd7366..ef0c69413 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/software-bg.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/software-bg.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDrawBackgroundMode3(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer
 			color32 |= (color << 3) & 0xF8;
 			color32 |= (color << 6) & 0xF800;
 			color32 |= (color << 9) & 0xF80000;
+			color32 |= (color32 >> 5) & 0x070707;
 			color = color32;
 #elif COLOR_5_6_5
 			uint16_t color16 = 0;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDrawBackgroundMode5(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer
 			color32 |= (color << 9) & 0xF80000;
 			color32 |= (color << 3) & 0xF8;
 			color32 |= (color << 6) & 0xF800;
+			color32 |= (color32 >> 5) & 0x070707;
 			color = color32;
 #elif COLOR_5_6_5
 			uint16_t color16 = 0;
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/software-private.h b/src/gba/renderers/software-private.h
index 9917d5652..b387e78bc 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/software-private.h
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/software-private.h
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ static inline unsigned _brighten(unsigned color, int y) {
 	c |= (a + ((0x7C00 - a) * y) / 16) & 0x7C00;
 #endif
 #else
-	a = color & 0xF8;
-	c |= (a + ((0xF8 - a) * y) / 16) & 0xF8;
+	a = color & 0xFF;
+	c |= (a + ((0xFF - a) * y) / 16) & 0xFF;
 
-	a = color & 0xF800;
-	c |= (a + ((0xF800 - a) * y) / 16) & 0xF800;
+	a = color & 0xFF00;
+	c |= (a + ((0xFF00 - a) * y) / 16) & 0xFF00;
 
-	a = color & 0xF80000;
-	c |= (a + ((0xF80000 - a) * y) / 16) & 0xF80000;
+	a = color & 0xFF0000;
+	c |= (a + ((0xFF0000 - a) * y) / 16) & 0xFF0000;
 #endif
 	return c;
 }
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ static inline unsigned _darken(unsigned color, int y) {
 	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0x7C00;
 #endif
 #else
-	a = color & 0xF8;
-	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xF8;
+	a = color & 0xFF;
+	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xFF;
 
-	a = color & 0xF800;
-	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xF800;
+	a = color & 0xFF00;
+	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xFF00;
 
-	a = color & 0xF80000;
-	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xF80000;
+	a = color & 0xFF0000;
+	c |= (a - (a * y) / 16) & 0xFF0000;
 #endif
 	return c;
 }
@@ -320,25 +320,25 @@ static unsigned _mix(int weightA, unsigned colorA, int weightB, unsigned colorB)
 	c = (c & 0x7C1F) | ((c >> 16) & 0x03E0);
 #endif
 #else
-	a = colorA & 0xF8;
-	b = colorB & 0xF8;
-	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1F8;
+	a = colorA & 0xFF;
+	b = colorB & 0xFF;
+	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1FF;
 	if (c & 0x00000100) {
-		c = 0x000000F8;
+		c = 0x000000FF;
 	}
 
-	a = colorA & 0xF800;
-	b = colorB & 0xF800;
-	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1F800;
+	a = colorA & 0xFF00;
+	b = colorB & 0xFF00;
+	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1FF00;
 	if (c & 0x00010000) {
-		c = (c & 0x000000F8) | 0x0000F800;
+		c = (c & 0x000000FF) | 0x0000FF00;
 	}
 
-	a = colorA & 0xF80000;
-	b = colorB & 0xF80000;
-	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1F80000;
+	a = colorA & 0xFF0000;
+	b = colorB & 0xFF0000;
+	c |= ((a * weightA + b * weightB) / 16) & 0x1FF0000;
 	if (c & 0x01000000) {
-		c = (c & 0x0000F8F8) | 0x00F80000;
+		c = (c & 0x0000FFFF) | 0x00FF0000;
 	}
 #endif
 	return c;
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index 7fa9cf762..e4c7e90d7 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWritePalette(struct GBAVideoRenderer* render
 	color |= (value << 3) & 0xF8;
 	color |= (value << 6) & 0xF800;
 	color |= (value << 9) & 0xF80000;
+	color |= (color >> 5) & 0x070707;
 #endif
 	softwareRenderer->normalPalette[address >> 1] = color;
 	if (softwareRenderer->blendEffect == BLEND_BRIGHTEN) {
diff --git a/src/gba/video.h b/src/gba/video.h
index 94936b9d1..9f45049b6 100644
--- a/src/gba/video.h
+++ b/src/gba/video.h
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #define GBA_G5(X) (((X) >> 5) & 0x1F)
 #define GBA_B5(X) (((X) >> 10) & 0x1F)
 
-#define GBA_R8(X) (((X) << 3) & 0xF8)
-#define GBA_G8(X) (((X) >> 2) & 0xF8)
-#define GBA_B8(X) (((X) >> 7) & 0xF8)
+#define GBA_R8(X) (((((X) << 3) & 0xF8) * 0x21) >> 5)
+#define GBA_G8(X) (((((X) >> 2) & 0xF8) * 0x21) >> 5)
+#define GBA_B8(X) (((((X) >> 7) & 0xF8) * 0x21) >> 5)
 
 mLOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(GBA_VIDEO);
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index aa23f54c3..ed2d5dfdd 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GameController::GameController(QObject* parent)
 
 		unsigned width, height;
 		controller->m_threadContext.core->desiredVideoDimensions(controller->m_threadContext.core, &width, &height);
-		memset(controller->m_frontBuffer, 0xF8, width * height * BYTES_PER_PIXEL);
+		memset(controller->m_frontBuffer, 0xFF, width * height * BYTES_PER_PIXEL);
 		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(controller, "frameAvailable", Q_ARG(const uint32_t*, controller->m_frontBuffer));
 		if (controller->m_pauseAfterFrame.testAndSetAcquire(true, false)) {
 			mCoreThreadPauseFromThread(context);
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
index f8fe3a7f8..83fc72464 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void PaletteView::selectIndex(int index) {
 	uint32_t g = GBA_G5(color);
 	uint32_t b = GBA_B5(color);
 	uint32_t hexcode = (r << 19) | (g << 11) | (b << 3);
+	hexcode |= (hexcode >> 5) & 0x070707;
 	m_ui.hexcode->setText(tr("#%0").arg(hexcode, 6, 16, QChar('0')));
 	m_ui.value->setText(tr("0x%0").arg(color, 4, 16, QChar('0')));
 	m_ui.index->setText(tr("%0").arg(index, 3, 10, QChar('0')));