diff --git a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
index 751eb054..2dd0d08a 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
@@ -942,11 +942,13 @@ void Segment::drawCharacter(unsigned char chr, int16_t x, int16_t y, uint8_t w,
       default: return;
     }
     if (col2 != BLACK) col = ColorFromPalette(grad, (i+1)*255/h, 255, NOBLEND);
+    uint32_t fgCol = uint32_t(col) & 0x00FFFFFF; // WLEDMM cache color value
+
     for (int j = 0; j<w; j++) { // character width
       int16_t x0 = x + (w-1) - j;
       if ((x0 >= 0) || (x0 < cols)) {
         if ((bits>>(j+(8-w))) & 0x01) { // bit set & drawing on-screen
-        setPixelColorXY(x0, y0, col);
+        setPixelColorXY(x0, y0, fgCol);
         } else {
           if (drawShadow) {
 			// WLEDMM