diff --git a/src/cli/cli.rs b/src/cli/cli.rs
index fbf11b40..e85c2b3b 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cli.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,29 @@ pub fn build_cli() -> App<'static, 'static> {
                 )
                 .arg(color_arg.clone()),
         )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("set")
+                .about("Set a color property to a specific value")
+                .long_about("Set the given property to a specific value\n\
+                Example:\n  \
+                  pastel random | pastel set luminance 0.9")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("property")
+                        .help("The property that should be changed")
+                        .possible_values(&["lightness", "hue", "chroma",
+                                           "lab-a", "lab-b",
+                                           "red", "green", "blue",
+                                           "hsl-hue", "hsl-saturation", "hsl-lightness"])
+                        .case_insensitive(true)
+                        .required(true),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("value")
+                        .help("The new numerical value of the property")
+                        .required(true),
+                )
+                .arg(color_arg.clone()),
+        )
         .subcommand(
             SubCommand::with_name("saturate")
                 .long_about(
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/color_commands.rs b/src/cli/commands/color_commands.rs
index f7a1d426..a779731f 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/color_commands.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/color_commands.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ use crate::colorspace::get_mixing_function;
 use crate::commands::prelude::*;
 use pastel::Fraction;
 
+fn clamp(lower: f64, upper: f64, x: f64) -> f64 {
+    f64::max(f64::min(upper, x), lower)
+}
+
 use super::show::show_color;
 
 macro_rules! color_command {
@@ -72,3 +76,79 @@ color_command!(MixCommand, config, matches, color, {
 
     mix(&base, &color, fraction)
 });
+
+color_command!(SetCommand, config, matches, color, {
+    let property = matches.value_of("property").expect("required argument");
+    let property = property.to_lowercase();
+    let property = property.as_ref();
+
+    let value = number_arg(matches, "value")?;
+
+    match property {
+        "red" | "green" | "blue" => {
+            let mut rgba = color.to_rgba();
+            let value = clamp(0.0, 255.0, value) as u8;
+            match property {
+                "red" => {
+                    rgba.r = value;
+                }
+                "green" => {
+                    rgba.g = value;
+                }
+                "blue" => {
+                    rgba.b = value;
+                }
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+            Color::from_rgba(rgba.r, rgba.g, rgba.b, rgba.alpha)
+        }
+        "hsl-hue" | "hsl-saturation" | "hsl-lightness" => {
+            let mut hsla = color.to_hsla();
+            match property {
+                "hsl-hue" => {
+                    hsla.h = value;
+                }
+                "hsl-saturation" => {
+                    hsla.s = value;
+                }
+                "hsl-lightness" => {
+                    hsla.l = value;
+                }
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+            Color::from_hsla(hsla.h, hsla.s, hsla.l, hsla.alpha)
+        }
+        "lightness" | "lab-a" | "lab-b" => {
+            let mut lab = color.to_lab();
+            match property {
+                "lightness" => {
+                    lab.l = value;
+                }
+                "lab-a" => {
+                    lab.a = value;
+                }
+                "lab-b" => {
+                    lab.b = value;
+                }
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+            Color::from_lab(lab.l, lab.a, lab.b, lab.alpha)
+        }
+        "hue" | "chroma" => {
+            let mut lch = color.to_lch();
+            match property {
+                "hue" => {
+                    lch.h = value;
+                }
+                "chroma" => {
+                    lch.c = value;
+                }
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+            Color::from_lch(lch.l, lch.c, lch.h, lch.alpha)
+        }
+        &_ => {
+            unreachable!("Unknown property");
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/io.rs b/src/cli/commands/io.rs
index d1537e69..2fe20e77 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/io.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/io.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{PastelError, Result};
 use pastel::Color;
 
 pub fn number_arg(matches: &ArgMatches, name: &str) -> Result<f64> {
-    let value_str = matches.value_of(name).unwrap();
+    let value_str = matches.value_of(name).expect("required argument");
     value_str
         .parse::<f64>()
         .map_err(|_| PastelError::CouldNotParseNumber(value_str.into()))
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/mod.rs b/src/cli/commands/mod.rs
index 98446668..e1437ce3 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/mod.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ impl Command {
             "lighten" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::LightenCommand)),
             "darken" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::DarkenCommand)),
             "rotate" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::RotateCommand)),
+            "set" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::SetCommand)),
             "complement" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::ComplementCommand)),
             "mix" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::MixCommand)),
             "to-gray" => Command::WithColor(Box::new(color_commands::ToGrayCommand)),
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index df8306e0..ff7073a5 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -107,3 +107,33 @@ fn sort_by_basic() {
         .success()
         .stdout("hsl(0,0.0%,0.0%)\nhsl(0,0.0%,50.2%)\nhsl(0,0.0%,100.0%)\n");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn set_basic() {
+    pastel()
+        .arg("set")
+        .arg("hsl-hue")
+        .arg("120")
+        .arg("red")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("hsl(120,100.0%,50.0%)\n");
+
+    pastel()
+        .arg("set")
+        .arg("hsl-saturation")
+        .arg("0.1")
+        .arg("red")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("hsl(0,10.0%,50.0%)\n");
+
+    pastel()
+        .arg("set")
+        .arg("hsl-lightness")
+        .arg("0.5")
+        .arg("white")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("hsl(0,0.0%,50.0%)\n");
+}