Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 10919)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 10920)
@@ -847,5 +847,5 @@
         String colStr = specName != null ? get("color."+specName) : "";
         if (colStr.isEmpty()) {
-            colStr = get("color." + colKey, ColorHelper.color2html(def, true));
+            colStr = get(colKey, ColorHelper.color2html(def, true));
         }
         if (colStr != null && !colStr.isEmpty()) {