diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/TI83/TI83PaletteConfig.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/TI83/TI83PaletteConfig.cs
index 96f1f2b193..6026a82e06 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/TI83/TI83PaletteConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/TI83/TI83PaletteConfig.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void TI83PaletteConfig_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			var s = (TI83.TI83Settings)Global.Emulator.GetSettings();
-			BackgroundPanel.BackColor = Color.FromArgb((int)s.BGColor);
-			ForeGroundPanel.BackColor = Color.FromArgb((int)s.ForeColor);
+
+			// Alpha hack because Winform is lame with colors
+			BackgroundPanel.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(255, Color.FromArgb((int)s.BGColor));
+			ForeGroundPanel.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(255, Color.FromArgb((int)s.ForeColor));
 		}
 
 		private void OkBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
index 7132117643..265dc2c1ce 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
@@ -979,15 +979,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 
 		public class TI83Settings
 		{
-			public uint BGColor = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-			public uint ForeColor = 0;
+			public uint BGColor = 0x889778;
+			public uint ForeColor = 0x36412D;
 
 			public static TI83Settings GetDefaults()
 			{
 				return new TI83Settings
 				{
-					BGColor = 0xFFFFFFFF,
-					ForeColor = 0
+					BGColor = 0x889778,
+					ForeColor = 0x36412D
 				};
 			}