diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.c
index 544d874fc..5051bf10e 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.c
@@ -155,6 +155,90 @@ cogl_color_get_alpha (const CoglColor *color)
   return  ((float) color->alpha / 255.0);
 }
 
+void
+cogl_color_set_red_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                         unsigned char  red)
+{
+  color->red = red;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_red_float (CoglColor *color,
+                          float      red)
+{
+  color->red = red * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_red (CoglColor *color,
+                    float      red)
+{
+  color->red = red * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_green_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                           unsigned char  green)
+{
+  color->green = green;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_green_float (CoglColor *color,
+                            float      green)
+{
+  color->green = green * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_green (CoglColor *color,
+                      float      green)
+{
+  color->green = green * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                          unsigned char  blue)
+{
+  color->blue = blue;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue_float (CoglColor *color,
+                           float      blue)
+{
+  color->blue = blue * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue (CoglColor *color,
+                     float      blue)
+{
+  color->blue = blue * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                           unsigned char  alpha)
+{
+  color->alpha = alpha;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha_float (CoglColor *color,
+                            float      alpha)
+{
+  color->alpha = alpha * 255.0;
+}
+
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha (CoglColor *color,
+                      float      alpha)
+{
+  color->alpha = alpha * 255.0;
+}
+
 void
 cogl_color_premultiply (CoglColor *color)
 {
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.h
index 1e1a14da7..b1799444e 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-color.h
@@ -286,6 +286,162 @@ cogl_color_get_blue (const CoglColor *color);
 float
 cogl_color_get_alpha (const CoglColor *color);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_red_byte:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @red: a byte value between 0 and 255
+ *
+ * Sets the red channel of @color to @red.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_red_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                         unsigned char  red);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_green_byte:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @green: a byte value between 0 and 255
+ *
+ * Sets the green channel of @color to @green.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_green_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                           unsigned char  green);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_blue_byte:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @blue: a byte value between 0 and 255
+ *
+ * Sets the blue channel of @color to @blue.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                          unsigned char  blue);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_alpha_byte:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @alpha: a byte value between 0 and 255
+ *
+ * Sets the alpha channel of @color to @alpha.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha_byte (CoglColor     *color,
+                           unsigned char  alpha);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_red_float:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @red: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the red channel of @color to @red.
+ *
+ * since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_red_float (CoglColor *color,
+                          float      red);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_green_float:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @green: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the green channel of @color to @green.
+ *
+ * since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_green_float (CoglColor *color,
+                            float      green);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_blue_float:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @blue: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the blue channel of @color to @blue.
+ *
+ * since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue_float (CoglColor *color,
+                           float      blue);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_alpha_float:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @alpha: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the alpha channel of @color to @alpha.
+ *
+ * since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha_float (CoglColor *color,
+                            float      alpha);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_red:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @red: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the red channel of @color to @red.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_red (CoglColor *color,
+                    float      red);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_green:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @green: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the green channel of @color to @green.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_green (CoglColor *color,
+                      float      green);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_blue:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @blue: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the blue channel of @color to @blue.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_blue (CoglColor *color,
+                     float      blue);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_color_set_alpha:
+ * @color: a #CoglColor
+ * @alpha: a float value between 0.0f and 1.0f
+ *
+ * Sets the alpha channel of @color to @alpha.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_color_set_alpha (CoglColor *color,
+                      float      alpha);
+
 /**
  * cogl_color_premultiply:
  * @color: the color to premultiply
diff --git a/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt b/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
index f23a7b1ea..6a4b7e40a 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
@@ -382,6 +382,24 @@ cogl_color_get_green_float
 cogl_color_get_blue_float
 cogl_color_get_alpha_float
 
+<SUBSECTION>
+cogl_color_set_red
+cogl_color_set_green
+cogl_color_set_blue
+cogl_color_set_alpha
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+cogl_color_set_red_byte
+cogl_color_set_green_byte
+cogl_color_set_blue_byte
+cogl_color_set_alpha_byte
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+cogl_color_set_red_float
+cogl_color_set_green_float
+cogl_color_set_blue_float
+cogl_color_set_alpha_float
+
 <SUBSECTION>
 cogl_color_premultiply
 cogl_color_unpremultiply