diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index 5687675422ee5..bfdec7aaacdc8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -995,8 +995,7 @@ fn load_material(
 
         // We need to operate in the Linear color space and be willing to exceed 1.0 in our channels
         let base_emissive = LinearRgba::rgb(emissive[0], emissive[1], emissive[2]);
-        let scaled_emissive = base_emissive * material.emissive_strength().unwrap_or(1.0);
-        let emissive = Color::from(scaled_emissive);
+        let emissive = base_emissive * material.emissive_strength().unwrap_or(1.0);
 
         StandardMaterial {
             base_color: Color::linear_rgba(color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3]),
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/pbr_material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/pbr_material.rs
index 91cb1d21a207e..9ceefa0b59d78 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/pbr_material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/pbr_material.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bevy_asset::Asset;
-use bevy_color::Alpha;
+use bevy_color::{Alpha, ColorToComponents};
 use bevy_math::{Affine2, Affine3, Mat2, Mat3, Vec2, Vec3, Vec4};
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
 use bevy_render::{
@@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ pub struct StandardMaterial {
     /// This means that for a light emissive value, in darkness,
     /// you will mostly see the emissive component.
     ///
-    /// The default emissive color is [`Color::BLACK`], which doesn't add anything to the material color.
+    /// The default emissive color is [`LinearRgba::BLACK`], which doesn't add anything to the material color.
     ///
     /// To increase emissive strength, channel values for `emissive`
     /// colors can exceed `1.0`. For instance, a `base_color` of
-    /// `Color::linear_rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)` represents the brightest
+    /// `LinearRgba::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)` represents the brightest
     /// red for objects that reflect light, but an emissive color
-    /// like `Color::linear_rgb(1000.0, 0.0, 0.0)` can be used to create
+    /// like `LinearRgba::rgb(1000.0, 0.0, 0.0)` can be used to create
     /// intensely bright red emissive effects.
     ///
     /// Increasing the emissive strength of the color will impact visual effects
     /// like bloom, but it's important to note that **an emissive material won't
     /// light up surrounding areas like a light source**,
     /// it just adds a value to the color seen on screen.
-    pub emissive: Color,
+    pub emissive: LinearRgba,
 
     /// The weight in which the camera exposure influences the emissive color.
     /// A value of `0.0` means the emissive color is not affected by the camera exposure.
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ impl Default for StandardMaterial {
             base_color: Color::WHITE,
             base_color_channel: UvChannel::Uv0,
             base_color_texture: None,
-            emissive: Color::BLACK,
+            emissive: LinearRgba::BLACK,
             emissive_exposure_weight: 0.0,
             emissive_channel: UvChannel::Uv0,
             emissive_texture: None,
@@ -972,12 +972,12 @@ impl AsBindGroupShaderType<StandardMaterialUniform> for StandardMaterial {
             flags |= StandardMaterialFlags::ATTENUATION_ENABLED;
         }
 
-        let mut emissive = LinearRgba::from(self.emissive).to_f32_array();
+        let mut emissive = self.emissive.to_vec4();
         emissive[3] = self.emissive_exposure_weight;
 
         StandardMaterialUniform {
-            base_color: LinearRgba::from(self.base_color).to_f32_array().into(),
-            emissive: emissive.into(),
+            base_color: LinearRgba::from(self.base_color).to_vec4(),
+            emissive: self.emissive.to_vec4(),
             roughness: self.perceptual_roughness,
             metallic: self.metallic,
             reflectance: self.reflectance,
diff --git a/examples/3d/3d_scene.rs b/examples/3d/3d_scene.rs
index 9b57373ec7936..df3b226732577 100644
--- a/examples/3d/3d_scene.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/3d_scene.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,20 @@ fn setup(
     // circular base
     commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
         mesh: meshes.add(Circle::new(4.0)),
-        material: materials.add(Color::WHITE),
+        material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
+            base_color: Color::WHITE,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }),
         transform: Transform::from_rotation(Quat::from_rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::FRAC_PI_2)),
         ..default()
     });
     // cube
     commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
         mesh: meshes.add(Cuboid::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0)),
-        material: materials.add(Color::srgb_u8(124, 144, 255)),
+        material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
+            base_color: Srgba::rgb_u8(124, 144, 255).into(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }),
         transform: Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.5, 0.0),
         ..default()
     });
diff --git a/examples/3d/3d_viewport_to_world.rs b/examples/3d/3d_viewport_to_world.rs
index 9e4e4f73da3ed..12e12c475f4c0 100644
--- a/examples/3d/3d_viewport_to_world.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/3d_viewport_to_world.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ fn setup(
     commands.spawn((
         PbrBundle {
             mesh: meshes.add(Plane3d::default().mesh().size(20., 20.)),
-            material: materials.add(Color::srgb(0.3, 0.5, 0.3)),
+            material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
+                base_color: LinearRgba::rgb(0.3, 0.5, 0.3).into(),
+                ..default()
+            }),
             ..default()
         },
         Ground,
diff --git a/examples/3d/anti_aliasing.rs b/examples/3d/anti_aliasing.rs
index fc698733e3eb8..107c3e4f31f17 100644
--- a/examples/3d/anti_aliasing.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/anti_aliasing.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ fn setup(
     // Plane
     commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
         mesh: meshes.add(Plane3d::default().mesh().size(50.0, 50.0)),
-        material: materials.add(Color::srgb(0.1, 0.2, 0.1)),
+        material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
+            base_color: LinearRgba::rgb(0.1, 0.2, 0.1).into(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }),
         ..default()
     });
 
