diff --git a/news_gui.c b/news_gui.c
--- a/news_gui.c
+++ b/news_gui.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void NewsWindowProc(Window *w, Wi
 					vp = w->viewport;
 					GfxFillRect(vp->left - w->left, vp->top - w->top,
 						vp->left - w->left + vp->width - 1, vp->top - w->top + vp->height - 1,
-						ni->flags & NF_INCOLOR ? 0x4322 : 0x4323
+						(ni->flags & NF_INCOLOR ? 0x322 : 0x323) | USE_COLORTABLE
 					);
 
 					COPY_IN_DPARAM(0, ni->params, lengthof(ni->params));