diff --git a/src/Color.h b/src/Color.h
index ccdf27d..881e24e 100644
--- a/src/Color.h
+++ b/src/Color.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ inline std::string to_hexstring(rgba_t value, bool pound = true, bool alpha = fa
 // css style hex string to rgba value
 inline rgba_t from_hexstring(const std::string& str) {
   std::string s = str;
-  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '#'), str.end());
-  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '"'), str.end());
-  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '\''), str.end());
+  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '#'), s.end());
+  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '"'), s.end());
+  s.erase(std::remove(s.begin(), s.end(), '\''), s.end());
 
   if (s.size() == 6)
     s.insert(6, 2, 'f');
diff --git a/src/Common.h b/src/Common.h
index aab20de..c54b7ab 100755
--- a/src/Common.h
+++ b/src/Common.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef std::vector<rgba_set_t> rgba_set_vec_t;
 
 namespace sfc {
 
-constexpr const char* VERSION = "0.8.5";
+constexpr const char* VERSION = "0.8.6";
 
 constexpr const char* COPYRIGHT = "Copyright (c) 2017-2019 David Lindecrantz";