diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index f41c77bb8..fdcb18612 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
   
-  June 14, 2002 - January 10, 2005
+  June 14, 2002 - January 12, 2005
 */
 
 
 #define VER_VERSION     "0.9.15"
-#define VER_DATE        "2005-01-10"
+#define VER_DATE        "2005-01-12"
 
 
 //#define VIDEO_BPP 15 // saves memory
@@ -7005,7 +7005,7 @@ static void setup(int argc, char * argv[])
 					       img_btn_off->format->Gmask,
 					       img_btn_off->format->Bmask,
 					       img_btn_off->format->Amask);
-  SDL_FillRect(img_grey, NULL, SDL_MapRGBA(screen->format, 0xe7, 0xe7, 0xe7, 255));
+  SDL_FillRect(img_grey, NULL, SDL_MapRGBA(screen->format, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 255));
 
   show_progress_bar();