diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.CalculationType.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.CalculationType.cs
index 253239cb79..60a7e50b91 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.CalculationType.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.CalculationType.cs
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.ColorProfiles.Conversion.Icc;
 
 internal partial class LutABCalculator
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the transform direction for the configured LUT calculator.
+    /// </summary>
     private enum CalculationType
     {
-        AtoB = 1 << 3,
-        BtoA = 1 << 4,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts from device space to PCS using ICC <c>mAB</c> stage order.
+        /// </summary>
+        AtoB,
 
-        SingleCurve = 1,
-        CurveMatrix = 2,
-        CurveClut = 3,
-        Full = 4,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts from PCS to device space using ICC <c>mBA</c> stage order.
+        /// </summary>
+        BtoA,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.cs
index 172d806394..10ac6e596f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/Calculators/LutABCalculator.cs
@@ -17,67 +17,106 @@ internal partial class LutABCalculator : IVector4Calculator
     private MatrixCalculator matrixCalculator;
     private ClutCalculator clutCalculator;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LutABCalculator"/> class for an ICC <c>mAB</c> transform.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="entry">The parsed A-to-B LUT entry.</param>
     public LutABCalculator(IccLutAToBTagDataEntry entry)
     {
         Guard.NotNull(entry, nameof(entry));
         this.Init(entry.CurveA, entry.CurveB, entry.CurveM, entry.Matrix3x1, entry.Matrix3x3, entry.ClutValues);
-        this.type |= CalculationType.AtoB;
+        this.type = CalculationType.AtoB;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LutABCalculator"/> class for an ICC <c>mBA</c> transform.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="entry">The parsed B-to-A LUT entry.</param>
     public LutABCalculator(IccLutBToATagDataEntry entry)
     {
         Guard.NotNull(entry, nameof(entry));
         this.Init(entry.CurveA, entry.CurveB, entry.CurveM, entry.Matrix3x1, entry.Matrix3x3, entry.ClutValues);
-        this.type |= CalculationType.BtoA;
+        this.type = CalculationType.BtoA;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Calculates the transformed value by applying the configured ICC LUT stages in specification order.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The input value.</param>
+    /// <returns>The transformed value.</returns>
     public Vector4 Calculate(Vector4 value)
     {
         switch (this.type)
         {
-            case CalculationType.Full | CalculationType.AtoB:
-                value = this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.Full | CalculationType.BtoA:
-                value = this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.CurveClut | CalculationType.AtoB:
-                value = this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.CurveClut | CalculationType.BtoA:
-                value = this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.CurveMatrix | CalculationType.AtoB:
-                value = this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.CurveMatrix | CalculationType.BtoA:
-                value = this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
-                return this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
-
-            case CalculationType.SingleCurve | CalculationType.AtoB:
-            case CalculationType.SingleCurve | CalculationType.BtoA:
-                return this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
+            case CalculationType.AtoB:
+                // ICC mAB order: A, CLUT, M, Matrix, B.
+                if (this.curveACalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.clutCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.curveMCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.matrixCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.curveBCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                return value;
+
+            case CalculationType.BtoA:
+                // ICC mBA order: B, Matrix, M, CLUT, A.
+                if (this.curveBCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveBCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.matrixCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.matrixCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.curveMCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveMCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.clutCalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.clutCalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                if (this.curveACalculator != null)
+                {
+                    value = this.curveACalculator.Calculate(value);
+                }
+
+                return value;
 
             default:
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid calculation type");
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates calculators for the processing stages present in the LUT entry.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// The tag entry classes already validate channel continuity, so this method only materializes the available stages.
+    /// </remarks>
     private void Init(IccTagDataEntry[] curveA, IccTagDataEntry[] curveB, IccTagDataEntry[] curveM, Vector3? matrix3x1, Matrix4x4? matrix3x3, IccClut clut)
     {
         bool hasACurve = curveA != null;
@@ -86,26 +125,10 @@ private void Init(IccTagDataEntry[] curveA, IccTagDataEntry[] curveB, IccTagData
         bool hasMatrix = matrix3x1 != null && matrix3x3 != null;
         bool hasClut = clut != null;
 
