diff --git a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
index 82b2e704efec9..ed9bb006690c4 100644
--- a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
+++ b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
@@ -1297,8 +1297,7 @@ ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noa
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noalpha_nodecal.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
-ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
-ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
+ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gradient_fill.vert + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/linear_gradient_fill.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
 ORIGIN: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/linear_gradient_ssbo_fill.frag + ../../../flutter/LICENSE
@@ -3898,8 +3897,7 @@ FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noalp
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noalpha_nodecal.frag
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert
-FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag
-FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert
+FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/gradient_fill.vert
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/linear_gradient_fill.frag
 FILE: ../../../flutter/impeller/entity/shaders/linear_gradient_ssbo_fill.frag
diff --git a/impeller/entity/BUILD.gn b/impeller/entity/BUILD.gn
index 91ffdae65d58b..0cfde08d51875 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/BUILD.gn
+++ b/impeller/entity/BUILD.gn
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ impeller_shaders("entity_shaders") {
     "shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noalpha_decal.frag",
     "shaders/gaussian_blur/gaussian_blur_noalpha_nodecal.frag",
     "shaders/glyph_atlas.frag",
+    "shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag",
     "shaders/glyph_atlas.vert",
-    "shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag",
-    "shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert",
     "shaders/gradient_fill.vert",
     "shaders/linear_to_srgb_filter.frag",
     "shaders/linear_to_srgb_filter.vert",
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
index 48257e494006e..4503b40cdbe6f 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ static std::unique_ptr<PipelineT> CreateDefaultPipeline(
 ContentContext::ContentContext(std::shared_ptr<Context> context)
     : context_(std::move(context)),
       tessellator_(std::make_shared<Tessellator>()),
-      glyph_atlas_context_(std::make_shared<GlyphAtlasContext>()),
+      alpha_glyph_atlas_context_(std::make_shared<GlyphAtlasContext>()),
+      color_glyph_atlas_context_(std::make_shared<GlyphAtlasContext>()),
       scene_context_(std::make_shared<scene::SceneContext>(context_)) {
   if (!context_ || !context_->IsValid()) {
     return;
@@ -286,6 +287,8 @@ ContentContext::ContentContext(std::shared_ptr<Context> context)
       CreateDefaultPipeline<SrgbToLinearFilterPipeline>(*context_);
   glyph_atlas_pipelines_[{}] =
       CreateDefaultPipeline<GlyphAtlasPipeline>(*context_);
+  glyph_atlas_color_pipelines_[{}] =
+      CreateDefaultPipeline<GlyphAtlasColorPipeline>(*context_);
   geometry_color_pipelines_[{}] =
       CreateDefaultPipeline<GeometryColorPipeline>(*context_);
   yuv_to_rgb_filter_pipelines_[{}] =
@@ -378,9 +381,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Tessellator> ContentContext::GetTessellator() const {
   return tessellator_;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> ContentContext::GetGlyphAtlasContext()
-    const {
-  return glyph_atlas_context_;
+std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> ContentContext::GetGlyphAtlasContext(
+    GlyphAtlas::Type type) const {
+  return type == GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap ? alpha_glyph_atlas_context_
+                                                : color_glyph_atlas_context_;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Context> ContentContext::GetContext() const {
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.h b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.h
index 971b0cc4b082b..5042ff54ff187 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.h
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "impeller/entity/conical_gradient_fill.frag.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/glyph_atlas.frag.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/glyph_atlas.vert.h"
+#include "impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_color.frag.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/gradient_fill.vert.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/linear_gradient_fill.frag.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/linear_to_srgb_filter.frag.h"
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ using SrgbToLinearFilterPipeline =
                     SrgbToLinearFilterFragmentShader>;
 using GlyphAtlasPipeline =
     RenderPipelineT<GlyphAtlasVertexShader, GlyphAtlasFragmentShader>;
+using GlyphAtlasColorPipeline =
+    RenderPipelineT<GlyphAtlasVertexShader, GlyphAtlasColorFragmentShader>;
 using PorterDuffBlendPipeline =
     RenderPipelineT<BlendVertexShader, PorterDuffBlendFragmentShader>;
 // Instead of requiring new shaders for clips, the solid fill stages are used
@@ -469,6 +472,11 @@ class ContentContext {
     return GetPipeline(glyph_atlas_pipelines_, opts);
   }
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Pipeline<PipelineDescriptor>> GetGlyphAtlasColorPipeline(
+      ContentContextOptions opts) const {
+    return GetPipeline(glyph_atlas_color_pipelines_, opts);
+  }
+
   std::shared_ptr<Pipeline<PipelineDescriptor>> GetGeometryColorPipeline(
       ContentContextOptions opts) const {
     return GetPipeline(geometry_color_pipelines_, opts);
@@ -654,7 +662,8 @@ class ContentContext {
 
