diff --git a/modules/color-selector-wheel.c b/modules/color-selector-wheel.c
index afc1d003f8..9804e79979 100644
--- a/modules/color-selector-wheel.c
+++ b/modules/color-selector-wheel.c
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ colorsel_wheel_set_color (GimpColorSelector *selector,
                           GeglColor         *color)
 {
   ColorselWheel *wheel = COLORSEL_WHEEL (selector);
-  gdouble        hsv[3];
+  gfloat         hsv[3];
 
-  gegl_color_get_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("HSV double", wheel->format), hsv);
+  gegl_color_get_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("HSV float", wheel->format), hsv);
   g_signal_handlers_block_by_func (wheel->hsv,
                                    G_CALLBACK (colorsel_wheel_changed),
                                    wheel);
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ colorsel_wheel_changed (GimpColorWheel    *wheel,
                         GimpColorSelector *selector)
 {
   GeglColor *color = gegl_color_new (NULL);
-  gdouble    hsv[3];
+  gfloat     hsv[3];
 
   gimp_color_wheel_get_color (wheel, &hsv[0], &hsv[1], &hsv[2]);
-  gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("HSV double",
+  gegl_color_set_pixel (color, babl_format_with_space ("HSV float",
                                                        COLORSEL_WHEEL (selector)->format),
                         hsv);
   gimp_color_selector_set_color (selector, color);
diff --git a/modules/gimpcolorwheel.c b/modules/gimpcolorwheel.c
index c54113fbbe..6ae0df0c66 100644
--- a/modules/gimpcolorwheel.c
+++ b/modules/gimpcolorwheel.c
@@ -1341,17 +1341,17 @@ gimp_color_wheel_set_color (GimpColorWheel *wheel,
  */
 void
 gimp_color_wheel_get_color (GimpColorWheel *wheel,
-                            gdouble        *h,
-                            gdouble        *s,
-                            gdouble        *v)
+                            gfloat         *h,
+                            gfloat         *s,
+                            gfloat         *v)
 {
   GimpColorWheelPrivate *priv = gimp_color_wheel_get_instance_private (wheel);
 
   g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_COLOR_WHEEL (wheel));
 
-  if (h) *h = priv->h;
-  if (s) *s = priv->s;
-  if (v) *v = priv->v;
+  if (h) *h = (gfloat) priv->h;
+  if (s) *s = (gfloat) priv->s;
+  if (v) *v = (gfloat) priv->v;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/gimpcolorwheel.h b/modules/gimpcolorwheel.h
index 0e1aeed0ed..b5ebece36d 100644
--- a/modules/gimpcolorwheel.h
+++ b/modules/gimpcolorwheel.h
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ void        gimp_color_wheel_set_color         (GimpColorWheel  *wheel,
                                                 double           s,
                                                 double           v);
 void        gimp_color_wheel_get_color         (GimpColorWheel  *wheel,
-                                                gdouble         *h,
-                                                gdouble         *s,
-                                                gdouble         *v);
+                                                gfloat          *h,
+                                                gfloat          *s,
+                                                gfloat          *v);
 
 void        gimp_color_wheel_set_ring_fraction (GimpColorWheel  *wheel,
                                                 gdouble          fraction);