-        if (hasBCurve && hasMatrix && hasMCurve && hasClut && hasACurve)
-        {
-            this.type = CalculationType.Full;
-        }
-        else if (hasBCurve && hasClut && hasACurve)
-        {
-            this.type = CalculationType.CurveClut;
-        }
-        else if (hasBCurve && hasMatrix && hasMCurve)
-        {
-            this.type = CalculationType.CurveMatrix;
-        }
-        else if (hasBCurve)
-        {
-            this.type = CalculationType.SingleCurve;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            throw new InvalidIccProfileException("AToB or BToA tag has an invalid configuration");
-        }
+        Guard.IsTrue(
+            hasACurve || hasBCurve || hasMCurve || hasMatrix || hasClut,
+            "entry",
+            "AToB or BToA tag must contain at least one processing element");
 
         if (hasACurve)
         {
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/IccConverterbase.Conversions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/IccConverterbase.Conversions.cs
index 20df08e378..5875b74f13 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/IccConverterbase.Conversions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ColorProfiles/Icc/IccConverterbase.Conversions.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private static IVector4Calculator InitA(IccProfile profile, IccProfileTag tag)
             IccLut16TagDataEntry lut16 => new LutEntryCalculator(lut16),
             IccLutAToBTagDataEntry lutAtoB => new LutABCalculator(lutAtoB),
             IccLutBToATagDataEntry lutBtoA => new LutABCalculator(lutBtoA),
-            _ => throw new InvalidIccProfileException("Invalid entry."),
+            _ => throw new InvalidIccProfileException($"Invalid entry {tag}."),
         };
 
     private static IVector4Calculator InitD(IccProfile profile, IccProfileTag tag)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.TagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.TagDataEntry.cs
index 9e89d24ff4..2f1b15b6b7 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.TagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.TagDataEntry.cs
@@ -20,82 +20,46 @@ internal sealed partial class IccDataReader
     public IccTagDataEntry ReadTagDataEntry(IccTagTableEntry info)
     {
         this.currentIndex = (int)info.Offset;
-        switch (this.ReadTagDataEntryHeader())
-        {
-            case IccTypeSignature.Chromaticity:
-                return this.ReadChromaticityTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ColorantOrder:
-                return this.ReadColorantOrderTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ColorantTable:
-                return this.ReadColorantTableTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Curve:
-                return this.ReadCurveTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Data:
-                return this.ReadDataTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.DateTime:
-                return this.ReadDateTimeTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Lut16:
-                return this.ReadLut16TagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Lut8:
-                return this.ReadLut8TagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.LutAToB:
-                return this.ReadLutAtoBTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.LutBToA:
-                return this.ReadLutBtoATagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Measurement:
-                return this.ReadMeasurementTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.MultiLocalizedUnicode:
-                return this.ReadMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.MultiProcessElements:
-                return this.ReadMultiProcessElementsTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.NamedColor2:
-                return this.ReadNamedColor2TagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ParametricCurve:
-                return this.ReadParametricCurveTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceDesc:
-                return this.ReadProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceIdentifier:
-                return this.ReadProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.ResponseCurveSet16:
-                return this.ReadResponseCurveSet16TagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.S15Fixed16Array:
-                return this.ReadFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.Signature:
-                return this.ReadSignatureTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Text:
-                return this.ReadTextTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.U16Fixed16Array:
-                return this.ReadUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.UInt16Array:
-                return this.ReadUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.UInt32Array:
-                return this.ReadUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.UInt64Array:
-                return this.ReadUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.UInt8Array:
-                return this.ReadUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-            case IccTypeSignature.ViewingConditions:
-                return this.ReadViewingConditionsTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Xyz:
-                return this.ReadXyzTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
+        return this.ReadTagDataEntryHeader() switch
+        {
+            IccTypeSignature.Chromaticity => this.ReadChromaticityTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ColorantOrder => this.ReadColorantOrderTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ColorantTable => this.ReadColorantTableTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Curve => this.ReadCurveTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Data => this.ReadDataTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.DateTime => this.ReadDateTimeTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Lut16 => this.ReadLut16TagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Lut8 => this.ReadLut8TagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.LutAToB => this.ReadLutAtoBTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.LutBToA => this.ReadLutBtoATagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Measurement => this.ReadMeasurementTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.MultiLocalizedUnicode => this.ReadMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.MultiProcessElements => this.ReadMultiProcessElementsTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.NamedColor2 => this.ReadNamedColor2TagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ParametricCurve => this.ReadParametricCurveTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceDesc => this.ReadProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceIdentifier => this.ReadProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.ResponseCurveSet16 => this.ReadResponseCurveSet16TagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.S15Fixed16Array => this.ReadFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.Signature => this.ReadSignatureTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Text => this.ReadTextTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.U16Fixed16Array => this.ReadUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.UInt16Array => this.ReadUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.UInt32Array => this.ReadUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.UInt64Array => this.ReadUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.UInt8Array => this.ReadUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+            IccTypeSignature.ViewingConditions => this.ReadViewingConditionsTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Xyz => this.ReadXyzTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
 
