diff --git a/src/client/cl_effects.c b/src/client/cl_effects.c
index f59471ef..425fc1a9 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_effects.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_effects.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ CL_QuadTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end)
 }
 
 void
-CL_FlagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
+CL_FlagTrailRGB(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 {
 	vec3_t move;
 	vec3_t vec;
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ CL_FlagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 
 		p->alpha = 1.0;
 		p->alphavel = -1.0f / (0.8f + frandk() * 0.2f);
-		p->color = VID_PaletteColor(color);
+		p->color = color;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < 3; j++)
 		{
@@ -1198,6 +1198,12 @@ CL_FlagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+CL_FlagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
+{
+	CL_FlagTrailRGB(start, end, VID_PaletteColor(color));
+}
+
 void
 CL_DiminishingTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, centity_t *old, int flags)
 {
@@ -2753,7 +2759,7 @@ CL_Tracker_Explode(vec3_t origin)
 }
 
 void
-CL_TagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
+CL_TagTrailRGB(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 {
 	vec3_t move;
 	vec3_t vec;
@@ -2791,7 +2797,7 @@ CL_TagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 
 		p->alpha = 1.0;
 		p->alphavel = -1.0f / (0.8f + frandk() * 0.2f);
-		p->color = VID_PaletteColor(color);
+		p->color = color;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < 3; j++)
 		{
@@ -2804,6 +2810,12 @@ CL_TagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+CL_TagTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color)
+{
+	CL_TagTrailRGB(start, end, VID_PaletteColor(color));
+}
+
 void
 CL_ColorExplosionParticles(vec3_t org, int color, int run)
 {
diff --git a/src/client/cl_entities.c b/src/client/cl_entities.c
index 9808148c..30bd8edc 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_entities.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_entities.c
@@ -531,17 +531,17 @@ CL_AddPacketEntities(frame_t *frame)
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_FLAG1)
 			{
-				CL_FlagTrail(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 242);
+				CL_FlagTrailRGB(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 0xff0000ff);
 				V_AddLight(ent.origin, 225, 1, 0.1f, 0.1f);
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_FLAG2)
 			{
-				CL_FlagTrail(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 115);
+				CL_FlagTrailRGB(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 0xff7f672f);
 				V_AddLight(ent.origin, 225, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1);
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_TAGTRAIL)
 			{
-				CL_TagTrail(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 220);
+				CL_TagTrailRGB(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 0xff27ffff);
 				V_AddLight(ent.origin, 225, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_TRACKERTRAIL)
diff --git a/src/client/header/client.h b/src/client/header/client.h
index 8468c29d..0f0d3292 100644
--- a/src/client/header/client.h
+++ b/src/client/header/client.h
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ void CL_QuadTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end);
 void CL_RailTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end);
 void CL_BubbleTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end);
 void CL_FlagTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color);
+void CL_FlagTrailRGB (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color);
 
 void CL_IonripperTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end);
 
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ void CL_ParticleSteamEffect (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, int color, int count, int m
 void CL_TrackerTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int particleColor);
 void CL_Tracker_Explode(vec3_t origin);
 void CL_TagTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color);
+void CL_TagTrailRGB (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color);
 void CL_ColorFlash (vec3_t pos, int ent, float intensity, float r, float g, float b);
 void CL_Tracker_Shell(vec3_t origin);
 void CL_MonsterPlasma_Shell(vec3_t origin);