   std::shared_ptr<Context> GetContext() const;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> GetGlyphAtlasContext() const;
+  std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> GetGlyphAtlasContext(
+      GlyphAtlas::Type type) const;
 
   const Capabilities& GetDeviceCapabilities() const;
 
@@ -722,6 +731,7 @@ class ContentContext {
   mutable Variants<SrgbToLinearFilterPipeline> srgb_to_linear_filter_pipelines_;
   mutable Variants<ClipPipeline> clip_pipelines_;
   mutable Variants<GlyphAtlasPipeline> glyph_atlas_pipelines_;
+  mutable Variants<GlyphAtlasColorPipeline> glyph_atlas_color_pipelines_;
   mutable Variants<GeometryColorPipeline> geometry_color_pipelines_;
   mutable Variants<YUVToRGBFilterPipeline> yuv_to_rgb_filter_pipelines_;
   mutable Variants<PorterDuffBlendPipeline> porter_duff_blend_pipelines_;
@@ -813,7 +823,8 @@ class ContentContext {
 
   bool is_valid_ = false;
   std::shared_ptr<Tessellator> tessellator_;
-  std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> glyph_atlas_context_;
+  std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> alpha_glyph_atlas_context_;
+  std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> color_glyph_atlas_context_;
   std::shared_ptr<scene::SceneContext> scene_context_;
   bool wireframe_ = false;
 
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.cc b/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.cc
index 1fba560b176f2..dc5a04096c9af 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static bool CommonRender(
   frag_info.text_color = ToVector(color.Premultiply());
   FS::BindFragInfo(cmd, pass.GetTransientsBuffer().EmplaceUniform(frag_info));
 
-  // Common fragment uniforms for all glyphs.
   FS::BindGlyphAtlasSampler(
       cmd,                  // command
       atlas->GetTexture(),  // texture
@@ -198,9 +197,6 @@ static bool CommonRender(
                                  point * glyph_position.glyph.bounds.size);
         }
         vtx.uv = uv_origin + point * uv_size;
-        vtx.has_color =
-            glyph_position.glyph.type == Glyph::Type::kBitmap ? 1.0 : 0.0;
-
         vertex_builder.AppendVertex(vtx);
       }
     }
@@ -224,16 +220,9 @@ bool TextContents::Render(const ContentContext& renderer,
     return true;
   }
 
-  // This TextContents may be for a frame that doesn't have color, but the
-  // lazy atlas for this scene already does have color.
-  // Benchmarks currently show that creating two atlases per pass regresses
-  // render time. This should get re-evaluated if we start caching atlases
-  // between frames or get significantly faster at creating atlases, because
-  // we're potentially trading memory for time here.
-  auto atlas =
-      ResolveAtlas(lazy_atlas_->HasColor() ? GlyphAtlas::Type::kColorBitmap
-                                           : GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap,
-                   renderer.GetGlyphAtlasContext(), renderer.GetContext());
+  auto type = frame_.GetAtlasType();
+  auto atlas = ResolveAtlas(type, renderer.GetGlyphAtlasContext(type),
+                            renderer.GetContext());
 
