diff --git a/colour.go b/colour.go
index 15d794ce2..b7fd6e0e3 100644
--- a/colour.go
+++ b/colour.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c Colour) Brighten(factor float64) Colour {
 	return NewColour(uint8(r), uint8(g), uint8(b))
 }
 
-// BrightenOrDarken brightens a colour if it is < 0.5 brighteness or darkens if > 0.5 brightness.
+// BrightenOrDarken brightens a colour if it is < 0.5 brightness or darkens if > 0.5 brightness.
 func (c Colour) BrightenOrDarken(factor float64) Colour {
 	if c.Brightness() < 0.5 {
 		return c.Brighten(factor)
@@ -100,7 +100,35 @@ func (c Colour) BrightenOrDarken(factor float64) Colour {
 	return c.Brighten(-factor)
 }
 
-// Brightness of the colour (roughly) in the range 0.0 to 1.0
+// ClampBrightness returns a copy of this colour with its brightness adjusted such that
+// it falls within the range [min, max] (or very close to it due to rounding errors).
+// The supplied values use the same [0.0, 1.0] range as Brightness.
+func (c Colour) ClampBrightness(min, max float64) Colour {
+	if !c.IsSet() {
+		return c
+	}
+
+	min = math.Max(min, 0)
+	max = math.Min(max, 1)
+	current := c.Brightness()
+	target := math.Min(math.Max(current, min), max)
+	if current == target {
+		return c
+	}
+
+	r := float64(c.Red())
+	g := float64(c.Green())
+	b := float64(c.Blue())
+	rgb := r + g + b
+	if target > current {
+		// Solve for x: target == ((255-r)*x + r + (255-g)*x + g + (255-b)*x + b) / 255 / 3
+		return c.Brighten((target*255*3 - rgb) / (255*3 - rgb))
+	}
+	// Solve for x: target == (r*(x+1) + g*(x+1) + b*(x+1)) / 255 / 3
+	return c.Brighten((target*255*3)/rgb - 1)
+}
+
+// Brightness of the colour (roughly) in the range 0.0 to 1.0.
 func (c Colour) Brightness() float64 {
 	return (float64(c.Red()) + float64(c.Green()) + float64(c.Blue())) / 255.0 / 3.0
 }
diff --git a/colour_test.go b/colour_test.go
index 9281399c3..87f32a642 100644
--- a/colour_test.go
+++ b/colour_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package chroma
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -40,3 +41,48 @@ func TestColourBrightess(t *testing.T) {
 	actual := NewColour(128, 128, 128).Brightness()
 	assert.True(t, distance(128, uint8(actual*255.0)) <= 2)
 }
+
+// hue returns c's hue. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/23094494.
+func hue(c Colour) float64 {
+	r := float64(c.Red()) / 255
+	g := float64(c.Green()) / 255
+	b := float64(c.Blue()) / 255
+
+	min := math.Min(math.Min(r, g), b)
+	max := math.Max(math.Max(r, g), b)
+
+	switch {
+	case r == min:
+		return (g - b) / (max - min)
+	case g == min:
+		return 2 + (b-r)/(max-min)
+	default:
+		return 4 + (r-g)/(max-min)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColourClampBrightness(t *testing.T) {
+	const delta = 0.01 // used for brightness and hue comparisons
+
+	// Start with a colour with a brightness close to 0.5.
+	initial := NewColour(0, 128, 255)
+	br := initial.Brightness()
+	assert.InDelta(t, 0.5, br, delta)
+
+	// Passing a range that includes the colour's brightness should be a no-op.
+	assert.Equal(t, initial.String(), initial.ClampBrightness(br-0.01, br+0.01).String())
+
+	// Clamping to [0, 0] or [1, 1] should produce black or white, respectively.
+	assert.Equal(t, "#000000", initial.ClampBrightness(0, 0).String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "#ffffff", initial.ClampBrightness(1, 1).String())
+
+	// Clamping to a brighter or darker range should produce the requested
+	// brightness while preserving the colour's hue.
+	brighter := initial.ClampBrightness(0.75, 1)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 0.75, brighter.Brightness(), delta)
+	assert.InDelta(t, hue(initial), hue(brighter), delta)
+
+	darker := initial.ClampBrightness(0, 0.25)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 0.25, darker.Brightness(), delta)
+	assert.InDelta(t, hue(initial), hue(darker), delta)
+}
diff --git a/style.go b/style.go
index 1319fc424..8edea1325 100644
--- a/style.go
+++ b/style.go
@@ -157,9 +157,12 @@ func (s *StyleBuilder) AddAll(entries StyleEntries) *StyleBuilder {
 }
 
