diff --git a/egui/src/demos/toggle_switch.rs b/egui/src/demos/toggle_switch.rs
index 417a9c2aa..4046a8887 100644
--- a/egui/src/demos/toggle_switch.rs
+++ b/egui/src/demos/toggle_switch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Source code example of how to create your own widget.
 //! This is meant to be read as a tutorial, hence the plethora of comments.
-use crate::{paint::PaintCmd, *};
+use crate::*;
 
 /// iOS-style toggle switch:
 ///
@@ -47,23 +47,16 @@ pub fn toggle(ui: &mut Ui, on: &mut bool) -> Response {
     // This will, for instance, give us different colors when the widget is hovered or clicked.
     let visuals = ui.style().interact(&response);
     let off_bg_fill = Rgba::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-    let on_bg_fill = Rgba::new(0.0, 0.5, 0.0, 0.5);
+    let on_bg_fill = Rgba::new(0.0, 0.5, 0.25, 1.0);
+    let bg_fill = lerp(off_bg_fill..=on_bg_fill, how_on);
     // All coordinates are in absolute screen coordinates so we use `rect` to place the elements.
     let radius = 0.5 * rect.height();
-    ui.painter().add(PaintCmd::Rect {
-        rect,
-        corner_radius: radius,
-        fill: lerp(off_bg_fill..=on_bg_fill, how_on).into(),
-        stroke: visuals.bg_stroke,
-    });
+    ui.painter().rect(rect, radius, bg_fill, visuals.bg_stroke);
     // Paint the circle, animating it from left to right with `how_on`:
     let circle_x = lerp((rect.left() + radius)..=(rect.right() - radius), how_on);
-    ui.painter().add(PaintCmd::Circle {
-        center: pos2(circle_x, rect.center().y),
-        radius: 0.75 * radius,
-        fill: visuals.fg_fill,
-        stroke: visuals.fg_stroke,
-    });
+    let center = pos2(circle_x, rect.center().y);
+    ui.painter()
+        .circle(center, 0.75 * radius, visuals.fg_fill, visuals.fg_stroke);
 
     // All done! Return the interaction response so the user can check what happened
     // (hovered, clicked, ...) and maybe show a tooltip:
diff --git a/egui/src/lib.rs b/egui/src/lib.rs
index 1593cf63f..32182471e 100644
--- a/egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub use {
     layout::*,
     math::*,
     memory::Memory,
-    paint::{color, PaintJobs, Rgba, Srgba, Stroke, TextStyle, Texture, TextureId},
+    paint::{color, PaintCmd, PaintJobs, Rgba, Srgba, Stroke, TextStyle, Texture, TextureId},
     painter::Painter,
     style::Style,
     types::*,
diff --git a/egui/src/paint/color.rs b/egui/src/paint/color.rs
index ba85853dc..3f110594b 100644
--- a/egui/src/paint/color.rs
+++ b/egui/src/paint/color.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ impl Rgba {
         Self([r, g, b, a])
     }
 
+    pub const fn rgb(r: f32, g: f32, b: f32) -> Self {
+        Self([r, g, b, 1.0])
+    }
+
     pub const fn gray(l: f32) -> Self {
         Self([l, l, l, 1.0])
     }
diff --git a/egui/src/painter.rs b/egui/src/painter.rs
index 0eed68d86..7154334f1 100644
--- a/egui/src/painter.rs
+++ b/egui/src/painter.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,21 @@ impl Painter {
         });
     }
 
+    pub fn circle(
+        &self,
+        center: Pos2,
+        radius: f32,
+        fill_color: impl Into<Srgba>,
+        stroke: impl Into<Stroke>,
+    ) {
+        self.add(PaintCmd::Circle {
+            center,
+            radius,
+            fill: fill_color.into(),
+            stroke: stroke.into(),
+        });
+    }
+
     pub fn circle_filled(&self, center: Pos2, radius: f32, fill_color: impl Into<Srgba>) {
         self.add(PaintCmd::Circle {
             center,
@@ -188,6 +203,21 @@ impl Painter {
         });
     }
 
+    pub fn rect(
+        &self,
+        rect: Rect,
+        corner_radius: f32,
+        fill_color: impl Into<Srgba>,
+        stroke: impl Into<Stroke>,
+    ) {
+        self.add(PaintCmd::Rect {
+            rect,
+            corner_radius,
+            fill: fill_color.into(),
+            stroke: stroke.into(),
+        });
+    }
+
     pub fn rect_filled(&self, rect: Rect, corner_radius: f32, fill_color: impl Into<Srgba>) {
         self.add(PaintCmd::Rect {
             rect,
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs b/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
index 9a6d560c8..47ade9db0 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -308,12 +308,8 @@ impl Widget for Button {
             response.rect.center().y - 0.5 * galley.size.y,
         ); // left-centered
         let fill = fill.unwrap_or(style.bg_fill);
-        ui.painter().add(PaintCmd::Rect {
-            rect: response.rect,
-            corner_radius: style.corner_radius,
-            fill,
-            stroke: style.bg_stroke,
-        });
+        ui.painter()
+            .rect(response.rect, style.corner_radius, fill, style.bg_stroke);
         let text_color = text_color.unwrap_or_else(|| style.text_color());
         ui.painter()
             .galley(text_cursor, galley, text_style, text_color);