diff --git a/examples/3d/bloom_3d.rs b/examples/3d/bloom_3d.rs
index 36d178491be62..c39f575616395 100644
--- a/examples/3d/bloom_3d.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/bloom_3d.rs
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ fn setup_scene(
     ));
 
     let material_emissive1 = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
-        emissive: Color::linear_rgb(13.99, 5.32, 2.0), // 4. Put something bright in a dark environment to see the effect
+        emissive: LinearRgba::rgb(13.99, 5.32, 2.0), // 4. Put something bright in a dark environment to see the effect
         ..default()
     });
     let material_emissive2 = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
-        emissive: Color::linear_rgb(2.0, 13.99, 5.32),
+        emissive: LinearRgba::rgb(2.0, 13.99, 5.32),
         ..default()
     });
     let material_emissive3 = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
-        emissive: Color::linear_rgb(5.32, 2.0, 13.99),
+        emissive: LinearRgba::rgb(5.32, 2.0, 13.99),
         ..default()
     });
     let material_non_emissive = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
diff --git a/examples/3d/lighting.rs b/examples/3d/lighting.rs
index db8a728102c3a..ff0abb5319fae 100644
--- a/examples/3d/lighting.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/lighting.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn setup(
                 mesh: meshes.add(Sphere::new(0.1).mesh().uv(32, 18)),
                 material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
                     base_color: RED.into(),
-                    emissive: Color::linear_rgba(4.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                    emissive: LinearRgba::new(4.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                     ..default()
                 }),
                 ..default()
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn setup(
                 mesh: meshes.add(Capsule3d::new(0.1, 0.125)),
                 material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
                     base_color: LIME.into(),
-                    emissive: Color::linear_rgba(0.0, 4.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                    emissive: LinearRgba::new(0.0, 4.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                     ..default()
                 }),
                 ..default()
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn setup(
                 mesh: meshes.add(Sphere::new(0.1).mesh().uv(32, 18)),
                 material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
                     base_color: BLUE.into(),
-                    emissive: Color::linear_rgba(0.0, 0.0, 713.0, 0.0),
+                    emissive: LinearRgba::new(0.0, 0.0, 713.0, 0.0),
                     ..default()
                 }),
                 ..default()
diff --git a/examples/3d/spotlight.rs b/examples/3d/spotlight.rs
index b05fc9ff2f566..c5cba47894ad7 100644
--- a/examples/3d/spotlight.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/spotlight.rs
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ fn setup(
     let sphere_mesh_direction = meshes.add(Sphere::new(0.1).mesh().uv(32, 18));
     let red_emissive = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
         base_color: RED.into(),
-        emissive: Color::linear_rgba(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+        emissive: LinearRgba::new(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
         ..default()
     });
     let maroon_emissive = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
         base_color: MAROON.into(),
-        emissive: Color::linear_rgba(0.369, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+        emissive: LinearRgba::new(0.369, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
         ..default()
     });
 
diff --git a/examples/3d/transmission.rs b/examples/3d/transmission.rs
index 0fea6d0cf200d..c0a8768e45c49 100644
--- a/examples/3d/transmission.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/transmission.rs
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ fn setup(
         green: scaled_white.green + scaled_orange.green,
         blue: scaled_white.blue + scaled_orange.blue,
         alpha: 1.0,
-    }
-    .into();
+    };
 
     commands.spawn((
         PbrBundle {
diff --git a/examples/ecs/iter_combinations.rs b/examples/ecs/iter_combinations.rs
index cb946bfc79a64..0e18b06e9db1c 100644
--- a/examples/ecs/iter_combinations.rs
+++ b/examples/ecs/iter_combinations.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn generate_bodies(
                     mesh: meshes.add(Sphere::new(1.0).mesh().ico(5).unwrap()),
                     material: materials.add(StandardMaterial {
                         base_color: ORANGE_RED.into(),
-                        emissive: (LinearRgba::from(ORANGE_RED) * 2.).into(),
+                        emissive: LinearRgba::from(ORANGE_RED) * 2.,
                         ..default()
                     }),
                     ..default()