   if (!atlas || !atlas->IsValid()) {
     VALIDATION_LOG << "Cannot render glyphs without prepared atlas.";
@@ -245,7 +234,11 @@ bool TextContents::Render(const ContentContext& renderer,
   cmd.label = "TextFrame";
   auto opts = OptionsFromPassAndEntity(pass, entity);
   opts.primitive_type = PrimitiveType::kTriangle;
-  cmd.pipeline = renderer.GetGlyphAtlasPipeline(opts);
+  if (type == GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap) {
+    cmd.pipeline = renderer.GetGlyphAtlasPipeline(opts);
+  } else {
+    cmd.pipeline = renderer.GetGlyphAtlasColorPipeline(opts);
+  }
   cmd.stencil_reference = entity.GetStencilDepth();
 
   return CommonRender(renderer, entity, pass, color, frame_, offset_, atlas,
diff --git a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag
index adb1a48f507e7..21b26c976b646 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag
+++ b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.frag
@@ -4,23 +4,18 @@
 
 #include <impeller/types.glsl>
 
-uniform sampler2D glyph_atlas_sampler;
+uniform f16sampler2D glyph_atlas_sampler;
 
 uniform FragInfo {
-  vec4 text_color;
+  f16vec4 text_color;
 }
 frag_info;
 
 in vec2 v_uv;
-in float v_has_color;
 
-out vec4 frag_color;
+out f16vec4 frag_color;
 
 void main() {
-  vec4 value = texture(glyph_atlas_sampler, v_uv);
-  if (v_has_color != 1.0) {
-    frag_color = value.aaaa * frag_info.text_color;
-  } else {
-    frag_color = value * frag_info.text_color.a;
-  }
+  f16vec4 value = texture(glyph_atlas_sampler, v_uv);
+  frag_color = value.aaaa * frag_info.text_color;
 }
diff --git a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert
index c15ceddaf25c0..3cf2ce7d88854 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert
+++ b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas.vert
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ uniform FrameInfo {
 }
 frame_info;
 
-in vec4 position;
+in highp vec4 position;
 in vec2 uv;
-in float has_color;
 
 out vec2 v_uv;
-out float v_has_color;
 
