diff --git a/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml2.cxx b/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml2.cxx
index c74f5e41d925..6787133e3705 100644
--- a/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml2.cxx
+++ b/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml2.cxx
@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@ void SdOOXMLExportTest2::testTdf105739()
         com::sun::star::awt::Gradient aFillGradient;
         aXBackgroundPropSet->getPropertyValue("FillGradient") >>= aFillGradient;
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(int(awt::GradientStyle_LINEAR), static_cast<int>(aFillGradient.Style));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0xff0000), aFillGradient.StartColor);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x00b050), aFillGradient.EndColor);
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_LIGHTRED, Color(ColorTransparency, aFillGradient.StartColor));
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(Color(0x00b050), Color(ColorTransparency, aFillGradient.EndColor));
     }
 
     xShell->DoClose();
diff --git a/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml3.cxx b/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml3.cxx
index 6100a9f64db6..d20c56d71766 100644
--- a/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml3.cxx
+++ b/sd/qa/unit/export-tests-ooxml3.cxx
@@ -1531,8 +1531,8 @@ void SdOOXMLExportTest3::testTdf127372()
     uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xShape(getShapeFromPage(0, 0, xDocShRef));
     awt::Gradient aTransparenceGradient;
     xShape->getPropertyValue("FillTransparenceGradient") >>= aTransparenceGradient;
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x000000), aTransparenceGradient.StartColor);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x000000), aTransparenceGradient.EndColor);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_BLACK, Color(ColorTransparency, aTransparenceGradient.StartColor));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_BLACK, Color(ColorTransparency, aTransparenceGradient.EndColor));
 }
 
 void SdOOXMLExportTest3::testTdf127379()
@@ -1558,8 +1558,8 @@ void SdOOXMLExportTest3::testTdf127379()
 
     awt::Gradient aGradient;
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(aXBackgroundPropSet->getPropertyValue("FillGradient") >>= aGradient);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0xFF0000), aGradient.StartColor);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x2A6099), aGradient.EndColor);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_LIGHTRED, Color(ColorTransparency, aGradient.StartColor));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(Color(0x2A6099), Color(ColorTransparency, aGradient.EndColor));
 }
 
 void SdOOXMLExportTest3::testTdf98603()
diff --git a/svgio/qa/cppunit/SvgRead.cxx b/svgio/qa/cppunit/SvgRead.cxx
index 127de19a7bbd..a26556dd7a5c 100644
--- a/svgio/qa/cppunit/SvgRead.cxx
+++ b/svgio/qa/cppunit/SvgRead.cxx
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ void TestParsing::testSimpleRectangle()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(basegfx::B2DRange(10, 10, 110, 110), pDrawRect->maRectangle);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3.0, pDrawRect->mnStrokeWidth);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(bool(pDrawRect->mpStrokeColor));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0xff0000), sal_Int32(Color(*pDrawRect->mpStrokeColor)));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_LIGHTRED, Color(*pDrawRect->mpStrokeColor));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(bool(pDrawRect->mpFillColor));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x00cc00), sal_Int32(Color(*pDrawRect->mpFillColor)));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(Color(0x00cc00), Color(*pDrawRect->mpFillColor));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.1, pDrawRect->mnOpacity, 1E-12);
 }
 
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ void TestParsing::testPath()
                          basegfx::utils::exportToSvgD(pDrawPath->maPolyPolygon, true, true, false));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0.0, pDrawPath->mnStrokeWidth);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(bool(pDrawPath->mpStrokeColor));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0xffffff), sal_Int32(Color(*pDrawPath->mpStrokeColor)));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_WHITE, Color(*pDrawPath->mpStrokeColor));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(bool(pDrawPath->mpFillColor));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x007aff), sal_Int32(Color(*pDrawPath->mpFillColor)));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(Color(0x007aff), Color(*pDrawPath->mpFillColor));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.1, pDrawPath->mnOpacity, 1E-12);
 }
 
diff --git a/vcl/qa/cppunit/drawmode.cxx b/vcl/qa/cppunit/drawmode.cxx
index f2b59dc8440c..e3792ae1f29f 100644
--- a/vcl/qa/cppunit/drawmode.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qa/cppunit/drawmode.cxx
@@ -343,9 +343,7 @@ void VclDrawModeTest::testDrawModeBitmapEx()
         Bitmap::ScopedReadAccess pReadAccess(aResultBitmap);
 
         const BitmapColor& rColor = pReadAccess->GetColor(0, 0);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetRed()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetGreen()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetBlue()));
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(BitmapColor(0x26, 0x26, 0x26), rColor);
     }
 
     // any other operation other than DrawModeFlags::GrayBitmap is a noop
@@ -355,9 +353,7 @@ void VclDrawModeTest::testDrawModeBitmapEx()
         Bitmap::ScopedReadAccess pReadAccess(aResultBitmap);
 
         const BitmapColor& rColor = pReadAccess->GetColor(0, 0);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x80), sal_Int32(rColor.GetRed()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x00), sal_Int32(rColor.GetGreen()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x00), sal_Int32(rColor.GetBlue()));
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(BitmapColor(COL_RED), rColor);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vcl/qa/cppunit/outdev.cxx b/vcl/qa/cppunit/outdev.cxx
index 79fe71431f87..b3468aa7c4ee 100644
--- a/vcl/qa/cppunit/outdev.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qa/cppunit/outdev.cxx
@@ -452,9 +452,7 @@ void VclOutdevTest::testDrawGrayBitmap()
     {
         Bitmap::ScopedReadAccess pReadAccess(aVDevBmp);
         const BitmapColor& rColor = pReadAccess->GetColor(0, 0);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetRed()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetGreen()));
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x26), sal_Int32(rColor.GetBlue()));
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(BitmapColor(0x26, 0x26, 0x26), rColor);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/writerperfect/CppunitTest_writerperfect_import.mk b/writerperfect/CppunitTest_writerperfect_import.mk
index fe47a54c8533..f160c9e8de8b 100644
--- a/writerperfect/CppunitTest_writerperfect_import.mk
+++ b/writerperfect/CppunitTest_writerperfect_import.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_libraries,writerperfect_import,\
 	cppu \
 	sal \
 	test \
+	tl \
 	unotest \
 	utl \
 	wpftqahelper \
diff --git a/writerperfect/qa/unit/ImportTest.cxx b/writerperfect/qa/unit/ImportTest.cxx
index ef58118b0bb8..dcb1b3690558 100644
--- a/writerperfect/qa/unit/ImportTest.cxx
+++ b/writerperfect/qa/unit/ImportTest.cxx
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ void ImportTest::testWK3WithFM3()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xSheet.is());
     uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xCellProps(xSheet->getCellByPosition(1, 1), UNO_QUERY);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xCellProps.is());
-    sal_Int32 nCharColor = 0;
+    Color nCharColor;
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xCellProps->getPropertyValue("CharColor") >>= nCharColor);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0x0000ff), nCharColor); // blue text
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(COL_LIGHTBLUE, nCharColor); // blue text
 }
 
 WpftLoader ImportTest::createCalcLoader(std::u16string_view rFile) const