diff --git a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalette.h b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalette.h
index 3b0ba2e806..7cb82409e6 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalette.h
+++ b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalette.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class LIBDOOMSDAY_PUBLIC ColorPalette
     /// Notified whenever the color table changes.
     DENG2_DEFINE_AUDIENCE(ColorTableChange, void colorPaletteColorTableChanged(ColorPalette &colorPalette))
 
-    typedef de::duint Id;
-
     /// Palette index translation mapping table.
     typedef QVector<int> Translation;
 
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalettes.h b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalettes.h
index 3cb9cdbeff..e4dcce18fa 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalettes.h
+++ b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/include/doomsday/resource/colorpalettes.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class LIBDOOMSDAY_PUBLIC ColorPalettes
     /**
      * Returns the ColorPalette associated with unique @a id.
      */
-    ColorPalette &colorPalette(ColorPalette::Id id) const;
+    ColorPalette &colorPalette(de::Id const &id) const;
 
     /**
      * Returns the symbolic name of the specified color @a palette. A zero-length
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class LIBDOOMSDAY_PUBLIC ColorPalettes
     /**
      * Returns the unique identifier of the current default color palette.
      */
-    ColorPalette::Id defaultColorPalette() const;
+    de::Id defaultColorPalette() const;
 
     /**
      * Change the default color palette.
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalette.cpp b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalette.cpp
index e3a91fa323..68c35a488f 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalette.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalette.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ ColorPalette::Translation const *ColorPalette::translation(String id) const
     return d->translation(id);
 }
 
-void ColorPalette::newTranslation(String id, Translation const &mappings)
+void ColorPalette::newTranslation(String xlatId, Translation const &mappings)
 {
     LOG_AS("ColorPalette");
 
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ void ColorPalette::newTranslation(String id, Translation const &mappings)
 
     DENG2_ASSERT(mappings.count() == colorCount()); // sanity check
 
-    if (!id.isEmpty())
+    if (!xlatId.isEmpty())
     {
-        Translation *xlat = d->translation(id);
+        Translation *xlat = d->translation(xlatId);
         if (!xlat)
         {
             // An entirely new translation.
-            xlat = &d->translations.insert(id, Translation()).value();
+            xlat = &d->translations.insert(xlatId, Translation()).value();
         }
 
         // Replace the whole mapping table.
diff --git a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalettes.cpp b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalettes.cpp
index d81f13beae..dda04c8d76 100644
--- a/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalettes.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/apps/libdoomsday/src/resource/colorpalettes.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ namespace res {
 
 DENG2_PIMPL_NOREF(ColorPalettes)
 {
-    typedef QMap<ColorPalette::Id, ColorPalette *> ColorPalettes;
+    typedef QMap<Id::Type, ColorPalette *> ColorPalettes;
     ColorPalettes colorPalettes; // owned
 
     typedef QMap<String, ColorPalette *> ColorPaletteNames;
     ColorPaletteNames colorPaletteNames;
 
-    ColorPalette::Id defaultColorPalette = 0;
+    Id defaultColorPalette { Id::None };
 
     ~Impl()
     {
@@ -65,18 +65,13 @@ dint ColorPalettes::colorPaletteCount() const
     return d->colorPalettes.count();
 }
 
-ColorPalette &ColorPalettes::colorPalette(ColorPalette::Id id) const
+ColorPalette &ColorPalettes::colorPalette(Id const &id) const
 {
-    // Choose the default palette?
-    if(!id)
-    {
-        id = d->defaultColorPalette;
-    }
-
-    auto found = d->colorPalettes.find(id);
+    auto found = d->colorPalettes.find(id.isNone()? d->defaultColorPalette : id);
     if(found != d->colorPalettes.end()) return *found.value();
     /// @throw MissingResourceError An unknown/invalid id was specified.
-    throw Resources::MissingResourceError("ColorPalettes::colorPalette", "Invalid id " + String::number(id));
+    throw Resources::MissingResourceError("ColorPalettes::colorPalette",
+                                          "Invalid ID " + id.asText());
 }
 
 String ColorPalettes::colorPaletteName(ColorPalette &palette) const
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ void ColorPalettes::addColorPalette(res::ColorPalette &newPalette, String const
     }
 }
 
-ColorPalette::Id ColorPalettes::defaultColorPalette() const
+Id ColorPalettes::defaultColorPalette() const
 {
     return d->defaultColorPalette;
 }