diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
index 3409e66a8e..9766ff38f8 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ bool wxRichTextFontPage::TransferDataToWindow()
 
     if (attr->HasTextColour())
     {
-        m_colourCtrl->SetBackgroundColour(attr->GetTextColour());
+        m_colourCtrl->SetColour(attr->GetTextColour());
         m_colourPresent = true;
     }