 void main() {
   gl_Position = frame_info.mvp * position;
   v_uv = uv;
-  v_has_color = has_color;
 }
diff --git a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ded0a3d618e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_color.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <impeller/types.glsl>
+
+uniform f16sampler2D glyph_atlas_sampler;
+
+uniform FragInfo {
+  f16vec4 text_color;
+}
+frag_info;
+
+in vec2 v_uv;
+
+out f16vec4 frag_color;
+
+void main() {
+  f16vec4 value = texture(glyph_atlas_sampler, v_uv);
+  frag_color = value * frag_info.text_color.aaaa;
+}
diff --git a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c45e7072c385..0000000000000
--- a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-#include <impeller/types.glsl>
-
-uniform sampler2D glyph_atlas_sampler;
-
-uniform FragInfo {
-  vec4 text_color;
-}
-frag_info;
-
-in vec2 v_uv;
-
-out vec4 frag_color;
-
-void main() {
-  // Inspired by Metal by Example's SDF text rendering shader:
-  // https://github.com/metal-by-example/sample-code/blob/master/objc/12-TextRendering/TextRendering/Shaders.metal
-
-  // Outline of glyph is the isocontour with value 50%
-  float edge_distance = 0.5;
-  // Sample the signed-distance field to find distance from this fragment to the
-  // glyph outline
-  float sample_distance = texture(glyph_atlas_sampler, v_uv).a;
-  // Use local automatic gradients to find anti-aliased anisotropic edge width,
-  // cf. Gustavson 2012
-  float edge_width = length(vec2(dFdx(sample_distance), dFdy(sample_distance)));
-  // Smooth the glyph edge by interpolating across the boundary in a band with
-  // the width determined above
-  float insideness = smoothstep(edge_distance - edge_width,
-                                edge_distance + edge_width, sample_distance);
-  frag_color = frag_info.text_color * insideness;
-}
diff --git a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert b/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert
deleted file mode 100644
index f859eea762ab6..0000000000000
--- a/impeller/entity/shaders/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-#include <impeller/types.glsl>
-
-#include <impeller/transform.glsl>
-
-uniform FrameInfo {
-  mat4 mvp;
-}
-frame_info;
-
-in vec4 position;
-in vec2 uv;
-
-out vec2 v_uv;
-
-void main() {
-  gl_Position = frame_info.mvp * position;
-  v_uv = uv;
-}
diff --git a/impeller/tools/malioc.json b/impeller/tools/malioc.json
index e9e21d268c9d4..0ea54a4a9d0c4 100644
--- a/impeller/tools/malioc.json
+++ b/impeller/tools/malioc.json
@@ -7431,15 +7431,16 @@
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.078125,
-              0.0625,
-              0.078125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.375,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ],
             "pipelines": [
@@ -7452,27 +7453,29 @@
               "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.0625,
-              0.0625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.375,
+              0.0,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.078125,
-              0.0625,
-              0.078125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.375,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ]
           },
@@ -7518,10 +7521,11 @@
               1.0
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arithmetic"
+              "load_store",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              1.3333333730697632,
+              0.6666666865348816,
               1.0,
               1.0
             ]
@@ -7541,16 +7545,16 @@
       "type": "Vertex",
       "variants": {
         "Position": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": 88,
+          "fp16_arithmetic": 0,
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
               "load_store"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.140625,
-              0.140625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.265625,
+              0.265625,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -7567,9 +7571,9 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.140625,
-              0.140625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.265625,
+              0.265625,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -7578,9 +7582,9 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.140625,
-              0.140625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.265625,
+              0.265625,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -7599,11 +7603,11 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              4.0,
+              0.0,
+              0.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
             ],
             "pipelines": [
@@ -7618,29 +7622,29 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              4.0,
+              0.0,
+              0.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
               "load_store"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              0.03125,
               0.0,
-              4.0,
+              0.0,
+              0.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
             ]
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
           "uniform_registers_used": 8,
-          "work_registers_used": 9
+          "work_registers_used": 6
         }
       }
     },
@@ -7658,7 +7662,7 @@
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
               2.9700000286102295,
-              7.0,
+              5.0,
               0.0
             ],
             "pipelines": [
@@ -7671,7 +7675,7 @@
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
               2.9700000286102295,
-              7.0,
+              5.0,
               0.0
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
@@ -7679,7 +7683,7 @@
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
               3.0,
-              7.0,
+              5.0,
               0.0
             ]
           },
@@ -7690,10 +7694,10 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag.gles": {
+  "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_color.frag.gles": {
     "Mali-G78": {
       "core": "Mali-G78",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag.gles",
+      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_color.frag.gles",
       "has_side_effects": false,
       "has_uniform_computation": false,
       "modifies_coverage": false,
@@ -7703,19 +7707,18 @@
       "uses_late_zs_update": false,
       "variants": {
         "Main": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": 77,
+          "fp16_arithmetic": 100,
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_sfu"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.3125,
-              0.046875,
-              0.3125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               0.25,
               0.25
@@ -7730,29 +7733,27 @@
               "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_sfu"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.3125,
-              0.015625,
-              0.3125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.0,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               0.25,
               0.25
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_sfu"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.3125,
-              0.046875,
-              0.3125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               0.25,
               0.25
@@ -7760,14 +7761,14 @@
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 8,
-          "work_registers_used": 20
+          "uniform_registers_used": 4,
+          "work_registers_used": 19
         }
       }
     },
     "Mali-T880": {
       "core": "Mali-T880",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag.gles",
+      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_color.frag.gles",
       "has_uniform_computation": false,
       "type": "Fragment",
       "variants": {
@@ -7775,194 +7776,42 @@
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arithmetic"
-            ],
-            "longest_path_cycles": [
-              3.299999952316284,
-              1.0,
-              3.0
-            ],
-            "pipelines": [
               "arithmetic",
               "load_store",
               "texture"
             ],
-            "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arithmetic"
-            ],
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-      "core": "Mali-G78",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert.gles",
-      "has_uniform_computation": false,
-      "type": "Vertex",
-      "variants": {
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+              1.0
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             "pipelines": [
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-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_cvt",
-              "arith_sfu",
+              "arithmetic",
               "load_store",
               "texture"
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-            ],
-            "pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_cvt",
-              "arith_sfu",
+              "arithmetic",
               "load_store",
               "texture"
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-              "load_store"
-            ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
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+              1.0
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-          "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 8,
-          "work_registers_used": 6
