diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 3f958b286..25da6af40 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -1336,32 +1336,33 @@ void V_DrawFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 c)
 // This is now a function since it's otherwise repeated 2 times and honestly looks retarded:
 static UINT32 V_GetHWConsBackColor(void)
 {
-	UINT32 hwcolor;
+	UINT8 r, g, b;
 	switch (cons_backcolor.value)
 	{
-		case 0:		hwcolor = 0xffffff00;	break; 	// White
-		case 1:		hwcolor = 0x80808000;	break; 	// Black
-		case 2:		hwcolor = 0xdeb88700;	break;	// Sepia
-		case 3:		hwcolor = 0x40201000;	break; 	// Brown
-		case 4:		hwcolor = 0xfa807200;	break; 	// Pink
-		case 5:		hwcolor = 0xff69b400;	break; 	// Raspberry
-		case 6:		hwcolor = 0xff000000;	break; 	// Red
-		case 7:		hwcolor = 0xffd68300;	break;	// Creamsicle
-		case 8:		hwcolor = 0xff800000;	break; 	// Orange
-		case 9:		hwcolor = 0xdaa52000;	break; 	// Gold
-		case 10:	hwcolor = 0x80800000;	break; 	// Yellow
-		case 11:	hwcolor = 0x00ff0000;	break; 	// Emerald
-		case 12:	hwcolor = 0x00800000;	break; 	// Green
-		case 13:	hwcolor = 0x4080ff00;	break; 	// Cyan
-		case 14:	hwcolor = 0x4682b400;	break; 	// Steel
-		case 15:	hwcolor = 0x1e90ff00;	break;	// Periwinkle
-		case 16:	hwcolor = 0x0000ff00;	break; 	// Blue
-		case 17:	hwcolor = 0xff00ff00;	break; 	// Purple
-		case 18:	hwcolor = 0xee82ee00;	break; 	// Lavender
+		case 0:		r = 0xff; g = 0xff; b = 0xff;	break; 	// White
+		case 1:		r = 0x80; g = 0x80; b = 0x80;	break; 	// Black
+		case 2:		r = 0xde; g = 0xb8; b = 0x87;	break;	// Sepia
+		case 3:		r = 0x40; g = 0x20; b = 0x10;	break; 	// Brown
+		case 4:		r = 0xfa; g = 0x80; b = 0x72;	break; 	// Pink
+		case 5:		r = 0xff; g = 0x69; b = 0xb4;	break; 	// Raspberry
+		case 6:		r = 0xff; g = 0x00; b = 0x00;	break; 	// Red
+		case 7:		r = 0xff; g = 0xd6; b = 0x83;	break;	// Creamsicle
+		case 8:		r = 0xff; g = 0x80; b = 0x00;	break; 	// Orange
+		case 9:		r = 0xda; g = 0xa5; b = 0x20;	break; 	// Gold
+		case 10:	r = 0x80; g = 0x80; b = 0x00;	break; 	// Yellow
+		case 11:	r = 0x00; g = 0xff; b = 0x00;	break; 	// Emerald
+		case 12:	r = 0x00; g = 0x80; b = 0x00;	break; 	// Green
+		case 13:	r = 0x40; g = 0x80; b = 0xff;	break; 	// Cyan
+		case 14:	r = 0x46; g = 0x82; b = 0xb4;	break; 	// Steel
+		case 15:	r = 0x1e; g = 0x90; b = 0xff;	break;	// Periwinkle
+		case 16:	r = 0x00; g = 0x00; b = 0xff;	break; 	// Blue
+		case 17:	r = 0xff; g = 0x00; b = 0xff;	break; 	// Purple
+		case 18:	r = 0xee; g = 0x82; b = 0xee;	break; 	// Lavender
 		// Default green
-		default:	hwcolor = 0x00800000;	break;
+		default:	r = 0x00; g = 0x80; b = 0x00;	break;
 	}
-	return hwcolor;
+	V_CubeApply(&r, &g, &b);
+	return (r << 24) | (g << 16) | (b << 8);
 }
 #endif