diff --git a/no_std_test/src/main.rs b/no_std_test/src/main.rs
index eeab90ce6..5081185d2 100644
--- a/no_std_test/src/main.rs
+++ b/no_std_test/src/main.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,42 @@
-#![feature(lang_items, start)]
+#![feature(lang_items, start, alloc_error_handler)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate libc;
+extern crate alloc;
 
 extern crate palette;
 
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
+//from https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/alloc/trait.GlobalAlloc.html
+use core::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::ptr::null_mut;
+
+struct MyAllocator;
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for MyAllocator {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, _layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 { null_mut() }
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {}
+}
+
+#[global_allocator]
+static A: MyAllocator = MyAllocator;
+
+//from https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/51540
+#[alloc_error_handler]
+fn handle_alloc_error(_layout: Layout) -> ! {
+    // example implementation based on libc
+    extern "C" { fn abort() -> !; }
+    unsafe { abort() }
+}
+
 #[start]
 fn start(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
     let _magenta = palette::Srgb::new(255u8, 0, 255);
+    let mut v = alloc::vec::Vec::with_capacity(2);
+    v.push(palette::LinSrgb::new(1.0, 0.1, 0.1));
+    v.push(palette::LinSrgb::new(0.1, 1.0, 1.0));
+    let _grad = palette::Gradient::new(v);
 
     0
 }
@@ -17,6 +44,10 @@ fn start(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
 #[lang = "eh_personality"]
 extern fn eh_personality() {}
 
+#[lang = "eh_unwind_resume"]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern fn rust_eh_unwind_resume() {}
+
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(_info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     loop {}
diff --git a/palette/src/gradient.rs b/palette/src/gradient.rs
index 76c57dd98..dee6e1e07 100644
--- a/palette/src/gradient.rs
+++ b/palette/src/gradient.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 use num_traits::{One, Zero};
 use float::Float;
-use std::cmp::max;
+use core::cmp::max;
 use approx::{AbsDiffEq, RelativeEq, UlpsEq};
+use std_alloc::Vec;
 
 use cast;
 
@@ -307,8 +308,8 @@ impl<T: Float> Range<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::Range<T>> for Range<T> {
-    fn from(range: ::std::ops::Range<T>) -> Range<T> {
+impl<T: Float> From<::core::ops::Range<T>> for Range<T> {
+    fn from(range: ::core::ops::Range<T>) -> Range<T> {
         Range {
             from: Some(range.start),
             to: Some(range.end),
@@ -316,8 +317,8 @@ impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::Range<T>> for Range<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::RangeFrom<T>> for Range<T> {
-    fn from(range: ::std::ops::RangeFrom<T>) -> Range<T> {
+impl<T: Float> From<::core::ops::RangeFrom<T>> for Range<T> {
+    fn from(range: ::core::ops::RangeFrom<T>) -> Range<T> {
         Range {
             from: Some(range.start),
             to: None,
@@ -325,8 +326,8 @@ impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::RangeFrom<T>> for Range<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::RangeTo<T>> for Range<T> {
-    fn from(range: ::std::ops::RangeTo<T>) -> Range<T> {
+impl<T: Float> From<::core::ops::RangeTo<T>> for Range<T> {
+    fn from(range: ::core::ops::RangeTo<T>) -> Range<T> {
         Range {
             from: None,
             to: Some(range.end),
@@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::RangeTo<T>> for Range<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Float> From<::std::ops::RangeFull> for Range<T> {
-    fn from(_range: ::std::ops::RangeFull) -> Range<T> {
+impl<T: Float> From<::core::ops::RangeFull> for Range<T> {
+    fn from(_range: ::core::ops::RangeFull) -> Range<T> {
         Range {
             from: None,
             to: None,
diff --git a/palette/src/lib.rs b/palette/src/lib.rs
index d78d493db..ae2b1debc 100644
--- a/palette/src/lib.rs
+++ b/palette/src/lib.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,20 @@ pub use palette_derive::*;
 
 pub use alpha::Alpha;
 pub use blend::Blend;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+mod std_alloc {
+    pub use std::vec::Vec;
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+extern crate alloc;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+mod std_alloc {
+    pub use alloc::vec::Vec;
+}
+
 pub use gradient::Gradient;
 
 pub use hsl::{Hsl, Hsla};
@@ -346,7 +359,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_ranges {
 mod macros;
 
 pub mod blend;
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+
 pub mod gradient;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "named")]