diff --git a/code/client/cl_console.c b/code/client/cl_console.c
index bd6b0ec2..7d806e94 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_console.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_console.c
@@ -717,8 +717,8 @@ void Con_DrawSolidConsole( float frac ) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if ( ( (text[x]>>8)&7 ) != currentColor ) {
-				currentColor = (text[x]>>8)&7;
+			if ( ColorIndexForNumber( text[x]>>8 ) != currentColor ) {
+				currentColor = ColorIndexForNumber( text[x]>>8 );
 				re.SetColor( g_color_table[currentColor] );
 			}
 			SCR_DrawSmallChar(  con.xadjust + (x+1)*SMALLCHAR_WIDTH, y, text[x] & 0xff );