             // V2 Types:
-            case IccTypeSignature.TextDescription:
-                return this.ReadTextDescriptionTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.CrdInfo:
-                return this.ReadCrdInfoTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.Screening:
-                return this.ReadScreeningTagDataEntry();
-            case IccTypeSignature.UcrBg:
-                return this.ReadUcrBgTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
+            IccTypeSignature.TextDescription => this.ReadTextDescriptionTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.CrdInfo => this.ReadCrdInfoTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.Screening => this.ReadScreeningTagDataEntry(),
+            IccTypeSignature.UcrBg => this.ReadUcrBgTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
 
             // Unsupported or unknown
-            case IccTypeSignature.DeviceSettings:
-            case IccTypeSignature.NamedColor:
-            case IccTypeSignature.Unknown:
-            default:
-                return this.ReadUnknownTagDataEntry(info.DataSize);
-        }
+            _ => this.ReadUnknownTagDataEntry(info.DataSize),
+        };
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -477,7 +441,7 @@ public IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry ReadMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntr
 
         return new IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry(text);
 
-        CultureInfo ReadCulture(string language, string country)
+        static CultureInfo ReadCulture(string language, string country)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(language))
             {
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/IccProfile.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/IccProfile.cs
index 05be3eb5dd..eaba0a045c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/IccProfile.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/IccProfile.cs
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ public static IccProfileId CalculateHash(byte[] data)
         // need to copy some values because they need to be zero for the hashing
         Span<byte> temp = stackalloc byte[24];
         data.AsSpan(profileFlagPos, 4).CopyTo(temp);
-        data.AsSpan(renderingIntentPos, 4).CopyTo(temp.Slice(4));
-        data.AsSpan(profileIdPos, 16).CopyTo(temp.Slice(8));
+        data.AsSpan(renderingIntentPos, 4).CopyTo(temp[4..]);
+        data.AsSpan(profileIdPos, 16).CopyTo(temp[8..]);
 
         try
         {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public static IccProfileId CalculateHash(byte[] data)
         }
         finally
         {
-            temp.Slice(0, 4).CopyTo(data.AsSpan(profileFlagPos));
+            temp[..4].CopyTo(data.AsSpan(profileFlagPos));
             temp.Slice(4, 4).CopyTo(data.AsSpan(renderingIntentPos));
             temp.Slice(8, 16).CopyTo(data.AsSpan(profileIdPos));
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutAToBTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutAToBTagDataEntry.cs
index 9bf3232633..77bc45bd4f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutAToBTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutAToBTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -64,44 +64,7 @@ public IccLutAToBTagDataEntry(
         this.CurveM = curveM;
         this.ClutValues = clutValues;
 
