diff --git a/SDL2pp/Renderer.cc b/SDL2pp/Renderer.cc
index 7efb4b9..fc2ecee 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Renderer.cc
+++ b/SDL2pp/Renderer.cc
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ Renderer& Renderer::SetDrawColor(Uint8 r, Uint8 g, Uint8 b, Uint8 a) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-Renderer& Renderer::SetDrawColor(const Color& color) {
-	return SetDrawColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a);
+Renderer& Renderer::SetDrawColor(const Color color) {
+    return SetDrawColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a);
 }
 
 Renderer& Renderer::SetTarget() {
diff --git a/SDL2pp/Renderer.hh b/SDL2pp/Renderer.hh
index a8209e5..03c2e5c 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Renderer.hh
+++ b/SDL2pp/Renderer.hh
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public:
 	/// \see http://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_SetRenderDrawColor
 	///
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	Renderer& SetDrawColor(const Color& color);
+	Renderer& SetDrawColor(const Color color);
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	/// \brief Set current render target to default