diff --git a/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.cpp b/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.cpp
index c4472484603..f7fcce3db11 100644
--- a/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ static_assert(sizeof(TextAttribute) == 14);
 static_assert(alignof(TextAttribute) == 2);
 // Ensure that we can memcpy() and memmove() the struct for performance.
 static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TextAttribute>);
+// Assert that the use of memcmp() for comparisons is safe.
+static_assert(std::has_unique_object_representations_v<TextAttribute>);
 
 BYTE TextAttribute::s_legacyDefaultForeground = 7;
 BYTE TextAttribute::s_legacyDefaultBackground = 0;
diff --git a/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.hpp b/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.hpp
index 00f8a22665f..a675c19ed3a 100644
--- a/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.hpp
+++ b/src/buffer/out/TextAttribute.hpp
@@ -83,12 +83,15 @@ class TextAttribute final
 
     void Invert() noexcept;
 
-    friend constexpr bool operator==(const TextAttribute& a, const TextAttribute& b) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator!=(const TextAttribute& a, const TextAttribute& b) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator==(const TextAttribute& attr, const WORD& legacyAttr) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator!=(const TextAttribute& attr, const WORD& legacyAttr) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator==(const WORD& legacyAttr, const TextAttribute& attr) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator!=(const WORD& legacyAttr, const TextAttribute& attr) noexcept;
+    inline bool operator==(const TextAttribute& other) const noexcept
+    {
+        return memcmp(this, &other, sizeof(TextAttribute)) == 0;
+    }
+
+    inline bool operator!=(const TextAttribute& other) const noexcept
+    {
+        return memcmp(this, &other, sizeof(TextAttribute)) != 0;
+    }
 
     bool IsLegacy() const noexcept;
     bool IsBold() const noexcept;
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ class TextAttribute final
     uint16_t _hyperlinkId; // sizeof: 2, alignof: 2
     TextColor _foreground; // sizeof: 4, alignof: 1
     TextColor _background; // sizeof: 4, alignof: 1
-    ExtendedAttributes _extendedAttrs; // sizeof: 1, alignof: 1
+    ExtendedAttributes _extendedAttrs; // sizeof: 2, alignof: 2
 
 #ifdef UNIT_TESTING
     friend class TextBufferTests;
@@ -196,20 +199,6 @@ enum class TextAttributeBehavior
     StoredOnly, // only use the contained text attribute and skip the insertion of anything else
 };
 
-constexpr bool operator==(const TextAttribute& a, const TextAttribute& b) noexcept
-{
-    return a._wAttrLegacy == b._wAttrLegacy &&
-           a._foreground == b._foreground &&
-           a._background == b._background &&
-           a._extendedAttrs == b._extendedAttrs &&
-           a._hyperlinkId == b._hyperlinkId;
-}
-
-constexpr bool operator!=(const TextAttribute& a, const TextAttribute& b) noexcept
-{
-    return !(a == b);
-}
-
 #ifdef UNIT_TESTING
 
 #define LOG_ATTR(attr) (Log::Comment(NoThrowString().Format( \
diff --git a/src/buffer/out/TextColor.cpp b/src/buffer/out/TextColor.cpp
index dcd0a8df342..b58d223722a 100644
--- a/src/buffer/out/TextColor.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer/out/TextColor.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ constexpr std::array<BYTE, 256> Index256ToIndex16 = {
 
 // We should only need 4B for TextColor. Any more than that is just waste.
 static_assert(sizeof(TextColor) == 4);
+// Assert that the use of memcmp() for comparisons is safe.
+static_assert(std::has_unique_object_representations_v<TextColor>);
 
 bool TextColor::CanBeBrightened() const noexcept
 {
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ void TextColor::SetIndex(const BYTE index, const bool isIndex256) noexcept
 {
     _meta = isIndex256 ? ColorType::IsIndex256 : ColorType::IsIndex16;
     _index = index;
+    _green = 0;
+    _blue = 0;
 }
 
 // Method Description:
@@ -121,6 +125,9 @@ void TextColor::SetIndex(const BYTE index, const bool isIndex256) noexcept
 void TextColor::SetDefault() noexcept
 {
     _meta = ColorType::IsDefault;
+    _red = 0;
+    _green = 0;
+    _blue = 0;
 }
 
 // Method Description:
diff --git a/src/buffer/out/TextColor.h b/src/buffer/out/TextColor.h
index ad984702fe1..47ff20009da 100644
--- a/src/buffer/out/TextColor.h
+++ b/src/buffer/out/TextColor.h
@@ -72,8 +72,15 @@ struct TextColor
     {
     }
 
-    friend constexpr bool operator==(const TextColor& a, const TextColor& b) noexcept;
-    friend constexpr bool operator!=(const TextColor& a, const TextColor& b) noexcept;
+    bool operator==(const TextColor& other) const noexcept
+    {
+        return memcmp(this, &other, sizeof(TextColor)) == 0;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(const TextColor& other) const noexcept
+    {
+        return memcmp(this, &other, sizeof(TextColor)) != 0;
+    }
 
     bool CanBeBrightened() const noexcept;
     bool IsLegacy() const noexcept;
@@ -112,19 +119,6 @@ struct TextColor
 #endif
 };
 
-bool constexpr operator==(const TextColor& a, const TextColor& b) noexcept
-{
-    return a._meta == b._meta &&
-           a._red == b._red &&
-           a._green == b._green &&
-           a._blue == b._blue;
-}
-
-bool constexpr operator!=(const TextColor& a, const TextColor& b) noexcept
-{
-    return !(a == b);
-}
-
 #ifdef UNIT_TESTING
 
 namespace WEX
diff --git a/src/inc/conattrs.hpp b/src/inc/conattrs.hpp
index cb911006435..364fef34aa0 100644
--- a/src/inc/conattrs.hpp
+++ b/src/inc/conattrs.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Licensed under the MIT license.
 #define BG_ATTRS (BACKGROUND_BLUE | BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_INTENSITY)
 #define META_ATTRS (COMMON_LVB_LEADING_BYTE | COMMON_LVB_TRAILING_BYTE | COMMON_LVB_GRID_HORIZONTAL | COMMON_LVB_GRID_LVERTICAL | COMMON_LVB_GRID_RVERTICAL | COMMON_LVB_REVERSE_VIDEO | COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE)
 
-enum class ExtendedAttributes : BYTE
+enum class ExtendedAttributes : uint16_t
 {
     Normal = 0x00,
     Bold = 0x01,