-        if (this.IsAClutMMatrixB())
-        {
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveB.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveB), $"{nameof(this.CurveB)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveM.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveM), $"{nameof(this.CurveM)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = curveA.Length;
-            this.OutputChannelCount = 3;
-
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.InputChannelCount == clutValues.InputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Input channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.OutputChannelCount == clutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Output channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-        }
-        else if (this.IsMMatrixB())
-        {
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveB.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveB), $"{nameof(this.CurveB)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveM.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveM), $"{nameof(this.CurveM)} must have a length of three");
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = this.OutputChannelCount = 3;
-        }
-        else if (this.IsAClutB())
-        {
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveB.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveB));
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = curveA.Length;
-            this.OutputChannelCount = curveB.Length;
-
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.InputChannelCount == clutValues.InputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Input channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.OutputChannelCount == clutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Output channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-        }
-        else if (this.IsB())
-        {
-            this.InputChannelCount = this.OutputChannelCount = this.CurveB.Length;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid combination of values given");
-        }
+        (this.InputChannelCount, this.OutputChannelCount) = this.GetChannelCounts();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -165,7 +128,7 @@ public bool Equals(IccLutAToBTagDataEntry other)
             && this.OutputChannelCount == other.OutputChannelCount
             && this.Matrix3x3.Equals(other.Matrix3x3)
             && this.Matrix3x1.Equals(other.Matrix3x1)
-            && this.ClutValues.Equals(other.ClutValues)
+            && Equals(this.ClutValues, other.ClutValues)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveB, other.CurveB)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveM, other.CurveM)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveA, other.CurveA);
@@ -192,6 +155,9 @@ public override int GetHashCode()
         return hashCode.ToHashCode();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compares two curve arrays, treating <see langword="null"/> consistently.
+    /// </summary>
     private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[] entryCurves)
     {
         bool thisNull = thisCurves is null;
@@ -202,7 +168,7 @@ private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[]
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (entryNull)
+        if (thisNull || entryNull)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -210,27 +176,63 @@ private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[]
         return thisCurves.SequenceEqual(entryCurves);
     }
 
-    private bool IsAClutMMatrixB()
-        => this.CurveB != null
-        && this.Matrix3x3 != null
-        && this.Matrix3x1 != null
-        && this.CurveM != null
-        && this.ClutValues != null
-        && this.CurveA != null;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates the configured processing stages and derives the external channel counts.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Stages are evaluated in ICC <c>mAB</c> order: A, CLUT, M, Matrix, B.
+    /// Sparse pipelines are valid as long as adjacent stages agree on channel counts.
+    /// </remarks>
+    private (int InputChannelCount, int OutputChannelCount) GetChannelCounts()
+    {
+        // There are at most five possible mAB stages: A, CLUT, M, Matrix, and B.
+        List<(int Input, int Output, string Name)> stages = new(5);
 
-    private bool IsMMatrixB()
-        => this.CurveB != null
-        && this.Matrix3x3 != null
-        && this.Matrix3x1 != null
-        && this.CurveM != null;
+        if (this.CurveA != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveA.Length, this.CurveA.Length, nameof(this.CurveA)));
+        }
 
-    private bool IsAClutB()
-        => this.CurveB != null
-        && this.ClutValues != null
-        && this.CurveA != null;
+        if (this.ClutValues != null)
+        {
+            stages.Add((this.ClutValues.InputChannelCount, this.ClutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(this.ClutValues)));
+        }
 
-    private bool IsB() => this.CurveB != null;
+        if (this.CurveM != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveM.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveM));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveM.Length, this.CurveM.Length, nameof(this.CurveM)));
+        }
+
+        if (this.Matrix3x3 != null || this.Matrix3x1 != null)
+        {
+            Guard.IsTrue(this.Matrix3x3 != null && this.Matrix3x1 != null, nameof(this.Matrix3x3), "Matrix must include both the 3x3 and 3x1 components");
+            stages.Add((3, 3, nameof(this.Matrix3x3)));
+        }
 
+        if (this.CurveB != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveB.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveB));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveB.Length, this.CurveB.Length, nameof(this.CurveB)));
+        }
+
+        Guard.IsTrue(stages.Count > 0, nameof(this.CurveB), "AToB tag must contain at least one processing element");
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < stages.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Guard.IsTrue(
+                stages[i - 1].Output == stages[i].Input,
+                stages[i].Name,
+                $"Output channel count of {stages[i - 1].Name} does not match input channel count of {stages[i].Name}");
+        }
+
+        return (stages[0].Input, stages[^1].Output);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies that every supplied curve entry is a supported one-dimensional curve type.
+    /// </summary>
     private void VerifyCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] curves, string name)
     {
         if (curves != null)
@@ -240,6 +242,9 @@ private void VerifyCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] curves, string name)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies the dimensions of the optional matrix components.
+    /// </summary>
     private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
     {
         if (matrix3x1 != null)
@@ -254,6 +259,9 @@ private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the one-dimensional matrix vector when present.
+    /// </summary>
     private static Vector3? CreateMatrix3x1(float[] matrix)
     {
         if (matrix is null)
@@ -264,6 +272,9 @@ private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
         return new Vector3(matrix[0], matrix[1], matrix[2]);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the three-by-three matrix when present.
+    /// </summary>
     private static Matrix4x4? CreateMatrix3x3(float[,] matrix)
     {
         if (matrix is null)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutBToATagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutBToATagDataEntry.cs
index 033b809894..37e7b408d2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutBToATagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccLutBToATagDataEntry.cs
@@ -64,44 +64,7 @@ public IccLutBToATagDataEntry(
         this.CurveM = curveM;
         this.ClutValues = clutValues;
 
