diff --git a/package/lcd4linux/files-skel/etc/lcd4linux.conf b/package/lcd4linux/files-skel/etc/lcd4linux.conf
index 88eb1fd2..9f3367a1 100644
--- a/package/lcd4linux/files-skel/etc/lcd4linux.conf
+++ b/package/lcd4linux/files-skel/etc/lcd4linux.conf
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Variables {
 		COL_GREY_DARK	'424242'
 		COL_BLACK	'000000'
 		COL_WHITE	'FFFFFF'
+
+		COL_TIME	'000000'
 	# }
 
 	STORM_WARNING	'10.8333'
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ Widget 800x600_TIME {
 	class		'Truetype'
 	expression	strftime('%H:%M', time())
 	font		file::readline('/tmp/lcd/font', 2)
-	fcolor		COL_BLACK
+	fcolor		COL_TIME
 	align		'C'
 	width		240
 	height		128
@@ -790,7 +792,7 @@ Widget 1024x600_TIME {
 	class		'Truetype'
 	expression	strftime('%H:%M', time())
 	font		file::readline('/tmp/lcd/font', 2)
-	fcolor		COL_BLACK
+	fcolor		COL_TIME
 	align		'C'
 	width		400
 	height		128