diff --git a/beets/art.py b/beets/art.py
index 13d5dfbd..ac1d2fd8 100644
--- a/beets/art.py
+++ b/beets/art.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def check_art_similarity(log, item, imagepath, compare_threshold):
             convert_cmd = ['convert', syspath(imagepath, prefix=False),
                            syspath(art, prefix=False),
                            '-colorspace', 'gray', 'MIFF:-']
-            compare_cmd = ['compare', '-metric', 'PHASH', '-', 'null:']
+            compare_cmd = ['compare', '-define', 'phash:colorspaces=sRGB,HCLp', '-metric', 'PHASH', '-', 'null:']
             log.debug('comparing images with pipeline {} | {}',
                       convert_cmd, compare_cmd)
             convert_proc = subprocess.Popen(