diff --git a/src/internal/colors/Rgb16Color.h b/src/internal/colors/Rgb16Color.h
index 96da4f3..aa08164 100644
--- a/src/internal/colors/Rgb16Color.h
+++ b/src/internal/colors/Rgb16Color.h
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ struct Rgb16Color : RgbColorBase
     {
     };
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Construct a Rgb16Color using RgbCOlor
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Rgb16Color(const RgbColor& color)
+    {
+        setR(color.R);
+        setG(color.G);
+        setB(color.B);
+    };
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Construct a Rgb16Color using HtmlColor
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -143,6 +153,23 @@ struct Rgb16Color : RgbColorBase
         return (Color565 & 0x001f) << 3;
     };
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // operator [] - readonly
+    // access elements in order by index rather than R,G,B
+    // see static Count for the number of elements
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    uint8_t operator[](size_t idx) const
+    {
+        switch (idx)
+        {
+        case 0:
+            return getR();
+        case 1:
+            return getG();
+        default:
+            return getB();
+        }
+    }
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Comparison operators
@@ -281,5 +308,8 @@ struct Rgb16Color : RgbColorBase
     };
 
     uint16_t Color565;
+
+    const static uint8_t Max = 255;
+    const static size_t Count = 3; // three elements in []
 };
 
diff --git a/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.cpp b/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.cpp
index a04af91..2984cf8 100644
--- a/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.cpp
+++ b/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,28 @@ uint8_t SevenSegDigit::CalculateBrightness() const
     return static_cast<uint8_t>(sum / Count);
 }
 
+SevenSegDigit SevenSegDigit::Dim(uint8_t ratio) const
+{
+    SevenSegDigit result;
+
+    for (uint8_t iSegment = 0; iSegment < Count; iSegment++)
+    {
+        result.Segment[iSegment] = _elementDim(Segment[iSegment], ratio);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+SevenSegDigit SevenSegDigit::Brighten(uint8_t ratio) const
+{
+    SevenSegDigit result;
+
+    for (uint8_t iSegment = 0; iSegment < Count; iSegment++)
+    {
+        result.Segment[iSegment] = _elementBrighten(Segment[iSegment], ratio);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 void SevenSegDigit::Darken(uint8_t delta)
 {
     for (uint8_t iSegment = 0; iSegment < Count; iSegment++)
diff --git a/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.h b/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.h
index 19d3930..abf8649 100644
--- a/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.h
+++ b/src/internal/colors/SegmentDigit.h
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ struct SevenSegDigit
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     uint8_t CalculateBrightness() const;
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Dim will return a new SevenSegDigit that is blended to off with the given ratio
+    // ratio - (0-255) where 255 will return the original brightness and 0 will return off
+    // 
+    // NOTE: This is a simple linear blend
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    SevenSegDigit Dim(uint8_t ratio) const;
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Brighten will return a new SevenSegDigit that is blended to full bright with the given ratio
+    // ratio - (0-255) where 255 will return the original brightness and 0 will return full brightness
+    // 
+    // NOTE: This is a simple linear blend
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    SevenSegDigit Brighten(uint8_t ratio) const;
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Darken will adjust the color by the given delta toward black
     // NOTE: This is a simple linear change
@@ -285,5 +301,25 @@ struct SevenSegDigit
 
 protected:
     void init(uint8_t bitmask, uint8_t brightness, uint8_t defaultBrightness);
+
+    inline static uint8_t _elementDim(uint8_t value, uint8_t ratio)
+    {
+        return (static_cast<uint16_t>(value) * (static_cast<uint16_t>(ratio) + 1)) >> 8;
+    }
+
+    inline static uint8_t _elementBrighten(uint8_t value, uint8_t ratio)
+    {
+        uint16_t element = ((static_cast<uint16_t>(value) + 1) << 8) / (static_cast<uint16_t>(ratio) + 1);
+
+        if (element > Max)
+        {
+            element = Max;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            element -= 1;
+        }
+        return element;
+    }
 };