diff --git a/src/parse-text.ts b/src/parse-text.ts
index 201dd59..ff9b83a 100644
--- a/src/parse-text.ts
+++ b/src/parse-text.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ function splitColor(color: string): PaletteColor {
 }
 
 export function parsePaletteTextInternal(paletteText: string): { paletteArray: PaletteArray, mode?: InterpolationMode } {
-  const lines = paletteText.trim().split('\n');
+  const lines = paletteText.split('\n')
+    .map(line => line.trim());
   const isGmt4 = isGmt4Text(lines);
   const isGmt5 = isGmt5Text(lines);
   const mode = getMode(lines);
diff --git a/src/parse.ts b/src/parse.ts
index d3b2490..1ac7486 100644
--- a/src/parse.ts
+++ b/src/parse.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ export interface ParseOptions {
 
 const DEFAULT_MODE: InterpolationMode = 'rgb';
 
-function parseValue(value: string | number, bounds: [number, number]): number | null | undefined {
-  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+function parseValue(value_: string | number, bounds: [number, number]): number | null | undefined {
+  if (typeof value_ === 'string') {
+    const value = value_.trim();
     if (value[value.length - 1] === '%') {
       const percentage = parseFloat(value) / 100;
       if (percentage < 0 || percentage > 1) {
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ function parseValue(value: string | number, bounds: [number, number]): number |
     } else {
       return parseFloat(value);
     }
-  } else if (typeof value === 'number') {
-    return value;
+  } else if (typeof value_ === 'number') {
+    return value_;
   } else {
     throw new Error('Invalid state');
   }