diff --git a/demoassets/main.js b/demoassets/main.js
index 0d7a5fc..7463927 100644
--- a/demoassets/main.js
+++ b/demoassets/main.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ $(function(){
 			window.open(diffImage.src, '_blank');
 		});
 
+		$('#button').show();
+
 		if(data.misMatchPercentage == 0){
 			$('#thesame').show();
 			$('#diff-results').hide();
@@ -75,16 +77,39 @@ $(function(){
 
 	var file1;
 	var file2;
+	var resembleControl;
 	dropZone($('#dropzone1'), function(file){
 		file1 = file;
 		if(file2){
-			resemble(file).compareTo(file2).onComplete(onComplete);
+			resembleControl = resemble(file).compareTo(file2).onComplete(onComplete);
 		}
 	});
 	dropZone($('#dropzone2'), function(file){
 		file2 = file;
 		if(file1){
-			resemble(file).compareTo(file1).onComplete(onComplete);
+			resembleControl = resemble(file).compareTo(file1).onComplete(onComplete);
+		}
+	});
+
+
+	var buttons = $('#raw, #colors, #antialising');
+
+	buttons.click(function(){
+		var $this = $(this);
+
+		buttons.removeClass('active');
+		$this.addClass('active');
+
+		if($this.is('#raw')){
+			resembleControl.ignoreNothing();
+		}
+		else
+		if($this.is('#colors')){
+			resembleControl.ignoreColors();
+		}
+		else
+		if($this.is('#antialising')){
+			resembleControl.ignoreAntialiasing();
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6547c52..4c27892 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@
 									Diff will appear here.
 								</div>
 								<br/>
+								<div class="btn-group" id="buttons">
+									<button class="btn active" id="raw">Ignore nothing</button>
+									<button class="btn" id="colors">Ignore colors</button>
+									<button class="btn" id="antialising">Ignore antialiasing</button>
+								</div>
+								<br/>
+								<br/>
 								<p id="diff-results" style="display:none;">
 									<strong>The second image is <span id="mismatch"></span>% different compared to the first.
 									<span id="differentdimensions" style="display:none;">And they have different dimensions.</span></strong>
diff --git a/resemble.js b/resemble.js
index 5ee2cdc..8700d3d 100644
--- a/resemble.js
+++ b/resemble.js
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@
 		var images = [];
 		var updateCallbackArray = [];
 
-		var tolerance = [ // between 0 and 255
-			255, // red
-			255, // green 16
-			255, // blue 24
-			255, // alpha
-			255 // brightness
-		];
+		var tolerance = { // between 0 and 255
+			red: 16,
+			green: 16,
+			blue: 16,
+			minBrightness: 16,
+			maxBrightness: 240
+		};
+
+		var ignoreAntialiasing = false;
+		var ignoreColors = false;
+		var skip = false;
 
 		function triggerDataUpdate(){
 			var len = updateCallbackArray.length;
@@ -46,8 +50,7 @@
 				var red = sourceImageData[offset];
 				var green = sourceImageData[offset + 1];
 				var blue = sourceImageData[offset + 2];
-				var alpha = sourceImageData[offset + 3];
-				var brightness = (0.3*red + 0.59*green + 0.11*blue);
+				var brightness = getBrightness(red,green,blue);
 
 				pixleCount++;
 
@@ -93,9 +96,7 @@
 			fileReader.readAsDataURL(fileData);
 		}
 
-		function isPixelDifferent(d1, d2, off, plus){
-			var a = d1[off + plus];
-			var b = d2[off + plus];
+		function isColorSimilar(a, b, color){
 
 			var absDiff = Math.abs(a - b);
 
@@ -108,34 +109,175 @@
 
 			if(a === b){
 				return true;
-			} else if ( absDiff < tolerance[plus] ) {
+			} else if ( absDiff < tolerance[color] ) {
 				return true;
 			} else {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
 
-		function compareBrightness(data1, data2, offset){
-			var red1 = data1[offset + 0];
-			var green1 = data1[offset + 1];
-			var blue1 = data1[offset + 2];
+		function isNumber(n) {
+			return !isNaN(parseFloat(n));
+		}
+
+		function isPixelBrightnessSimilar(d1, d2){
+			return Math.abs(d1.brightness - d2.brightness) < tolerance.minBrightness;
+		}
+
+		function getBrightness(r,g,b){
+			return 0.3*r + 0.59*g + 0.11*b;
+		}
+
+		function isRGBSame(d1,d2){
+			var red = d1.r === d2.r;
+			var green = d1.g === d2.g;
+			var blue = d1.b === d2.b;
+			return red && green && blue;
+		}
+
+		function isRGBSimilar(d1, d2){
+			var red = isColorSimilar(d1.r,d2.r,'red');
+			var green = isColorSimilar(d1.g,d2.g,'green');
+			var blue = isColorSimilar(d1.b,d2.b,'blue');
 
