diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIPrimPath.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIPrimPath.cpp
index 06cd9a974f..e3b6e30db9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIPrimPath.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIPrimPath.cpp
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ QGIPrimPath::QGIPrimPath()
 
     Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
         .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Colors");
-    App::Color fcColor = App::Color((uint32_t) hGrp->GetUnsigned("NormalColor", 0x00000000));
+    App::Color fcColor;
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("NormalColor", 0x00000000));
     m_colNormal = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
-    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectColor", 0x0000FF00));
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectColor", 0x00FF0000));
     m_colSel = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
-    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("PreSelectColor", 0x00080800));
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("PreSelectColor", 0xFFFF0000));
     m_colPre = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
 
     setPrettyNormal();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
index 659f1f32d1..31ac2397af 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ QGIView::QGIView()
 
     Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
         .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Colors");
-    App::Color fcColor = App::Color((uint32_t) hGrp->GetUnsigned("NormalColor", 0x00000000));
+    App::Color fcColor;
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("NormalColor", 0x00000000));
     m_colNormal = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
-    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectColor", 0x0000FF00));
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectColor", 0x00FF00000));
     m_colSel = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
-    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("PreSelectColor", 0x00080800));
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("PreSelectColor", 0xFFFF0000));
     m_colPre = fcColor.asValue<QColor>();
 
     m_colCurrent = m_colNormal;