diff --git a/modeler/read.go b/modeler/read.go
index de505e9..49c4db5 100644
--- a/modeler/read.go
+++ b/modeler/read.go
@@ -399,11 +399,20 @@ func ReadColor64(doc *gltf.Document, acr *gltf.Accessor, buffer [][4]uint16) ([]
 	case gltf.ComponentUbyte:
 		if acr.Type == gltf.AccessorVec3 {
 			for i, e := range data.([][3]uint8) {
-				buffer[i] = [4]uint16{uint16(e[0]), uint16(e[1]), uint16(e[2]), 65535}
+				buffer[i] = [4]uint16{
+					uint16(e[0]) | uint16(e[0])<<8,
+					uint16(e[1]) | uint16(e[1])<<8,
+					uint16(e[2]) | uint16(e[2])<<8,
+					65535}
 			}
 		} else {
 			for i, e := range data.([][4]uint8) {
-				buffer[i] = [4]uint16{uint16(e[0]), uint16(e[1]), uint16(e[2]), uint16(e[3])}
+				buffer[i] = [4]uint16{
+					uint16(e[0]) | uint16(e[0])<<8,
+					uint16(e[1]) | uint16(e[1])<<8,
+					uint16(e[2]) | uint16(e[2])<<8,
+					uint16(e[3]) | uint16(e[3])<<8,
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	case gltf.ComponentUshort:
diff --git a/modeler/read_test.go b/modeler/read_test.go
index e51b15a..009df51 100644
--- a/modeler/read_test.go
+++ b/modeler/read_test.go
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ func TestReadColor(t *testing.T) {
 		{"[4]uint8", args{[]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUbyte,
 		}, nil}, [][4]uint8{{1, 2, 3, 4}}, false},
-		{"[4]uint16", args{[]byte{0, 0, 255, 255, 0, 0, 255, 255}, &gltf.Accessor{
+		{"[4]uint16", args{[]byte{0, 0, 115, 33, 200, 0, 255, 255}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUshort,
-		}, nil}, [][4]uint8{{0, 255, 0, 255}}, false},
+		}, nil}, [][4]uint8{{0, 115, 200, 255}}, false},
 		{"[4]float32", args{[]byte{0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0, 0, 64, 64, 0, 0, 128, 64}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentFloat,
 		}, nil}, [][4]uint8{{255, 89, 155, 252}}, false},
@@ -595,18 +595,18 @@ func TestReadColor64(t *testing.T) {
 		want    [][4]uint16
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{"[4]uint8", args{[]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, &gltf.Accessor{
+		{"[4]uint8", args{[]byte{0, 115, 200, 255}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUbyte,
-		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{1, 2, 3, 4}}, false},
+		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{0, 29555, 51400, 65535}}, false},
 		{"[4]uint16", args{[]byte{0, 0, 255, 255, 0, 0, 255, 255}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUshort,
 		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{0, 65535, 0, 65535}}, false},
 		{"[4]float32", args{[]byte{0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0, 0, 64, 64, 0, 0, 128, 64}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec4, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentFloat,
 		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{65535, 23149, 40135, 65532}}, false},
-		{"[3]uint8", args{[]byte{1, 2, 3, 0}, &gltf.Accessor{
+		{"[3]uint8", args{[]byte{0, 100, 200, 0}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec3, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUbyte,
-		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{1, 2, 3, 65535}}, false},
+		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{0, 25700, 51400, 65535}}, false},
 		{"[3]uint16", args{[]byte{0, 0, 255, 0, 255, 0, 0, 0}, &gltf.Accessor{
 			BufferView: gltf.Index(0), Count: 1, Type: gltf.AccessorVec3, ComponentType: gltf.ComponentUshort,
 		}, nil}, [][4]uint16{{0, 255, 255, 65535}}, false},