diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/NSExpression+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/darwin/src/NSExpression+MGLAdditions.mm
index 48c783798..78a21152a 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/NSExpression+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/NSExpression+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const MGLExpressionInterpolationMode MGLExpressionInterpolationModeCubicBezier =
             return { (int64_t)number.longLongValue };
         }
     } else if ([value isKindOfClass:[MGLColor class]]) {
-        auto hexString = [(MGLColor *)value mgl_color].stringify();
+        auto hexString = [(MGLColor *)value mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue].stringify();
         return { hexString };
     } else if (value && value != [NSNull null]) {
         [NSException raise:NSInvalidArgumentException
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ const MGLExpressionInterpolationMode MGLExpressionInterpolationModeCubicBezier =
 @implementation MGLColor (MGLExpressionAdditions)
 
 - (id)mgl_jsonExpressionObject {
-    auto color = [self mgl_color];
+    auto color = [self mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue];
     if (color.a == 1) {
         return @[@"rgb", @(color.r * 255), @(color.g * 255), @(color.b * 255)];
     }
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ NSArray *MGLSubexpressionsWithJSONObjects(NSArray *objects) {
                 return @[@"literal", collection];
             }
             if ([constantValue isKindOfClass:[MGLColor class]]) {
-                auto color = [constantValue mgl_color];
+                auto color = [constantValue mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue];
                 if (color.a == 1) {
                     return @[@"rgb", @(color.r * 255), @(color.g * 255), @(color.b * 255)];
                 }
diff --git a/platform/darwin/test/MGLExpressionTests.mm b/platform/darwin/test/MGLExpressionTests.mm
index 4ccd7adb6..cc3c37b83 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/test/MGLExpressionTests.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/test/MGLExpressionTests.mm
@@ -296,10 +296,23 @@ using namespace std::string_literals;
         float blue = (213.0 * alpha) / 255;
         MGLColor *color = [MGLColor mgl_colorWithColor:{ red, green, blue, alpha }]; // papayawhip
         NSExpression *expression = [NSExpression expressionForConstantValue:color];
-        NSArray *jsonExpression = @[@"rgba", @127.5, @119.5, @106.5, @0.5];
+        NSArray *jsonExpression = @[@"rgba", @255.0, @239.0, @213.0, @0.5];
         XCTAssertEqualObjects(expression.mgl_jsonExpressionObject, jsonExpression);
         XCTAssertEqualObjects([expression expressionValueWithObject:nil context:nil], color);
     }
+    {
+        // Transform color components to non-premultiplied values
+        NSArray *jsonExpression = @[@"rgba", @255.0, @239.0, @213.0, @0.5];
+        NSExpression *papayawhipExpression = [NSExpression expressionWithMGLJSONObject:jsonExpression];
+        MGLColor *papayaWhipColor = [papayawhipExpression expressionValueWithObject:nil context:nil];
+        CGFloat convertedRed = 0.0, convertedGreen = 0.0, convertedBlue = 0.0, convertedAlpha = 0.0;
+        [papayaWhipColor getRed:&convertedRed green:&convertedGreen blue:&convertedBlue alpha:&convertedAlpha];
+
+        XCTAssertEqualWithAccuracy(convertedRed, 255.0/255.0, 0.0000001);
+        XCTAssertEqualWithAccuracy(convertedGreen, 239.0/255.0, 0.0000001);
+        XCTAssertEqualWithAccuracy(convertedBlue, 213.0/255.0, 0.0000001);
+        XCTAssertEqual(convertedAlpha, 0.5);
+    }
     {
         NSExpression *expression = [NSExpression expressionWithFormat:@"noindex(513)"];
         XCTAssertEqualObjects(expression.mgl_jsonExpressionObject, @513);
diff --git a/platform/ios/CHANGELOG.md b/platform/ios/CHANGELOG.md
index ff34a959b..eb6385f7f 100644
--- a/platform/ios/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/platform/ios/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Mapbox welcomes participation and contributions from everyone. Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
 
+## 5.9.0
+
+### Styles and rendering
+
+* Fixed an issue where properties such as `MGLFillStyleLayer.fillColor` and `MGLLineStyleLayer.lineColor` misinterpreted non-opaque `UIColor`s. ([#266](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native-ios/pull/266))
+
 ## 5.8.0
 
 ### Styles and rendering
diff --git a/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.h b/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.h
index 19702fa10..be356fe61 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.h
+++ b/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 - (mbgl::style::PropertyValue<mbgl::Color>)mgl_colorPropertyValue;
 
+- (mbgl::Color)mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue;
+
 + (UIColor *)mgl_colorWithColor:(mbgl::Color)color;
 
 @end
diff --git a/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.mm
index 68e77f5b1..95c86409d 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/src/UIColor+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
     return { static_cast<float>(r*a), static_cast<float>(g*a), static_cast<float>(b*a), static_cast<float>(a) };
 }
 
+// Intended to be used when providing colors on the basis of an NSExpression
+- (mbgl::Color)mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue
+{
+    CGFloat r, g, b, a;
+    [self getRed:&r green:&g blue:&b alpha:&a];
+    return { static_cast<float>(r), static_cast<float>(g), static_cast<float>(b), static_cast<float>(a) };
+}
+
 - (mbgl::style::PropertyValue<mbgl::Color>)mgl_colorPropertyValue
 {
     mbgl::Color color = self.mgl_color;
diff --git a/platform/macos/CHANGELOG.md b/platform/macos/CHANGELOG.md
index 873f382c1..ae14d0a32 100644
--- a/platform/macos/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/platform/macos/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 * Fixed an issue where style layers backed by a shape source could flicker when transitioning between styles. ([#15907](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/15907), [#15941](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/15941))
 * Improved the performance of loading a style that has many style images. ([#16187](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/16187))
 * Updated “map ID” to the more accurate term “tileset ID” in documentation; updated “style's Map ID” to the more accurate term “style URL”. ([#15116](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/15116))
+* Fixed an issue where properties such as `MGLFillStyleLayer.fillColor` and `MGLLineStyleLayer.lineColor` misinterpreted non-opaque `NSColor`s. ([#266](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native-ios/pull/266))
 
 ### Camera
 
diff --git a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.h b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.h
index a3c5aba63..7de843362 100644
--- a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.h
+++ b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  */
 - (mbgl::Color)mgl_color;
 
+- (mbgl::Color)mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue;
+
 /**
  Instantiates `NSColor` from an `mbgl::Color`
  */
diff --git a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
index 6df3d750c..8029d8912 100644
--- a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@
     return { static_cast<float>(r*a), static_cast<float>(g*a), static_cast<float>(b*a), static_cast<float>(a) };
 }
 
+- (mbgl::Color)mgl_colorForPremultipliedValue {
+    CGFloat r, g, b, a;
+
+    // The Mapbox Style Specification does not specify a color space, but it is
+    // assumed to be sRGB for consistency with CSS.
+    NSColor *srgbColor = self;
+    if ([NSColor redColor].colorSpaceName == NSCalibratedRGBColorSpace) {
+        srgbColor = [srgbColor colorUsingColorSpaceName:NSCalibratedRGBColorSpace];
+    } else {
+        srgbColor = [srgbColor colorUsingColorSpace:[NSColorSpace sRGBColorSpace]];
+    }
+    [srgbColor getRed:&r green:&g blue:&b alpha:&a];
+
+    return { static_cast<float>(r), static_cast<float>(g), static_cast<float>(b), static_cast<float>(a) };
+}
+
 + (NSColor *)mgl_colorWithColor:(mbgl::Color)color {
     // If there is no alpha value, return original color values.
     if (color.a == 0.0f) {