diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexColor.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexColor.cs
index 7dc3769d8c..e7f36ed027 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexColor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexColor.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (colorDialog1.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
 			{
 				Global.Config.HexBackgrndColor = colorDialog1.Color;
+				Global.MainForm.HexEditor1.Header.BackColor = colorDialog1.Color;
 				Global.MainForm.HexEditor1.MemoryViewerBox.BackColor = Global.Config.HexBackgrndColor;
 				this.HexBackgrnd.BackColor = colorDialog1.Color;
 			}
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (colorDialog1.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
 			{
 				Global.Config.HexForegrndColor = colorDialog1.Color;
+				Global.MainForm.HexEditor1.Header.ForeColor = colorDialog1.Color;
 				Global.MainForm.HexEditor1.MemoryViewerBox.ForeColor = Global.Config.HexForegrndColor;
 				this.HexForegrnd.BackColor = colorDialog1.Color;
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.Designer.cs
index 7ea6a85925..4c25850018 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.Designer.cs
@@ -570,6 +570,6 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem setColorsToolStripMenuItem1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator8;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem resetToDefaultToolStripMenuItem1;
-		private System.Windows.Forms.Label Header;
+		public System.Windows.Forms.Label Header;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
index a0536c5cc5..f819c8f735 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			menuStrip1.BackColor = Global.Config.HexMenubarColor;
 			MemoryViewerBox.BackColor = Global.Config.HexBackgrndColor;
 			MemoryViewerBox.ForeColor = Global.Config.HexForegrndColor;
+			Header.BackColor = Global.Config.HexBackgrndColor;
+			Header.ForeColor = Global.Config.HexForegrndColor;
+
 		}
 
 		public void SaveConfigSettings()
@@ -1467,6 +1470,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			this.MemoryViewerBox.BackColor = Color.FromName("Control");
 			this.MemoryViewerBox.ForeColor = Color.FromName("ControlText");
 			this.menuStrip1.BackColor = Color.FromName("Control");
+			this.Header.BackColor = Color.FromName("Control");
+			this.Header.ForeColor = Color.FromName("ControlText");
 			Global.Config.HexMenubarColor = Color.FromName("Control");
 			Global.Config.HexForegrndColor = Color.FromName("ControlText");
 			Global.Config.HexBackgrndColor = Color.FromName("Control");