-			var red2 = data2[offset + 0];
-			var green2 = data2[offset + 1];
-			var blue2 = data2[offset + 2];
+			return red && green && blue;
+		}
+
+		function isContrasting(d1, d2){
+			return Math.abs(d1.brightness - d2.brightness) > tolerance.maxBrightness;
+		}
+
+		function getHsl(data, offset){
+
+			var r = data[offset] / 255;
+			var g = data[offset+1] / 255;
+			var b = data[offset+2] / 255;
+			var max = Math.max(r, g, b), min = Math.min(r, g, b);
+			var h;
+			var s;
+			var l = (max + min) / 2;
+			var d;
+
+			if (max == min){
+				h = s = 0; // achromatic
+			} else{
+				d = max - min;
+				s = l > 0.5 ? d / (2 - max - min) : d / (max + min);
+				switch(max){
+					case r: h = (g - b) / d + (g < b ? 6 : 0); break;
+					case g: h = (b - r) / d + 2; break;
+					case b: h = (r - g) / d + 4; break;
+				}
+				h /= 6;
+			}
 
-			var brightness1;
-			var brightness2;
+			return { // values between 0 and 1
+				hue: h,
+				saturation: s,
+				lightness: l
+			};
+		}
 
-			if(red1 && green1 && blue1 && red2 && green2 && blue2){
+		function isAntialiased(sourcePix, data, cacheSet, verticalPos, horizontalPos, width){
+			var offset;
+			var targetPix;
+			var distance = 1;
+			var i;
+			var j;
+			var hasHighContrastSibling = 0;
+			var hasSiblingWithDifferentHue = 0;
+			var hasEquivilantSibling = 0;
 
-				brightness1 = (0.3*red1 + 0.59*green1 + 0.11*blue1);
-				brightness2 = (0.3*red2 + 0.59*green2 + 0.11*blue2);
+			for (i = distance*-1; i <= distance; i++){
+				for (j = distance*-1; j <= distance; j++){
 
-				return Math.abs(brightness1 - brightness2) < tolerance[4];
+					if(i===0 && j===0){
+						// ignore source pixel
+					} else {
 
+						offset = ((verticalPos+j)*width + (horizontalPos+i)) * 4;
+						targetPix = getRGBAndHSL(data, offset, cacheSet);
+
+						if(targetPix === null){
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						if( isContrasting(sourcePix, targetPix) ){
+							hasHighContrastSibling++;
+						}
+
+						if( isRGBSame(sourcePix,targetPix) ){
+							hasEquivilantSibling++;
+						}
+
+						if( Math.abs(targetPix.h - sourcePix.h) > 0.3 ){
+							hasSiblingWithDifferentHue++;
+						}
+
+						if( hasSiblingWithDifferentHue > 1 || hasHighContrastSibling > 1 || hasEquivilantSibling === 0){
+							return true;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		function errorPixel(px, offset){
+			px[offset] = 255; //r
+			px[offset + 1] = 0; //g
+			px[offset + 2] = 255; //b
+			px[offset + 3] = 255; //a
+		}
+
+		function copyPixel(px, offset, data){
+			px[offset] = data.r; //r
+			px[offset + 1] = data.g; //g
+			px[offset + 2] = data.b; //b
+			px[offset + 3] = 255; //a
+		}
+
+		function copyGrayScalePixel(px, offset, data){
+			px[offset] = data.brightness; //r
+			px[offset + 1] = data.brightness; //g
+			px[offset + 2] = data.brightness; //b
+			px[offset + 3] = 255; //a
+		}
+
+		var cache = [];
+		function getRGBAndHSL(data, offset, cacheSet){
+			var hsl;
+			var r;
+			var g;
+			var b;
+			var d;
+
+			if(cache[cacheSet] && cache[cacheSet][offset]){
+				return cache[cacheSet][offset];
 			} else {
-				return false;
+				if(typeof data[offset] !== 'undefined'){
+					hsl = getHsl(data, offset);
+					r = data[offset];
+					g = data[offset+1];
+					b = data[offset+2];
+					d = {
+						r: r,
+						g: g,
+						b: b,
+						h: hsl.hue,
+						s: hsl.saturation,
+						l: hsl.lightness,
+						brightness: getBrightness(r,g,b) // 'corrected' lightness
+					};
+					if(!cache[cacheSet]){
+						cache[cacheSet] = [];
+					}
+					cache[cacheSet][offset] = d;
+					return d;
+				} else {
+					return null;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -151,39 +293,67 @@
 
 			var context = hiddenCanvas.getContext('2d');
 			var imgd = context.createImageData(width,height);
-			var pix = imgd.data;
+			var targetPix = imgd.data;
 
 			var mismatchCount = 0;
+			var isAntialiasedCount = 0;
+			var isBrightnessCount = 0;
 
 			loop(height, width, function(verticalPos, horizontalPos){
 
 				var offset = (verticalPos*width + horizontalPos) * 4;
-				var red = isPixelDifferent(data1, data2, offset, 0);
-				var green = isPixelDifferent(data1, data2, offset, 1);
-				var blue = isPixelDifferent(data1, data2, offset, 2);
-				var alpha = isPixelDifferent(data1, data2, offset, 3);
+				var pixel1 = getRGBAndHSL(data1, offset, 1);
 
