diff --git a/modules/config.lua b/modules/config.lua
index 26b5495c..ce3e45b9 100644
--- a/modules/config.lua
+++ b/modules/config.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",  "panels",           "-1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",  "chat",             "-1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "border",  "bags",             "-1")
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "mincolor",         "55ffff")
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "hourcolor",        "55aaff")
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "daycolor",         "5555ff")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "mincolor",         ".2,1,1,1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "hourcolor",        ".2,.5,1,1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "daycolor",         ".2,.2,1,1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("appearance", "cd",      "threshold",        "2")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "disable",          "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "pastel",           "1")
diff --git a/modules/cooldown.lua b/modules/cooldown.lua
index f3606d5d..21e054e5 100644
--- a/modules/cooldown.lua
+++ b/modules/cooldown.lua
@@ -16,24 +16,26 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("cooldown", function ()
 
       local remaining = this.duration - (GetTime() - this.start)
       if remaining >= 0 then
+        local r, g, b, a = 1, 1, 1, 1
         local unit = ""
         local color = "|cffffffff"
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 60
           unit = "m"
-          color = "|cff" .. pfUI_config.appearance.cd.mincolor
+          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", pfUI_config.appearance.cd.mincolor)
         end
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 60
           unit = "h"
-          color = "|cff" ..  pfUI_config.appearance.cd.hourcolor
+          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", pfUI_config.appearance.cd.hourcolor)
         end
         if remaining > 99 then
           remaining = remaining / 24
           unit = "d"
-          color = "|cff" .. pfUI_config.appearance.cd.daycolor
+          r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", pfUI_config.appearance.cd.daycolor)
         end
-        this.text:SetText(color .. round(remaining) .. unit)
+        this.text:SetText(round(remaining) .. unit)
+        this.text:SetTextColor(r,g,b,a)
       else
         this:Hide()
       end
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 1c858129..2157989a 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Panel Bordersize", pfUI_config.appearance.border, "panels")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Chat Bordersize", pfUI_config.appearance.border, "chat")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Bags Bordersize", pfUI_config.appearance.border, "bags")
-  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Minutes)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "mincolor")
-  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Hours)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "hourcolor")
-  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Days)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "daycolor")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Minutes)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "mincolor", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Hours)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "hourcolor", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown color (Days)", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "daycolor", "color")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.appearance, "Cooldown text threshold", pfUI_config.appearance.cd, "threshold")
 
   -- modules