-        if (this.IsBMatrixMClutA())
-        {
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveB.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveB), $"{nameof(this.CurveB)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveM.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveM), $"{nameof(this.CurveM)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = 3;
-            this.OutputChannelCount = curveA.Length;
-
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.InputChannelCount == clutValues.InputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Input channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.OutputChannelCount == clutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Output channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-        }
-        else if (this.IsBMatrixM())
-        {
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveB.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveB), $"{nameof(this.CurveB)} must have a length of three");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.CurveM.Length == 3, nameof(this.CurveM), $"{nameof(this.CurveM)} must have a length of three");
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = this.OutputChannelCount = 3;
-        }
-        else if (this.IsBClutA())
-        {
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
-            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveB.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveB));
-
-            this.InputChannelCount = curveB.Length;
-            this.OutputChannelCount = curveA.Length;
-
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.InputChannelCount == clutValues.InputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Input channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-            Guard.IsTrue(this.OutputChannelCount == clutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(clutValues), "Output channel count does not match the CLUT size");
-        }
-        else if (this.IsB())
-        {
-            this.InputChannelCount = this.OutputChannelCount = this.CurveB.Length;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid combination of values given");
-        }
+        (this.InputChannelCount, this.OutputChannelCount) = this.GetChannelCounts();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -165,7 +128,7 @@ public bool Equals(IccLutBToATagDataEntry other)
             && this.OutputChannelCount == other.OutputChannelCount
             && this.Matrix3x3.Equals(other.Matrix3x3)
             && this.Matrix3x1.Equals(other.Matrix3x1)
-            && this.ClutValues.Equals(other.ClutValues)
+            && Equals(this.ClutValues, other.ClutValues)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveB, other.CurveB)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveM, other.CurveM)
             && EqualsCurve(this.CurveA, other.CurveA);
@@ -191,6 +154,9 @@ public override int GetHashCode()
         return hashCode.ToHashCode();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compares two curve arrays, treating <see langword="null"/> consistently.
+    /// </summary>
     private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[] entryCurves)
     {
         bool thisNull = thisCurves is null;
@@ -201,7 +167,7 @@ private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[]
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (entryNull)
+        if (thisNull || entryNull)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -209,17 +175,63 @@ private static bool EqualsCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] thisCurves, IccTagDataEntry[]
         return thisCurves.SequenceEqual(entryCurves);
     }
 
-    private bool IsBMatrixMClutA()
-    => this.CurveB != null && this.Matrix3x3 != null && this.Matrix3x1 != null && this.CurveM != null && this.ClutValues != null && this.CurveA != null;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates the configured processing stages and derives the external channel counts.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Stages are evaluated in ICC <c>mBA</c> order: B, Matrix, M, CLUT, A.
+    /// Sparse pipelines are valid as long as adjacent stages agree on channel counts.
+    /// </remarks>
+    private (int InputChannelCount, int OutputChannelCount) GetChannelCounts()
+    {
+        // There are at most five possible mBA stages: B, Matrix, M, CLUT, and A.
+        List<(int Input, int Output, string Name)> stages = new(5);
 
-    private bool IsBMatrixM()
-    => this.CurveB != null && this.Matrix3x3 != null && this.Matrix3x1 != null && this.CurveM != null;
+        if (this.CurveB != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveB.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveB));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveB.Length, this.CurveB.Length, nameof(this.CurveB)));
+        }
 
-    private bool IsBClutA()
-    => this.CurveB != null && this.ClutValues != null && this.CurveA != null;
+        if (this.Matrix3x3 != null || this.Matrix3x1 != null)
+        {
+            Guard.IsTrue(this.Matrix3x3 != null && this.Matrix3x1 != null, nameof(this.Matrix3x3), "Matrix must include both the 3x3 and 3x1 components");
+            stages.Add((3, 3, nameof(this.Matrix3x3)));
+        }
 
