diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Text.h b/src/openrct2/drawing/Text.h
index ed78f35fb4..b5ffc77620 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Text.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Text.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../common.h"
+#include "../interface/Colour.h"
 #include "Font.h"
 
 struct ScreenCoordsXY;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ enum class TextUnderline
 
 struct TextPaint
 {
-    uint8_t Colour = 0;
+    colour_t Colour = COLOUR_BLACK;
     FontSpriteBase SpriteBase = FontSpriteBase::SMALL;
     TextUnderline UnderlineText = TextUnderline::Off;
     TextAlignment Alignment = TextAlignment::LEFT;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h b/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
index 86d54562d0..44dd0e3719 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /**
  * Colour IDs as used by the colour dropdown, NOT palette indices.
  */
-enum
+enum : colour_t
 {
     COLOUR_BLACK,
     COLOUR_GREY,