diff --git a/src/Winston.jl b/src/Winston.jl
index 293da38..a5b0ab3 100644
--- a/src/Winston.jl
+++ b/src/Winston.jl
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ end
 using IniFile
 using Compat
 using Dates
-
 isdefined(Base, :Libc) && (strftime = Libc.strftime)
 isdefined(Base, :Dates) && (datetime2unix = Dates.datetime2unix)
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ import Base: copy,
 export get_context, device_to_data, data_to_device
 
 if VERSION < v"0.3-"
-    typealias AbstractVecOrMat{T} (@compat Union{AbstractVector{T}, AbstractMatrix{T}})
+    typealias AbstractVecOrMat{T}(@compat Union{AbstractVector{T}, AbstractMatrix{T}})
     extrema(x) = (minimum(x),maximum(x))
     Base.push!(x, a, b) = (push!(x, a); push!(x, b))
 elseif VERSION < v"0.4-"
diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index d37fdfd..2fb32b8 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ function fplot(f::Function, limits, args...; kvs...)
             pargs = [arg]
         elseif typeof(arg) <: Integer
             fopts[:min_points] = arg
-        elseif typeof(arg) <: FloatingPoint
+        elseif typeof(arg) <: @compat AbstractFloat
             fopts[:tol] = arg
         else
             error("unrecognized argument ", arg)
diff --git a/src/renderer.jl b/src/renderer.jl
index 6b1ebca..fc3af34 100644
--- a/src/renderer.jl
+++ b/src/renderer.jl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ end
 ## state commands
 
 color_to_rgb(i::Integer) = convert(RGB, RGB24(unsigned(i)))
-color_to_rgb(s::AbstractString) = color(s)
+color_to_rgb(s::AbstractString) =parse(Colorant,s)
 color_to_rgb(rgb::@compat(Tuple{Real,Real,Real})) = RGB(rgb...)
 color_to_rgb(cv::Color) = convert(RGB, cv)
 color_to_rgb(cv::TransparentColor) = cv