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "Mali-T880": {
-      "core": "Mali-T880",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/gles/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert.gles",
-      "has_uniform_computation": false,
-      "type": "Vertex",
-      "variants": {
-        "Main": {
-          "has_stack_spilling": false,
-          "performance": {
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-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "longest_path_cycles": [
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-              0.0
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-            "pipelines": [
-              "arithmetic",
               "load_store",
               "texture"
             ],
-            "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "shortest_path_cycles": [
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-              5.0,
-              0.0
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-            "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              3.0,
-              5.0,
-              0.0
+              0.6666666865348816,
+              1.0,
+              1.0
             ]
           },
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 4,
+          "uniform_registers_used": 1,
           "work_registers_used": 2
         }
       }
@@ -11354,15 +11203,16 @@
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
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-              0.0625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
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+              0.0,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ],
             "pipelines": [
@@ -11375,34 +11225,36 @@
               "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
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-              0.0625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.375,
+              0.0,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "varying"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.0625,
-              0.0625,
-              0.046875,
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.375,
+              0.0,
+              0.25,
               0.25
             ]
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
           "uniform_registers_used": 6,
-          "work_registers_used": 7
+          "work_registers_used": 6
         }
       }
     }
@@ -11415,16 +11267,16 @@
       "type": "Vertex",
       "variants": {
         "Position": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": 100,
+          "fp16_arithmetic": 0,
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
               "load_store"
             ],
             "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
+              0.25,
+              0.25,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -11441,9 +11293,9 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
+              0.25,
+              0.25,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -11452,9 +11304,9 @@
               "load_store"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
+              0.25,
+              0.25,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
               2.0,
               0.0
@@ -11462,7 +11314,7 @@
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 16,
+          "uniform_registers_used": 24,
           "work_registers_used": 32
         },
         "Varying": {
@@ -11477,7 +11329,7 @@
               0.0,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              4.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
             ],
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@@ -11496,7 +11348,7 @@
               0.0,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              4.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
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@@ -11507,22 +11359,22 @@
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-              4.0,
+              3.0,
               0.0
             ]
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 16,
-          "work_registers_used": 7
+          "uniform_registers_used": 24,
+          "work_registers_used": 6
         }
       }
     }
   },
-  "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag.vkspv": {
+  "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_color.frag.vkspv": {
     "Mali-G78": {
       "core": "Mali-G78",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_sdf.frag.vkspv",
+      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_color.frag.vkspv",
       "has_side_effects": false,
       "has_uniform_computation": true,
       "modifies_coverage": false,
@@ -11532,87 +11384,21 @@
       "uses_late_zs_update": false,
       "variants": {
         "Main": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": 72,
+          "fp16_arithmetic": 100,
           "has_stack_spilling": false,
           "performance": {
             "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_sfu"
-            ],
-            "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.25,
-              0.015625,
-              0.3125,
-              0.0,
-              0.25,
-              0.25
-            ],
-            "pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_cvt",
-              "arith_sfu",
-              "load_store",
               "varying",
               "texture"
             ],
-            "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_sfu"
-            ],
-            "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.25,
-              0.015625,
-              0.3125,
+            "longest_path_cycles": [
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
+              0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.25,
-              0.25
-            ],
-            "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_sfu"
-            ],
-            "total_cycles": [
-              0.3125,
-              0.25,
-              0.015625,
-              0.3125,
               0.0,
               0.25,
               0.25
-            ]
-          },
-          "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
-          "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 6,
-          "work_registers_used": 6
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert.vkspv": {
-    "Mali-G78": {
-      "core": "Mali-G78",
-      "filename": "flutter/impeller/entity/glyph_atlas_sdf.vert.vkspv",
-      "has_uniform_computation": true,
-      "type": "Vertex",
-      "variants": {
-        "Position": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": 100,
-          "has_stack_spilling": false,
-          "performance": {
-            "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
-              0.0,
-              2.0,
-              0.0
             ],
             "pipelines": [
               "arith_total",
@@ -11620,86 +11406,40 @@
               "arith_cvt",
               "arith_sfu",
               "load_store",
+              "varying",
               "texture"
             ],
             "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "shortest_path_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
-              0.0,
-              2.0,
-              0.0
-            ],
-            "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "total_cycles": [
-              0.125,
-              0.125,
-              0.0625,
-              0.0,
-              2.0,
-              0.0
-            ]
-          },
-          "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
-          "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 16,
-          "work_registers_used": 32
-        },
-        "Varying": {
-          "fp16_arithmetic": null,
-          "has_stack_spilling": false,
-          "performance": {
-            "longest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
-            "longest_path_cycles": [
-              0.0,
-              0.0,
-              0.0,
-              0.0,
-              3.0,
-              0.0
-            ],
-            "pipelines": [
-              "arith_total",
-              "arith_fma",
-              "arith_cvt",
-              "arith_sfu",
-              "load_store",
+              "varying",
               "texture"
             ],
-            "shortest_path_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
-            ],
             "shortest_path_cycles": [
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.0,
-              3.0,
-              0.0
+              0.25,
+              0.25
             ],
             "total_bound_pipelines": [
-              "load_store"
+              "varying",
+              "texture"
             ],
             "total_cycles": [
+              0.03125,
+              0.03125,
               0.0,
               0.0,
               0.0,
-              0.0,
-              3.0,
-              0.0
+              0.25,
+              0.25
             ]
           },
           "stack_spill_bytes": 0,
           "thread_occupancy": 100,
-          "uniform_registers_used": 16,
-          "work_registers_used": 6
+          "uniform_registers_used": 4,
+          "work_registers_used": 4
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.cc b/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.cc
index 3e415716a528c..d88f0d9b6c577 100644
--- a/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.cc
+++ b/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.cc
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ LazyGlyphAtlas::~LazyGlyphAtlas() = default;
 
