diff --git a/src/pkg/image/color/color.go b/src/pkg/image/color/color.go
index 4a0fae5a78..2948db7f38 100644
--- a/src/pkg/image/color/color.go
+++ b/src/pkg/image/color/color.go
@@ -134,13 +134,22 @@ type Model interface {
 	Convert(c Color) Color
 }
 
-// ModelFunc is an adapter type to allow the use of a color conversion
-// function as a Model. If f is such a function, ModelFunc(f) is a Model that
-// invokes f to implement the conversion.
-type ModelFunc func(Color) Color
+// ModelFunc returns a Model that invokes f to implement the conversion.
+func ModelFunc(f func(Color) Color) Model {
+	// Note: using *modelFunc as the implementation
+	// means that callers can still use comparisons
+	// like m == RGBAModel.  This is not possible if
+	// we use the func value directly, because funcs
+	// are no longer comparable.
+	return &modelFunc{f}
+}
 
-func (f ModelFunc) Convert(c Color) Color {
-	return f(c)
+type modelFunc struct {
+	f func(Color) Color
+}
+
+func (m *modelFunc) Convert(c Color) Color {
+	return m.f(c)
 }
 
 // RGBAModel is the Model for RGBA colors.
diff --git a/src/pkg/image/names.go b/src/pkg/image/names.go
index a7ad51d537..a7d1a57983 100644
--- a/src/pkg/image/names.go
+++ b/src/pkg/image/names.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Uniform is an infinite-sized Image of uniform color.
-// It implements both the color.Color and Image interfaces.
+// It implements the color.Color, color.ColorModel, and Image interfaces.
 type Uniform struct {
 	C color.Color
 }
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ func (c *Uniform) RGBA() (r, g, b, a uint32) {
 }
 
 func (c *Uniform) ColorModel() color.Model {
-	return color.ModelFunc(func(color.Color) color.Color { return c.C })
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *Uniform) Convert(color.Color) color.Color {
+	return c.C
 }
 
 func (c *Uniform) Bounds() Rectangle { return Rectangle{Point{-1e9, -1e9}, Point{1e9, 1e9}} }