diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering.h b/src/Backends/Rendering.h
index 4690575e..b9664c0f 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering.h
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void RenderBackend_ColourFill(RenderBackend_Surface *surface, const RenderBacken
 RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas* RenderBackend_CreateGlyphAtlas(size_t size);
 void RenderBackend_DestroyGlyphAtlas(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas);
 void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t y, const unsigned char *pixels, size_t width, size_t height);
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels);
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue);
 void RenderBackend_DrawGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, long x, long y, size_t glyph_x, size_t glyph_y, size_t glyph_width, size_t glyph_height);
 void RenderBackend_FlushGlyphs(void);
 void RenderBackend_HandleRenderTargetLoss(void);
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
index 9f6191f0..d7408bc0 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t
 	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 4);
 }
 
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels)
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
 {
 	(void)atlas;
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 	glyph_destination_surface = destination_surface;
 
 	// Flush vertex data if a context-change is needed
-	if (last_render_mode != MODE_DRAW_GLYPH || last_destination_texture != glyph_destination_surface->texture_id || last_source_texture != atlas->texture_id || last_red != colour_channels[0] || last_green != colour_channels[1] || last_blue != colour_channels[2])
+	if (last_render_mode != MODE_DRAW_GLYPH || last_destination_texture != glyph_destination_surface->texture_id || last_source_texture != atlas->texture_id || last_red != red || last_green != green || last_blue != blue)
 	{
 		FlushVertexBuffer();
 
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 		last_blue = colour_channels[2];
 
 		glUseProgram(program_glyph);
-		glUniform4f(program_glyph_uniform_colour, colour_channels[0] / 255.0f, colour_channels[1] / 255.0f, colour_channels[2] / 255.0f, 1.0f);
+		glUniform4f(program_glyph_uniform_colour, red / 255.0f, green / 255.0f, blue / 255.0f, 1.0f);
 
 		// Point our framebuffer to the destination texture
 		glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, glyph_destination_surface->texture_id, 0);
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLSurface.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLSurface.cpp
index 5860f76c..87f067e9 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLSurface.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLSurface.cpp
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t
 	SDL_UnlockSurface(atlas->sdlsurface);
 }
 
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels)
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
 {
 	if (destination_surface == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	glyph_destination_sdlsurface = destination_surface->sdlsurface;
 
-	if (SDL_SetSurfaceColorMod(atlas->sdlsurface, colour_channels[0], colour_channels[1], colour_channels[2]) < 0)
+	if (SDL_SetSurfaceColorMod(atlas->sdlsurface, red, green, blue) < 0)
 		Backend_PrintError("Couldn't set color value: %s", SDL_GetError());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
index d4cfa9b0..6a538462 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t
 	}
 }
 
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels)
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
 {
 	(void)atlas;
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 
 	// The SDL_Texture side of things uses alpha, not a colour-key, so the bug where the font is blended
 	// with the colour key doesn't occur.
-	if (SDL_SetTextureColorMod(atlas->texture, colour_channels[0], colour_channels[1], colour_channels[2]) < 0)
+	if (SDL_SetTextureColorMod(atlas->texture, red, green, blue) < 0)
 		Backend_PrintError("Couldn't set additional color value: %s", SDL_GetError());
 
 	if (SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(atlas->texture, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND) < 0)
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
index 5a70996d..ca8125a5 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/Software.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t
 		memcpy(&atlas->pixels[(y + i) * atlas->size + x], &pixels[i * width], width);
 }
 
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels)
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
 {
 	(void)atlas;
 
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 
 	glyph_destination_surface = destination_surface;
 
-	memcpy(glyph_colour_channels, colour_channels, sizeof(glyph_colour_channels));
+	glyph_colour_channels[0] = red;
+	glyph_colour_channels[1] = green;
+	glyph_colour_channels[2] = blue;
 }
 
 void RenderBackend_DrawGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, long x, long y, size_t glyph_x, size_t glyph_y, size_t glyph_width, size_t glyph_height)
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/WiiU.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/WiiU.cpp
index 24410d5d..995a7f43 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/WiiU.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/WiiU.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void CalculateViewport(size_t actual_screen_width, size_t actual_screen_h
 	}
 }
 
-RenderBackend_Surface* RenderBackend_Init(const char *window_title, int screen_width, int screen_height, bool fullscreen)
+RenderBackend_Surface* RenderBackend_Init(const char *window_title, size_t screen_width, size_t screen_height, bool fullscreen)
 {
 	(void)window_title;
 	(void)fullscreen;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void RenderBackend_UploadGlyph(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, size_t x, size_t
 	GX2RUnlockSurfaceEx(&atlas->texture.surface, 0, (GX2RResourceFlags)0);
 }
 
-void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, const unsigned char *colour_channels)
+void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBackend_Surface *destination_surface, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
 {
 	(void)atlas;
 
@@ -800,16 +800,16 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 	glyph_destination_surface = destination_surface;
 
 	// Flush vertex data if a context-change is needed
-	if (last_render_mode != MODE_DRAW_GLYPH || last_destination_texture != &glyph_destination_surface->texture || last_source_texture != &atlas->texture || last_red != colour_channels[0] || last_green != colour_channels[1] || last_blue != colour_channels[2])
+	if (last_render_mode != MODE_DRAW_GLYPH || last_destination_texture != &glyph_destination_surface->texture || last_source_texture != &atlas->texture || last_red != red || last_green != green || last_blue != blue)
 	{
 		FlushVertexBuffer();
 
 		last_render_mode = MODE_DRAW_GLYPH;
 		last_destination_texture = &glyph_destination_surface->texture;
 		last_source_texture = &atlas->texture;
-		last_red = colour_channels[0];
-		last_green = colour_channels[1];
-		last_blue = colour_channels[2];
+		last_red = red;
+		last_green = green;
+		last_blue = blue;
 
 		// Draw to the selected texture, instead of the screen
 		GX2SetColorBuffer(&glyph_destination_surface->colour_buffer, GX2_RENDER_TARGET_0);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(RenderBackend_GlyphAtlas *atlas, RenderBa
 		GX2SetScissor(0, 0, glyph_destination_surface->colour_buffer.surface.width, glyph_destination_surface->colour_buffer.surface.height);
 
 		// Set the colour
-		const float uniform_colours[4] = {colour_channels[0] / 255.0f, colour_channels[1] / 255.0f, colour_channels[2] / 255.0f, 1.0f};
+		const float uniform_colours[4] = {red / 255.0f, green / 255.0f, blue / 255.0f, 1.0f};
 		GX2SetPixelUniformReg(glyph_shader.pixelShader->uniformVars[0].offset, 4, (uint32_t*)&uniform_colours);
 
 		// Select glyph shader
diff --git a/src/Font.cpp b/src/Font.cpp
index 07265b37..59b9db81 100644
--- a/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/Font.cpp
@@ -1138,9 +1138,7 @@ void DrawText(FontObject *font_object, RenderBackend_Surface *surface, int x, in
 {
 	if (font_object != NULL && surface != NULL)
 	{
-		const unsigned char colour_channels[3] = {(unsigned char)colour, (unsigned char)(colour >> 8), (unsigned char)(colour >> 16)};
-
-		RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(font_object->atlas, surface, colour_channels);
+		RenderBackend_PrepareToDrawGlyphs(font_object->atlas, surface, (unsigned char)colour, (unsigned char)(colour >> 8), (unsigned char)(colour >> 16));
 
 		size_t pen_x = 0;