diff --git a/src/widgets/image.rs b/src/widgets/image.rs
index 6d0a449..7ac0fa1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image.rs
@@ -60,17 +60,16 @@ use crate::util::Gesture;
 
 /// Default background color around images and behind transparent images
 /// `#242424`
-static BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT: Lazy<gdk::RGBA> =
-    Lazy::new(|| gdk::RGBA::new(36. / 255., 36. / 255., 36. / 255., 1.));
+const BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT: gdk::RGBA = gdk::RGBA::new(36. / 255., 36. / 255., 36. / 255., 1.);
 /// Background color if the default does not give enough contrast for
 /// transparent images `#e8e7e6`
-static BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE: Lazy<gdk::RGBA> =
-    Lazy::new(|| gdk::RGBA::new(232. / 255., 231. / 255., 230. / 255., 1.));
+const BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE: gdk::RGBA =
+    gdk::RGBA::new(232. / 255., 231. / 255., 230. / 255., 1.);
 
-static BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT_LIGHT_MODE: Lazy<gdk::RGBA> =
-    Lazy::new(|| gdk::RGBA::new(250. / 255., 250. / 255., 250. / 255., 1.));
-static BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE_LIGHT_MODE: Lazy<gdk::RGBA> =
-    Lazy::new(|| gdk::RGBA::new(103. / 255., 101. / 255., 110. / 255., 1.));
+const BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT_LIGHT_MODE: gdk::RGBA =
+    gdk::RGBA::new(250. / 255., 250. / 255., 250. / 255., 1.);
+const BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE_LIGHT_MODE: gdk::RGBA =
+    gdk::RGBA::new(103. / 255., 101. / 255., 110. / 255., 1.);
 
 /// Consider 3.5:1 contrast and worse to be bad contrast for a pixel
 static BACKGROUND_GUESS_LOW_CONTRAST_RATIO: f32 = 3.5;
diff --git a/src/widgets/image/background_color.rs b/src/widgets/image/background_color.rs
index 1951778..c20900a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image/background_color.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image/background_color.rs
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ impl imp::LpImage {
 
     pub fn default_background_color() -> gdk::RGBA {
         if adw::StyleManager::default().is_dark() {
-            *BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT
+            BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT
         } else {
-            *BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT_LIGHT_MODE
+            BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT_LIGHT_MODE
         }
     }
 
     pub fn alternate_background_color() -> gdk::RGBA {
         if adw::StyleManager::default().is_dark() {
-            *BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE
+            BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE
         } else {
-            *BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE_LIGHT_MODE
+            BACKGROUND_COLOR_ALTERNATE_LIGHT_MODE
         }
     }