diff --git a/tests/BaseTestCase.php b/tests/BaseTestCase.php
index cd499d25..7416909f 100644
--- a/tests/BaseTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/BaseTestCase.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Channels\Blue;
 use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Channels\Green;
 use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Channels\Red;
 use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Color as RgbColor;
-use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Colorspace;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ColorInterface;
 use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException;
@@ -49,40 +48,50 @@ abstract class BaseTestCase extends MockeryTestCase
      */
     protected function assertColor(int $r, int $g, int $b, int $a, ColorInterface $color, int $tolerance = 0)
     {
+        // build errorMessage
+        $errorMessage = function (int $r, int $g, $b, int $a, ColorInterface $color): string {
+            $color = 'rgba(' . implode(', ', [
+                $color->channel(Red::class)->value(),
+                $color->channel(Green::class)->value(),
+                $color->channel(Blue::class)->value(),
+                $color->channel(Alpha::class)->value(),
+            ]) . ')';
+
+            return implode(' ', [
+                'Failed asserting that color',
+                $color,
+                'equals',
+                'rgba(' . $r . ', ' . $g . ', ' . $b . ', ' . $a . ')'
+            ]);
+        };
+
+        // build color channel value range
+        $range = function (int $base, int $tolerance): array {
+            return range(max($base - $tolerance, 0), min($base + $tolerance, 255));
+        };
+
         $this->assertContains(
             $color->channel(Red::class)->value(),
-            range(max($r - $tolerance, 0), min($r + $tolerance, 255)),
-            'Failed asserting that color ' .
-                $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString() .
-                ' equals '
-                . $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString()
+            $range($r, $tolerance),
+            $errorMessage($r, $g, $b, $a, $color)
         );
 
         $this->assertContains(
             $color->channel(Green::class)->value(),
-            range(max($g - $tolerance, 0), min($g + $tolerance, 255)),
-            'Failed asserting that color ' .
-                $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString() .
-                ' equals '
-                . $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString()
+            $range($g, $tolerance),
+            $errorMessage($r, $g, $b, $a, $color)
         );
 
         $this->assertContains(
             $color->channel(Blue::class)->value(),
-            range(max($b - $tolerance, 0), min($b + $tolerance, 255)),
-            'Failed asserting that color ' .
-                $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString() .
-                ' equals '
-                . $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString()
+            $range($b, $tolerance),
+            $errorMessage($r, $g, $b, $a, $color)
         );
 
         $this->assertContains(
             $color->channel(Alpha::class)->value(),
-            range(max($a - $tolerance, 0), min($a + $tolerance, 255)),
-            'Failed asserting that color ' .
-                $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString() .
-                ' equals '
-                . $color->convertTo(Colorspace::class)->toString()
+            $range($a, $tolerance),
+            $errorMessage($r, $g, $b, $a, $color)
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php b/tests/Unit/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
index 7fcc1b88..c169d591 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ final class PlaceModifierTest extends GdTestCase
         $image = $this->createTestImage(16, 16)->fill('0000ff');
         $this->assertEquals('0000ff', $image->pickColor(10, 10)->toHex());
         $image->modify(new PlaceModifier($this->getTestResourcePath('exif.jpg'), opacity: 50));
-        $this->assertColor(127, 83, 127, 255, $image->pickColor(10, 10), tolerance: 1);
+        $this->assertColor(127, 83, 127, 255, $image->pickColor(10, 10), tolerance: 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php b/tests/Unit/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
index d68f015a..80e9cffb 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/PlaceModifierTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ final class PlaceModifierTest extends ImagickTestCase
         $image = $this->createTestImage(16, 16)->fill('0000ff');
         $this->assertEquals('0000ff', $image->pickColor(10, 10)->toHex());
         $image->modify(new PlaceModifier($this->getTestResourcePath('exif.jpg'), opacity: 50));
-        $this->assertColor(127, 83, 127, 255, $image->pickColor(10, 10), tolerance: 1);
+        $this->assertColor(127, 83, 127, 255, $image->pickColor(10, 10), tolerance: 0);
     }
 }