 func (s *StyleBuilder) Get(ttype TokenType) StyleEntry {
-	// This is less than ideal, but it's the price for having to check errors on each Add().
+	// This is less than ideal, but it's the price for not having to check errors on each Add().
 	entry, _ := ParseStyleEntry(s.entries[ttype])
-	return entry.Inherit(s.parent.Get(ttype))
+	if s.parent != nil {
+		entry = entry.Inherit(s.parent.Get(ttype))
+	}
+	return entry
 }
 
 // Add an entry to the Style map.
@@ -175,6 +178,25 @@ func (s *StyleBuilder) AddEntry(ttype TokenType, entry StyleEntry) *StyleBuilder
 	return s
 }
 
+// Transform passes each style entry currently defined in the builder to the supplied
+// function and saves the returned value. This can be used to adjust a style's colours;
+// see Colour's ClampBrightness function, for example.
+func (s *StyleBuilder) Transform(transform func(StyleEntry) StyleEntry) *StyleBuilder {
+	types := make(map[TokenType]struct{})
+	for tt := range s.entries {
+		types[tt] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	if s.parent != nil {
+		for _, tt := range s.parent.Types() {
+			types[tt] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	for tt := range types {
+		s.AddEntry(tt, transform(s.Get(tt)))
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *StyleBuilder) Build() (*Style, error) {
 	style := &Style{
 		Name:    s.name,
diff --git a/style_test.go b/style_test.go
index dcd36c035..c3952765e 100644
--- a/style_test.go
+++ b/style_test.go
@@ -63,3 +63,41 @@ func TestSynthesisedStyleClone(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "bg:#ffffff", style.Get(LineHighlight).String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "bg:#fffff1", style.Get(LineNumbers).String())
 }
+
+func TestStyleBuilderTransform(t *testing.T) {
+	orig, err := NewStyle("test", StyleEntries{
+		Name:         "#000",
+		NameVariable: "bold #f00",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Derive a style that inherits entries from orig.
+	builder := orig.Builder()
+	builder.Add(NameVariableGlobal, "#f30")
+	deriv, err := builder.Build()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Use Transform to brighten or darken all of the colours in the derived style.
+	light, err := deriv.Builder().Transform(func(se StyleEntry) StyleEntry {
+		se.Colour = se.Colour.ClampBrightness(0.9, 1)
+		return se
+	}).Build()
+	assert.Nilf(t, err, "Transform failed: %v", err)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, light.Get(Name).Colour.Brightness(), 0.89)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, light.Get(NameVariable).Colour.Brightness(), 0.89)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, light.Get(NameVariableGlobal).Colour.Brightness(), 0.89)
+
+	dark, err := deriv.Builder().Transform(func(se StyleEntry) StyleEntry {
+		se.Colour = se.Colour.ClampBrightness(0, 0.1)
+		return se
+	}).Build()
+	assert.Nilf(t, err, "Transform failed: %v", err)
+	assert.LessOrEqual(t, dark.Get(Name).Colour.Brightness(), 0.11)
+	assert.LessOrEqual(t, dark.Get(NameVariable).Colour.Brightness(), 0.11)
+	assert.LessOrEqual(t, dark.Get(NameVariableGlobal).Colour.Brightness(), 0.11)
+
+	// The original styles should be unchanged.
+	assert.Equal(t, "#000000", orig.Get(Name).Colour.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "#ff0000", orig.Get(NameVariable).Colour.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "#ff3300", deriv.Get(NameVariableGlobal).Colour.String())
+}