diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Color.slh b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Color.slh
index 16eb7487ed..65ddc0b01e 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Color.slh
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Color.slh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 float color_scalar_sRGBToLinear(float value) {
     const float SRGB_ELBOW = 0.04045;
-    
-    return (value <= SRGB_ELBOW) ? value / 12.92 : pow((value + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);
+
+    return mix(pow((value + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4), value / 12.92, float(value <= SRGB_ELBOW));
 }
 
 vec3 color_sRGBToLinear(vec3 srgb) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
index 9494edb890..dbc49fcb5d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ layout(location=RENDER_UTILS_ATTR_TEXCOORD01) in vec4 _texCoord01;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
 
     packDeferredFragment(
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_fade.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_fade.slf
index 5ca21a71ac..5a9eb0688e 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_fade.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_fade.slf
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ void main(void) {
     applyFade(fadeParams, _positionWS.xyz, fadeEmissive);
     
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
-    texel.a = abs(_color.a);
+    texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
     if (texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
index 2d8f228f1c..475428f0ae 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ layout(location=RENDER_UTILS_ATTR_TEXCOORD01) in vec4 _texCoord01;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
-    texel.a = abs(_color.a);
+    texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
     if (texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit_fade.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit_fade.slf
index 442be14a8e..d0ba4c13fe 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit_fade.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit_fade.slf
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ void main(void) {
     applyFade(fadeParams, _positionWS.xyz, fadeEmissive);
 
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
-    texel.a = abs(_color.a);
+    texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
     if (texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
index 1a9d14e2fa..bd29ff2ec9 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ layout(location=RENDER_UTILS_ATTR_TEXCOORD01) in vec4 _texCoord01;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
     texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_fade.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_fade.slf
index 75a88dc581..d401989f90 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_fade.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_fade.slf
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void main(void) {
     applyFade(fadeParams, _positionWS.xyz, fadeEmissive);
 
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
     texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
index 3f4abfc730..42a8270274 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ layout(location=0) out vec4 _fragColor0;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
     texel.a *= abs(_color.a);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit_fade.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit_fade.slf
index e46426ec7a..afc0c94575 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit_fade.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit_fade.slf
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void main(void) {
     applyFade(fadeParams, _positionWS.xyz, fadeEmissive);
 
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
-    texel = mix(color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), texel, float(_color.a <= 0.0));
+    texel = mix(texel, color_sRGBAToLinear(texel), float(_color.a <= 0.0));
     texel.rgb *= _color.rgb;
     texel.a *= abs(_color.a);