diff --git a/system_tests/vision.py b/system_tests/vision.py
index f23f0a275b6e..c831b469b1d6 100644
--- a/system_tests/vision.py
+++ b/system_tests/vision.py
@@ -477,10 +477,7 @@ def _assert_color(self, color):
         self.assertIsInstance(color.red, (int, float))
         self.assertIsInstance(color.green, (int, float))
         self.assertIsInstance(color.blue, (int, float))
-        if not isinstance(color.alpha, float):
-            self.assertIsInstance(color.alpha.value, float)
-        else:
-            self.assertIsInstance(color.alpha, float)
+        self.assertIsInstance(color.alpha, float)
         self.assertNotEqual(color.red, 0.0)
         self.assertNotEqual(color.green, 0.0)
         self.assertNotEqual(color.blue, 0.0)
diff --git a/vision/google/cloud/vision/color.py b/vision/google/cloud/vision/color.py
index 2d060977ff51..5a4370d94bb8 100644
--- a/vision/google/cloud/vision/color.py
+++ b/vision/google/cloud/vision/color.py
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ def from_pb(cls, image_properties):
         :returns: List of ``ImagePropertiesAnnotation``.
         """
         colors = getattr(image_properties.dominant_colors, 'colors', ())
-        if len(colors) == 0:
-            return ()
-        return [cls([ColorInformation.from_pb(color) for color in colors])]
+        if len(colors) > 0:
+            return [cls([ColorInformation.from_pb(color) for color in colors])]
 
     @property
     def colors(self):
@@ -115,17 +114,13 @@ def from_api_repr(cls, response):
     def from_pb(cls, color):
         """Factory: construct a ``Color`` from a protobuf response.
 
-        :type color: :class:`~google.type.color_pb2`
+        :type color: :module: `google.type.color_pb2`
         :param color: ``Color`` from API Response.
 
         :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.vision.color.Color`
         :returns: Instance of :class:`~google.cloud.vision.color.Color`.
         """
-        red = getattr(color, 'red', 0.0)
-        green = getattr(color, 'green', 0.0)
-        blue = getattr(color, 'blue', 0.0)
-        alpha = getattr(color.alpha, 'value', 0.0)
-        return cls(red, green, blue, alpha)
+        return cls(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha.value)
 
     @property
     def red(self):
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ def from_api_repr(cls, color_information):
         :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.vision.color.ColorInformation`
         :returns: Instance of ``ColorInformation``.
         """
-        color = Color.from_api_repr(color_information.get('color'))
+        color = Color.from_api_repr(color_information.get('color', {}))
         score = color_information.get('score')
         pixel_fraction = color_information.get('pixelFraction')
         return cls(color, score, pixel_fraction)
diff --git a/vision/unit_tests/test_annotations.py b/vision/unit_tests/test_annotations.py
index 4ea57988174f..e2786b6a0fd0 100644
--- a/vision/unit_tests/test_annotations.py
+++ b/vision/unit_tests/test_annotations.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_from_pb(self):
         self.assertEqual(annotations.landmarks, [])
         self.assertEqual(annotations.texts, [])
         self.assertEqual(annotations.safe_searches, ())
-        self.assertEqual(annotations.properties, ())
+        self.assertIsNone(annotations.properties)
 
 
 class Test__make_entity_from_pb(unittest.TestCase):