diff --git a/src/App/Material.h b/src/App/Material.h
index 18f1f9f470..43fe4122de 100644
--- a/src/App/Material.h
+++ b/src/App/Material.h
@@ -130,12 +130,7 @@ public:
                                                                      << std::setw(2) << int(b*255.0f);
         return ss.str();
     }
-    /**
-     * \deprecated
-     */
-    std::string asCSSString() const {
-        return asHexString();
-    }
+
     /**
      * gets color from hex color "#RRGGBB"
      *
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDraft.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDraft.cpp
index cef0223111..41821dd33a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDraft.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDraft.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawViewDraft::execute(void)
                  // TODO treat fillstyle here
                  << ",direction=FreeCAD.Vector(" << Direction.getValue().x << "," << Direction.getValue().y << "," << Direction.getValue().z << ")"
                  << ",linestyle=\"" << LineStyle.getValue() << "\""
-                 << ",color=\"" << col.asCSSString() << "\""
+                 << ",color=\"" << col.asHexString() << "\""
                  << ",linespacing=" << LineSpacing.getValue()
                  // We must set techdraw to "true" becausea couple of things behave differently than in Drawing
                  << ",techdraw=True"
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
index 68202f2f2d..d289485980 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
@@ -301,17 +301,17 @@ std::string DrawViewSpreadsheet::getSheetImage(void)
             // get colors, style, alignment and span
             int alignment = 0;
             std::string bcolor = "none";
-            std::string fcolor = c.asCSSString();
+            std::string fcolor = c.asHexString();
             std::string textstyle = "";
             if (cell) {
                 App::Color f,b;
                 std::set<std::string> st;
                 int colspan, rowspan;
                 if (cell->getBackground(b)) {
-                    bcolor = b.asCSSString();
+                    bcolor = b.asHexString();
                 }
                 if (cell->getForeground(f)) {
-                    fcolor = f.asCSSString();
+                    fcolor = f.asHexString();
                 }
                 if (cell->getStyle(st)) {
                     for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = st.begin(); i != st.end(); ++i) {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ std::string DrawViewSpreadsheet::getSheetImage(void)
             if (std::find(skiplist.begin(), skiplist.end(), address.toString()) == skiplist.end()) {
                 result << "    <rect x=\"" << coloffset << "\" y=\"" << rowoffset << "\" width=\"" << cellwidth
                        << "\" height=\"" << cellheight << "\" style=\"fill:" << bcolor << ";stroke-width:"
-                       << LineWidth.getValue()/getScale() << ";stroke:" << c.asCSSString() << ";\" />" << endl;
+                       << LineWidth.getValue()/getScale() << ";stroke:" << c.asHexString() << ";\" />" << endl;
                 if (alignment & Spreadsheet::Cell::ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
                     result << "    <text style=\"" << textstyle << "\" x=\"" << coloffset + TextSize.getValue()/2 << "\" y=\"" << rowoffset + 0.75 * cellheight << "\" font-family=\"" ;
                 if (alignment & Spreadsheet::Cell::ALIGNMENT_HCENTER)
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
index fb85e72780..ae03951a39 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ QPixmap QGIFace::textureFromSvg(std::string fileSpec)
 
 void QGIFace::setHatchColor(App::Color c)
 {
-    m_svgCol = c.asCSSString();
+    m_svgCol = c.asHexString();
     m_geomColor = c.asValue<QColor>();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewAnnotation.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewAnnotation.cpp
index b2da336386..c0c874df64 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewAnnotation.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewAnnotation.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void QGIViewAnnotation::drawAnnotation()
     }
     ss << "line-height:" << viewAnno->LineSpace.getValue() << "%; ";
     App::Color c = viewAnno->TextColor.getValue();
-    ss << "color:" << c.asCSSString() << "; ";
+    ss << "color:" << c.asHexString() << "; ";
     ss << "}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<p>";
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = annoText.begin(); it != annoText.end(); it++) {
         if (it != annoText.begin()) {