 void LazyGlyphAtlas::AddTextFrame(const TextFrame& frame) {
   FML_DCHECK(atlas_map_.empty());
-  has_color_ |= frame.HasColor();
-  frames_.emplace_back(frame);
-}
-
-bool LazyGlyphAtlas::HasColor() const {
-  return has_color_;
+  if (frame.GetAtlasType() == GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap) {
+    alpha_frames_.emplace_back(frame);
+  } else {
+    color_frames_.emplace_back(frame);
+  }
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlas> LazyGlyphAtlas::CreateOrGetGlyphAtlas(
@@ -42,11 +41,13 @@ std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlas> LazyGlyphAtlas::CreateOrGetGlyphAtlas(
     return nullptr;
   }
   size_t i = 0;
+  auto frames =
+      type == GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap ? alpha_frames_ : color_frames_;
   TextRenderContext::FrameIterator iterator = [&]() -> const TextFrame* {
-    if (i >= frames_.size()) {
+    if (i >= frames.size()) {
       return nullptr;
     }
-    const auto& result = frames_[i];
+    const auto& result = frames[i];
     i++;
     return &result;
   };
diff --git a/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.h b/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.h
index 841bb4f2e0e46..067601e65e64f 100644
--- a/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.h
+++ b/impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.h
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ class LazyGlyphAtlas {
       std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlasContext> atlas_context,
       std::shared_ptr<Context> context) const;
 