-    private bool IsB() => this.CurveB != null;
+        if (this.CurveM != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveM.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveM));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveM.Length, this.CurveM.Length, nameof(this.CurveM)));
+        }
+
+        if (this.ClutValues != null)
+        {
+            stages.Add((this.ClutValues.InputChannelCount, this.ClutValues.OutputChannelCount, nameof(this.ClutValues)));
+        }
 
+        if (this.CurveA != null)
+        {
+            Guard.MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo(this.CurveA.Length, 1, 15, nameof(this.CurveA));
+            stages.Add((this.CurveA.Length, this.CurveA.Length, nameof(this.CurveA)));
+        }
+
+        Guard.IsTrue(stages.Count > 0, nameof(this.CurveB), "BToA tag must contain at least one processing element");
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < stages.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Guard.IsTrue(
+                stages[i - 1].Output == stages[i].Input,
+                stages[i].Name,
+                $"Output channel count of {stages[i - 1].Name} does not match input channel count of {stages[i].Name}");
+        }
+
+        return (stages[0].Input, stages[^1].Output);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies that every supplied curve entry is a supported one-dimensional curve type.
+    /// </summary>
     private void VerifyCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] curves, string name)
     {
         if (curves != null)
@@ -229,6 +241,9 @@ private void VerifyCurve(IccTagDataEntry[] curves, string name)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies the dimensions of the optional matrix components.
+    /// </summary>
     private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
     {
         if (matrix3x1 != null)
@@ -243,6 +258,9 @@ private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the one-dimensional matrix vector when present.
+    /// </summary>
     private static Vector3? CreateMatrix3x1(float[] matrix)
     {
         if (matrix is null)
@@ -253,6 +271,9 @@ private static void VerifyMatrix(float[,] matrix3x3, float[] matrix3x1)
         return new Vector3(matrix[0], matrix[1], matrix[2]);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the three-by-three matrix when present.
+    /// </summary>
     private static Matrix4x4? CreateMatrix3x3(float[,] matrix)
     {
         if (matrix is null)
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
index 3fd55eb915..d047ed2357 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
@@ -418,6 +418,21 @@ public void Decode_RGB_ICC_Jpeg<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
         image.CompareToReferenceOutput(provider);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.ICC.Issue3064, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+    public void Decode_RGB_ICC_Jpeg_Issue3064<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+        where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
+    {
+        JpegDecoderOptions options = new()
+        {
+            GeneralOptions = new DecoderOptions { ColorProfileHandling = ColorProfileHandling.Convert }
+        };
+
+        using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage(JpegDecoder.Instance, options);
+        image.DebugSave(provider);
+        image.CompareToReferenceOutput(provider);
+    }
+
     // https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/issues/2948
     [Theory]
     [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.Issue2948, PixelTypes.Rgb24)]
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestImages.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestImages.cs
index 764954cae0..fab1b2891c 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestImages.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestImages.cs
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public static class ICC
             public const string SRgbGray = "Jpg/icc-profiles/sRGB_Gray.jpg";
             public const string Perceptual = "Jpg/icc-profiles/Perceptual.jpg";
             public const string PerceptualcLUTOnly = "Jpg/icc-profiles/Perceptual-cLUT-only.jpg";
+            public const string Issue3064 = "Jpg/icc-profiles/issue-3064.jpg";
         }
 
         public static class Progressive
diff --git a/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/JpegDecoderTests/Decode_RGB_ICC_Jpeg_Issue3064_Rgba32_issue-3064.png b/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/JpegDecoderTests/Decode_RGB_ICC_Jpeg_Issue3064_Rgba32_issue-3064.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12692cb9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Images/External/ReferenceOutput/JpegDecoderTests/Decode_RGB_ICC_Jpeg_Issue3064_Rgba32_issue-3064.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:73497e1eaddaa86cc915fe59a177e9ab6423d725ab4e6af21c8414c9edc6ceaf
+size 347
diff --git a/tests/Images/Input/Jpg/icc-profiles/issue-3064.jpg b/tests/Images/Input/Jpg/icc-profiles/issue-3064.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..477372c033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Images/Input/Jpg/icc-profiles/issue-3064.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:e02fff450519423fd5746e610d65bd7296553252567e93de9c051250139e8adc
+size 27537