diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
index ec30710d0..5292aa40f 100755
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
@@ -1944,8 +1944,8 @@ static void DD_DoDisplay()
 			DD_FillRect(ddraw.surface.primary,right,bottom,wr.right,wr.bottom,RGB(0,255,255)); //bottomright
 			if (video.layout == 1)
 			{
-				DD_FillRect(ddraw.surface.primary, SubScreenRect.left, wr.top, wr.right, SubScreenRect.top, RGB(0, 0, 0)); //Top gap left when centering the resized screen
-				DD_FillRect(ddraw.surface.primary, SubScreenRect.left, SubScreenRect.bottom, wr.right, wr.bottom, RGB(0, 0, 0)); //Bottom gap left when centering the resized screen
+				DD_FillRect(ddraw.surface.primary, SubScreenRect.left, wr.top, wr.right, SubScreenRect.top, RGB(0, 128, 128)); //Top gap left when centering the resized screen
+				DD_FillRect(ddraw.surface.primary, SubScreenRect.left, SubScreenRect.bottom, wr.right, wr.bottom, RGB(128, 128, 128)); //Bottom gap left when centering the resized screen
 			}
 		}
 	}