-  bool HasColor() const;
-
  private:
-  std::vector<TextFrame> frames_;
+  std::vector<TextFrame> alpha_frames_;
+  std::vector<TextFrame> color_frames_;
   mutable std::unordered_map<GlyphAtlas::Type, std::shared_ptr<GlyphAtlas>>
       atlas_map_;
-  bool has_color_ = false;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(LazyGlyphAtlas);
 };
diff --git a/impeller/typographer/text_frame.cc b/impeller/typographer/text_frame.cc
index d7c241b899283..ed3c97cc82b3e 100644
--- a/impeller/typographer/text_frame.cc
+++ b/impeller/typographer/text_frame.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ const std::vector<TextRun>& TextFrame::GetRuns() const {
   return runs_;
 }
 
-bool TextFrame::HasColor() const {
-  return has_color_;
+GlyphAtlas::Type TextFrame::GetAtlasType() const {
+  return has_color_ ? GlyphAtlas::Type::kColorBitmap
+                    : GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap;
 }
 
 bool TextFrame::MaybeHasOverlapping() const {
diff --git a/impeller/typographer/text_frame.h b/impeller/typographer/text_frame.h
index e43af08b2d6ea..a47e4c0e2252a 100644
--- a/impeller/typographer/text_frame.h
+++ b/impeller/typographer/text_frame.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "impeller/typographer/glyph_atlas.h"
 #include "impeller/typographer/text_run.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ class TextFrame {
   bool MaybeHasOverlapping() const;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  /// @brief      Whether any run in this frame has color.
-  bool HasColor() const;
+  /// @brief      The type of atlas this run should be emplaced in.
+  GlyphAtlas::Type GetAtlasType() const;
 
  private:
   std::vector<TextRun> runs_;
diff --git a/impeller/typographer/typographer_unittests.cc b/impeller/typographer/typographer_unittests.cc
index 445cc283fe6c7..31c649fab0d4c 100644
--- a/impeller/typographer/typographer_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/typographer/typographer_unittests.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "impeller/typographer/backends/skia/text_frame_skia.h"
 #include "impeller/typographer/backends/skia/text_render_context_skia.h"
 #include "impeller/typographer/lazy_glyph_atlas.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkBitmap.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkData.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkTextBlob.h"
 
@@ -91,22 +92,28 @@ TEST_P(TypographerTest, LazyAtlasTracksColor) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(blob);
   auto frame = TextFrameFromTextBlob(blob);
 
-  ASSERT_FALSE(frame.HasColor());
+  ASSERT_FALSE(frame.GetAtlasType() == GlyphAtlas::Type::kColorBitmap);
 
   LazyGlyphAtlas lazy_atlas;
-  ASSERT_FALSE(lazy_atlas.HasColor());
 
   lazy_atlas.AddTextFrame(frame);
 
-  ASSERT_FALSE(lazy_atlas.HasColor());
-
   frame = TextFrameFromTextBlob(SkTextBlob::MakeFromString("😀 ", emoji_font));
 
-  ASSERT_TRUE(frame.HasColor());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(frame.GetAtlasType() == GlyphAtlas::Type::kColorBitmap);
 
   lazy_atlas.AddTextFrame(frame);
 
-  ASSERT_TRUE(lazy_atlas.HasColor());
+  // Creates different atlases for color and alpha bitmap.
+  auto color_context = std::make_shared<GlyphAtlasContext>();
+  auto bitmap_context = std::make_shared<GlyphAtlasContext>();
+  auto color_atlas = lazy_atlas.CreateOrGetGlyphAtlas(
+      GlyphAtlas::Type::kColorBitmap, color_context, GetContext());
+
+  auto bitmap_atlas = lazy_atlas.CreateOrGetGlyphAtlas(
+      GlyphAtlas::Type::kAlphaBitmap, bitmap_context, GetContext());
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(color_atlas == bitmap_atlas);
 }
 
 TEST_P(TypographerTest, GlyphAtlasWithOddUniqueGlyphSize) {