diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/remote_public_decks_model.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/remote_public_decks_model.cpp
index 1f5b453ab..3eec66559 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/remote_public_decks_model.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/remote_public_decks_model.cpp
@@ -99,30 +99,7 @@ void RemotePublicDecksModel::rebuildVisibleIndices()
 
         if (!activeColors.isEmpty()) {
             const QString &identity = entry.colorIdentity;
-            bool colorMatch = true;
-            switch (colorFilterMode) {
-                case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::ExactMatch: {
-                    QSet<QChar> activeSet;
-                    for (const QChar &color : activeColors) {
-                        activeSet.insert(color.toUpper());
-                    }
-                    QSet<QChar> identitySet;
-                    for (const QChar &color : identity) {
-                        identitySet.insert(color.toUpper());
-                    }
-                    colorMatch = activeSet == identitySet;
-                    break;
-                }
-                case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::Includes:
-                    colorMatch = std::all_of(activeColors.begin(), activeColors.end(),
-                                             [&identity](const QChar &color) { return identity.contains(color); });
-                    break;
-                case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::Excludes:
-                    colorMatch = std::none_of(activeColors.begin(), activeColors.end(),
-                                              [&identity](const QChar &color) { return identity.contains(color); });
-                    break;
-            }
-            if (!colorMatch) {
+            if (!colorIdentityMatches(colorFilterMode, activeColors, identity)) {
                 continue;
             }
         }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.cpp
index c05da1cb3..4b3a1ac29 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,34 @@ VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel(QOb
     setDynamicSortFilter(false);
 }
 
+bool colorIdentityMatches(VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::FilterMode mode,
+                          const QSet<QChar> &colors,
+                          const QString &identity)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+        case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::ExactMatch: {
+            QSet<QChar> activeColorSet;
+            for (const QChar &color : colors) {
+                activeColorSet.insert(color.toUpper());
+            }
+
+            QSet<QChar> colorIdentitySet;
+            for (const QChar &color : identity) {
+                colorIdentitySet.insert(color.toUpper());
+            }
+
+            return activeColorSet == colorIdentitySet;
+        }
+        case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::Includes:
+            return std::all_of(colors.begin(), colors.end(),
+                               [&identity](const QChar &color) { return identity.contains(color); });
+        case VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::Excludes:
+            return std::none_of(colors.begin(), colors.end(),
+                                [&identity](const QChar &color) { return identity.contains(color); });
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::setSourceModel(QAbstractItemModel *model)
 {
     if (QAbstractItemModel *oldModel = sourceModel()) {
@@ -255,34 +283,7 @@ void VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::updateColorMatches()
 
     for (int row = 0; row < count; ++row) {
         const QString colorIdentity = source->dataForRow(row).colorIdentity;
-
-        bool matches = true;
-        switch (colorFilterMode) {
-            case ExactMatch: {
-                QSet<QChar> activeColorSet;
-                for (const QChar &color : activeColors) {
-                    activeColorSet.insert(color.toUpper());
-                }
-
-                QSet<QChar> colorIdentitySet;
-                for (const QChar &color : colorIdentity) {
-                    colorIdentitySet.insert(color.toUpper());
-                }
-
-                matches = activeColorSet == colorIdentitySet;
-                break;
-            }
-            case Includes:
-                matches = std::all_of(activeColors.begin(), activeColors.end(),
-                                      [&colorIdentity](const QChar &color) { return colorIdentity.contains(color); });
-                break;
-            case Excludes:
-                matches = std::none_of(activeColors.begin(), activeColors.end(),
-                                       [&colorIdentity](const QChar &color) { return colorIdentity.contains(color); });
-                break;
-        }
-
-        colorMatches[row] = matches;
+        colorMatches[row] = colorIdentityMatches(colorFilterMode, activeColors, colorIdentity);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.h
index 7e771f6a9..a6c40a2d7 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_deck_storage/visual_deck_storage_sort_filter_proxy_model.h
@@ -102,4 +102,14 @@ private:
     QList<bool> colorMatches;  ///< Per-row color identity match.
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Whether an identity string matches the active color-identity filter.
+ *
+ * The single source of truth for the color identity matching rule, shared by
+ * the Visual Deck Storage proxy and the remote public decks model.
+ */
+[[nodiscard]] bool colorIdentityMatches(VisualDeckStorageSortFilterProxyModel::FilterMode mode,
+                                        const QSet<QChar> &colors,
+                                        const QString &identity);
+
 #endif // VISUAL_DECK_STORAGE_SORT_FILTER_PROXY_MODEL_H