-				var brightness = compareBrightness(data1, data2, offset);
+				if(skip){
+					if(verticalPos % skip === 0 || horizontalPos % skip === 0){
+						copyGrayScalePixel(targetPix, offset, pixel1);
+						return;
+					}
+				}
 
-				if(brightness && red && green && blue){
+				var pixel2 = getRGBAndHSL(data2, offset, 2);
 
-					pix[offset] = data1[offset + 0];
-					pix[offset + 1] = data1[offset + 1];
-					pix[offset + 2] = data1[offset + 2];
-					pix[offset + 3] = data1[offset + 3];
+				if(pixel1 === null || pixel2 === null){
+					return;
+				}
 
-				} else {
-					pix[offset] = 255;
-					pix[offset + 1] = 0;
-					pix[offset + 2] = 255;
-					pix[offset + 3] = 255;
+				if (ignoreColors){
+					if( isPixelBrightnessSimilar(pixel1, pixel2) ){
+						copyGrayScalePixel(targetPix, offset, pixel2);
+					} else {
+						errorPixel(targetPix, offset);
+						mismatchCount++;
+					}
+					return;
+				}
+				
+				if( isRGBSimilar(pixel1, pixel2) ){
+					copyPixel(targetPix, offset, pixel2);
+
+				} else if( ignoreAntialiasing &&
+					(isAntialiased(pixel1, data1, 1, verticalPos, horizontalPos, width) ||
+					isAntialiased(pixel2, data2, 2, verticalPos, horizontalPos, width)) ){
+
+					isAntialiasedCount++;
 
+					if( isPixelBrightnessSimilar(pixel1, pixel2) ){
+						isBrightnessCount++;
+						copyGrayScalePixel(targetPix, offset, pixel2);
+					} else {
+						errorPixel(targetPix, offset);
+						mismatchCount++;
+					}
+				} else {
+					errorPixel(targetPix, offset);
 					mismatchCount++;
 				}
+
 			});
 
 			context.putImageData(imgd, 0,0);
 
+			cache = [];
+
 			data.misMatchPercentage = (mismatchCount / (height*width) * 100).toFixed(2);
 			data.imageDiffFileData = hiddenCanvas.toDataURL("image/png");
 		}
@@ -209,10 +379,82 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			images = [];
 			loadImageData(one, onceWeHaveBoth);
 			loadImageData(two, onceWeHaveBoth);
 		}
 
+		function getCompareApi(param){
+
+			var hasMethod = typeof param === 'function';
+
+			if( !hasMethod ){
+				// assume it's file data
+				secondFileData = param;
+			}
+
+			var self = {
+				ignoreNothing: function(){
+					
+					tolerance.red = 16;
+					tolerance.green = 16;
+					tolerance.blue = 16;
+					tolerance.minBrightness = 16;
+					tolerance.maxBrightness = 240;
+
+					ignoreAntialiasing = false;
+					ignoreColors = false;
+
+					skip = false;
+
+					if(hasMethod) { param(); }
+					return self;
+				},
+				ignoreAntialiasing: function(){
+
+					tolerance.red = 24;
+					tolerance.green = 24;
+					tolerance.blue = 24;
+					tolerance.minBrightness = 64;
+					tolerance.maxBrightness = 96;
+
+					ignoreAntialiasing = true;
+					ignoreColors = false;
+					skip = 4;
+
+					if(hasMethod) { param(); }
+					return self;
+				},
+				ignoreColors: function(){
+					
+					tolerance.minBrightness = 16;
+					tolerance.maxBrightness = 240;
+
+					ignoreAntialiasing = false;
+					ignoreColors = true;
+
+					skip = false;
+
+					if(hasMethod) { param(); }
+					return self;
+				},
+				onComplete: function( callback ){
+
+					updateCallbackArray.push(callback);
+
+					var wrapper = function(){
+						compare(fileData, secondFileData);
+					};
+
+					wrapper();
+
+					return getCompareApi(wrapper);
+				}
+			};
+
+			return self;
+		}
+
 		return {
 			onComplete: function( callback ){
 				updateCallbackArray.push(callback);
@@ -221,12 +463,7 @@
 				});
 			},
 			compareTo: function(secondFileData){
-				return {
-					onComplete: function( callback ){
-						updateCallbackArray.push(callback);
-						compare(fileData, secondFileData);
-					}
-				};
+				return getCompareApi(secondFileData);
 			}
 		};