diff --git a/src/lib8/interpolate.rs b/src/lib8/interpolate.rs
index a338931..b23def6 100644
--- a/src/lib8/interpolate.rs
+++ b/src/lib8/interpolate.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@ pub trait Fract8Ops {
 
 impl Fract8Ops for u8 {
     fn scale8(self, scale: Fract8) -> Self {
-        // borrowed from FastLED
-        (self as u16 * (1 + scale as u16)).unsigned_shr(8) as u8
+        match scale {
+            0 => 0,
+            255 => self,
+            _ => 
+                // borrowed from FastLED
+                (self as u16 * (1 + scale as u16)).unsigned_shr(8) as u8
+        }
     }
 
     fn blend8(self, other: Self, scale: Fract8) -> Self {
-        ((((self as u16).unsigned_shl(8).bitor(other as u16)) as u16).wrapping_add(other as u16 * scale as u16).wrapping_sub(self as u16 * scale as u16)).unsigned_shr(8) as u8
+        match scale {
+            0 => self,
+            255 => other,
+            _ => ((((self as u16).unsigned_shl(8).bitor(other as u16)) as u16).wrapping_add(other as u16 * scale as u16).wrapping_sub(self as u16 * scale as u16)).unsigned_shr(8) as u8
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -31,13 +40,17 @@ impl Fract8Ops for Rgb<u8> {
     }
 
     fn blend8(self, other: Self, scale: Fract8) -> Self {
-        match (other.r, other.g, other.b) {
-            (0, 0, 0) => self,
-            _ => Rgb::new(
-                self.r.blend8(other.r, scale),
-                self.g.blend8(other.g, scale),
-                self.b.blend8(other.b, scale)
-            )
+        match scale {
+            0 => self,
+            255 => other,
+            _ => match (other.r, other.g, other.b) {
+                (0, 0, 0) => self,
+                _ => Rgb::new(
+                    self.r.blend8(other.r, scale),
+                    self.g.blend8(other.g, scale),
+                    self.b.blend8(other.b, scale)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }