diff --git a/src/internal/RgbColor.cpp b/src/internal/RgbColor.cpp
index c2692ed..99f4e94 100644
--- a/src/internal/RgbColor.cpp
+++ b/src/internal/RgbColor.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ License along with NeoPixel.  If not, see
 #include "HslColor.h"
 #include "HsbColor.h"
 #include "HtmlColor.h"
+#include "RgbwColor.h"
+
+RgbColor::RgbColor(const RgbwColor& color) :
+    R(color.R),
+    G(color.G),
+    B(color.B)
+{
+};
 
 RgbColor::RgbColor(const Rgb16Color& color)
 {
diff --git a/src/internal/RgbColor.h b/src/internal/RgbColor.h
index cdbcf22..aa999f5 100644
--- a/src/internal/RgbColor.h
+++ b/src/internal/RgbColor.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ License along with NeoPixel.  If not, see
 #include "NeoSettings.h"
 #include "RgbColorBase.h"
 
+struct RgbwColor;
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // RgbColor represents a color object that is represented by Red, Green, Blue
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ struct RgbColor : RgbColorBase
     {
     };
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // explicitly Construct a RgbColor using RgbwColor
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    explicit RgbColor(const RgbwColor& color);
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Construct a RgbColor using Rgb16Color
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------