diff --git a/adafruit_rgbled.py b/adafruit_rgbled.py
index c5c7386..c5893bd 100644
--- a/adafruit_rgbled.py
+++ b/adafruit_rgbled.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+# pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
 """
 `adafruit_rgbled`
 ================================================================================
@@ -85,11 +86,11 @@ class RGBLED:
         with adafruit_rgbled.RGBLED(board.D5, board.D6, board.D7, invert_pwm=True) as rgb_led:
             rgb_led.color = (0, 255, 0)
 
-    :param Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] red_pin:
+    :param Union["microcontroller.Pin", PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] red_pin:
         The connection to the red LED.
-    :param Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] green_pin:
+    :param Union["microcontroller.Pin", PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] green_pin:
         The connection to the green LED.
-    :param Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] blue_pin:
+    :param Union["microcontroller.Pin", PWMOut, "PWMChannel"] blue_pin:
         The connection to the blue LED.
     :param bool invert_pwm: False if the RGB LED is common cathode,
         True if the RGB LED is common anode. Defaults to False.
@@ -97,22 +98,20 @@ class RGBLED:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        red_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, PWMChannel],
-        green_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, PWMChannel],
-        blue_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, PWMChannel],
+        red_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"],
+        green_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"],
+        blue_pin: Union[Pin, PWMOut, "PWMChannel"],
         invert_pwm: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self._rgb_led_pins = [red_pin, green_pin, blue_pin]
-        for i in range(  # pylint: disable=consider-using-enumerate
-            len(self._rgb_led_pins)
-        ):
-            if hasattr(self._rgb_led_pins[i], "frequency"):
-                self._rgb_led_pins[i].duty_cycle = 0
-            elif str(type(self._rgb_led_pins[i])) == "<class 'Pin'>":
-                self._rgb_led_pins[i] = PWMOut(self._rgb_led_pins[i])
-                self._rgb_led_pins[i].duty_cycle = 0
-            else:
-                raise TypeError("Must provide a pin, PWMOut, or PWMChannel.")
+        for pin, _ in enumerate(self._rgb_led_pins):
+            try:
+                pin_type = str(type(self._rgb_led_pins[pin]))
+                if pin_type.startswith("<class '") and pin_type.endswith("Pin'>"):
+                    self._rgb_led_pins[pin] = PWMOut(self._rgb_led_pins[pin])
+                self._rgb_led_pins[pin].duty_cycle = 0
+            except AttributeError:
+                raise TypeError("Pins must be of type Pin, PWMOut or PWMChannel")
         self._invert_pwm = invert_pwm
         self._current_color = (0, 0, 0)
         self.color = self._current_color
@@ -145,31 +144,36 @@ def color(self) -> ColorBasedColorUnion:
 
         :returns Union[int, Tuple[int, int, int]]: The current LED color setting.
 
-        :raises ValueError: If the input is an int > 0xffffff.
+        :raises ValueError: If the input is an int > 0xffffff or is a tuple that does not
+          contain 3 integers of 0 - 255.
         :raises TypeError: If the input is not an integer or a tuple.
         """
         return self._current_color
 
     @color.setter
     def color(self, value: ColorBasedColorUnion):
-        self._current_color = value
-        if isinstance(value, tuple):
-            for i in range(0, 3):
-                color = int(max(0, min(65535, value[i] * 257)))
-                if self._invert_pwm:
-                    color -= 65535
-                self._rgb_led_pins[i].duty_cycle = abs(color)
-        elif isinstance(value, int):
-            if value > 0xFFFFFF:
+        if isinstance(value, int):
+            try:
+                # Check that integer is <= 0xffffff and create an iterable.
+                rgb = value.to_bytes(3, "big", signed=False)
+            except OverflowError:
                 raise ValueError("Only bits 0->23 valid for integer input")
-            r = value >> 16
-            g = (value >> 8) & 0xFF
-            b = value & 0xFF
-            rgb = [r, g, b]
-            for color in range(0, 3):
-                rgb[color] = max(0, min(65535, rgb[color] * 257))
-                if self._invert_pwm:
-                    rgb[color] -= 65535
-                self._rgb_led_pins[color].duty_cycle = abs(rgb[color])
+        elif isinstance(value, tuple):
+            try:
+                rgb = bytes(value)  # Check that tuple has integers of 0 - 255.
+                if len(rgb) != 3:
+                    raise ValueError
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Only a tuple of 3 integers of 0 - 255 for tuple input."
+                )
         else:
-            raise TypeError("Color must be a tuple or 24-bit integer value.")
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Color must be a tuple of 3 integers or 24-bit integer value."
+            )
+        for color, intensity in enumerate(rgb):
+            # Take advantage of bool truthiness.
+            self._rgb_led_pins[color].duty_cycle = abs(
+                intensity * 257 - 65535 * self._invert_pwm
+            )
+        self._current_color = value