diff --git a/src/libse/Common/Settings.cs b/src/libse/Common/Settings.cs
index c25a69724..7550b019a 100644
--- a/src/libse/Common/Settings.cs
+++ b/src/libse/Common/Settings.cs
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
         public bool ListViewSyntaxMoreThanXLines { get; set; }
         public Color ListViewSyntaxErrorColor { get; set; }
         public Color ListViewUnfocusedSelectedColor { get; set; }
-        public Color Color1ForShortcut { get; set; }
-        public Color Color2ForShortcut { get; set; }
-        public Color Color3ForShortcut { get; set; }
-        public Color Color4ForShortcut { get; set; }
+        public Color Color1 { get; set; }
+        public Color Color2 { get; set; }
+        public Color Color3 { get; set; }
+        public Color Color4 { get; set; }
         public bool ListViewShowColumnEndTime { get; set; }
         public bool ListViewShowColumnDuration { get; set; }
         public bool ListViewShowColumnCharsPerSec { get; set; }
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
             ListViewSyntaxColorGap = true;
             ListViewSyntaxErrorColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 180, 150);
             ListViewUnfocusedSelectedColor = Color.LightBlue;
-            Color1ForShortcut = Color.Yellow;
-            Color2ForShortcut = Color.Red;
-            Color3ForShortcut = Color.Green;
-            Color4ForShortcut = Color.Cyan;
+            Color1 = Color.Yellow;
+            Color2 = Color.FromArgb(byte.MaxValue, 0, 0);
+            Color3 = Color.FromArgb(0, byte.MaxValue, 0);
+            Color4 = Color.Cyan;
             ListViewShowColumnEndTime = true;
             ListViewShowColumnDuration = true;
             SplitAdvanced = false;
@@ -3795,28 +3795,28 @@ $HorzAlign          =   Center
                 settings.Tools.ListViewUnfocusedSelectedColor = Color.FromArgb(int.Parse(subNode.InnerText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             }
 
-            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color1ForShortcut");
+            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color1");
             if (subNode != null)
             {
-                settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut = Color.FromArgb(int.Parse(subNode.InnerText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                settings.Tools.Color1 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(subNode.InnerText);
             }
 
-            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color2ForShortcut");
+            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color2");
             if (subNode != null)
             {
-                settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut = Color.FromArgb(int.Parse(subNode.InnerText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                settings.Tools.Color2 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(subNode.InnerText);
             }
 
-            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color3ForShortcut");
+            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color3");
             if (subNode != null)
             {
-                settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut = Color.FromArgb(int.Parse(subNode.InnerText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                settings.Tools.Color3 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(subNode.InnerText);
             }
 
-            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color4ForShortcut");
+            subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("Color4");
             if (subNode != null)
             {
-                settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut = Color.FromArgb(int.Parse(subNode.InnerText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                settings.Tools.Color4 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(subNode.InnerText);
             }
 
             subNode = node.SelectSingleNode("ListViewShowColumnEndTime");
@@ -7936,10 +7936,10 @@ $HorzAlign          =   Center
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewSyntaxColorGap", settings.Tools.ListViewSyntaxColorGap.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewSyntaxErrorColor", settings.Tools.ListViewSyntaxErrorColor.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewUnfocusedSelectedColor", settings.Tools.ListViewUnfocusedSelectedColor.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color1ForShortcut", settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color2ForShortcut", settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color3ForShortcut", settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color4ForShortcut", settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut.ToArgb().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color1", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(settings.Tools.Color1));
+                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color2", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(settings.Tools.Color2));
+                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color3", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(settings.Tools.Color3));
+                textWriter.WriteElementString("Color4", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(settings.Tools.Color4));
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewShowColumnEndTime", settings.Tools.ListViewShowColumnEndTime.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewShowColumnDuration", settings.Tools.ListViewShowColumnDuration.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                 textWriter.WriteElementString("ListViewShowColumnCharsPerSec", settings.Tools.ListViewShowColumnCharsPerSec.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs b/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
index eac5dd4da..9b2d75b3d 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
@@ -628,22 +628,22 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor1)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor2)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor3)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor4)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
         }
@@ -9530,22 +9530,22 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor1)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor2)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor3)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor4)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewToggleMusicSymbols)
@@ -17342,22 +17342,22 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor1)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor2)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor3)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewColor4)
             {
-                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut));
+                SetListViewColor(ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4));
                 e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
             }
             else if (e.KeyData == _shortcuts.MainListViewFocusWaveform)
diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/Settings.cs b/src/ui/Forms/Settings.cs
index 137899793..8f991352d 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/Settings.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/Settings.cs
@@ -1283,10 +1283,10 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, language.AlignmentN7, nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewAlignmentN7));
             AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, language.AlignmentN8, nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewAlignmentN8));
             AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, language.AlignmentN9, nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewAlignmentN9));
-            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "1", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1ForShortcut)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor1));
-            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "2", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2ForShortcut)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor2));
-            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "3", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3ForShortcut)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor3));
-            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "4", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4ForShortcut)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor4));
+            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "1", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color1)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor1));
+            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "2", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color2)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor2));
+            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "3", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color3)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor3));
+            AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, string.Format(language.ColorX, "4", ColorTranslator.ToHtml(Configuration.Settings.Tools.Color4)), nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewColor4));
             AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, Configuration.Settings.Language.Main.Menu.ContextMenu.RemoveFormattingAll, nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainRemoveFormatting), true);
             AddNode(listViewAndTextBoxNode, language.RemoveTimeCodes, nameof(Configuration.Settings.Shortcuts.MainListViewRemoveTimeCodes));
             if (listViewAndTextBoxNode.Nodes.Count > 0)