diff --git a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/CanvasDrawer2D.Text.cs b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/CanvasDrawer2D.Text.cs
index 9ac9181e5..5b16c0705 100644
--- a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/CanvasDrawer2D.Text.cs
+++ b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/CanvasDrawer2D.Text.cs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 				GetTextParts( args.Text );
 			
 			float textX = x;
+			Paint backBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( FastColour.Black );
 			for( int i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++ ) {
-				TextPart part = parts[i];
-				Paint backBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( part.BackCol );
+				TextPart part = parts[i];				
 				Paint foreBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( part.ForeCol );
 				if( args.UseShadow )
 					c.DrawText( part.Text, textX + Offset, y + Offset, backBrush );
diff --git a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/GdiPlusDrawer2D.Text.cs b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/GdiPlusDrawer2D.Text.cs
index 7c69f1c25..6214157e9 100644
--- a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/GdiPlusDrawer2D.Text.cs
+++ b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/GdiPlusDrawer2D.Text.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 				GetTextParts( args.Text );
 			
 			float textX = x;
+			Brush backBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( FastColour.Black );
 			for( int i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++ ) {
 				TextPart part = parts[i];
-				Brush backBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( part.BackCol );
 				Brush foreBrush = GetOrCreateBrush( part.ForeCol );
 				if( args.UseShadow )
 					g.DrawString( part.Text, args.Font, backBrush, textX + Offset, y + Offset, format );
diff --git a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/IDrawer2D.cs b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/IDrawer2D.cs
index a97160a12..5bcbe2032 100644
--- a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/IDrawer2D.cs
+++ b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Drawing/IDrawer2D.cs
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 			}
 			
 			for( int i = 0; i <= 9; i++ ) {
-				Colours['0' + i] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 170, 85 );
+				Colours['0' + i] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 191, 64 );
 				BackColours['0' + i] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 42, 21 );
 			}
 			for( int i = 10; i <= 15; i++) {
-				Colours['a' + i - 10] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 170, 85 );
+				Colours['a' + i - 10] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 191, 64 );
 				Colours['A' + i - 10] = Colours['a' + i - 10];
 				BackColours['a' + i - 10] = FastColour.GetHexEncodedCol( i, 42, 21 );
 				BackColours['A' + i - 10] = BackColours['a' + i - 10];
diff --git a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Widgets/Chat/TextInputWidget.cs b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Widgets/Chat/TextInputWidget.cs
index b1010006b..9530cafea 100644
--- a/ClassicalSharp/2D/Widgets/Chat/TextInputWidget.cs
+++ b/ClassicalSharp/2D/Widgets/Chat/TextInputWidget.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp.Gui {
 		readonly Font font;
 
 		FastColour caretCol;
-		static FastColour backColour = new FastColour( 30, 30, 30, 220 );
+		static FastColour backColour = new FastColour( 45, 45, 45, 220 );
 		public override void Render( double delta ) {
 			api.Texturing = false;
 			int y = Y, x = X;