diff --git a/tinycolor.js b/tinycolor.js
index 9580299..4370be5 100644
--- a/tinycolor.js
+++ b/tinycolor.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ var trimLeft = /^\s+/,
     mathRandom = Math.random;
 
 function tinycolor (color, opts) {
-
+    
     color = (color) ? color : '';
-    opts = opts || { };
+    opts = opts || {'preserve': false};
 
     // If input is already a tinycolor, return itself
     if (color instanceof tinycolor) {
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ function tinycolor (color, opts) {
     if (this._g < 1) { this._g = mathRound(this._g); }
     if (this._b < 1) { this._b = mathRound(this._b); }
 
-    this._ok = rgb.ok;
+    this._ok = opts.preserve?opts.ok:rgb.ok;
+    opts.preserve = false;
+    opts.ok = this._ok;
     this._tc_id = tinyCounter++;
+    this._opts = opts;
 }
 
 tinycolor.prototype = {
@@ -210,7 +213,8 @@ tinycolor.prototype = {
         return formattedString || this.toHexString();
     },
     clone: function() {
-        return tinycolor(this.toString());
+        this._opts.preserve = true;
+        return tinycolor(this.toString(), this._opts);
     },
 
     _applyModification: function(fn, args) {