Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/SelectionManager.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/SelectionManager.java	(revision 19559)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/SelectionManager.java	(revision 19560)
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
 package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.marktr;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
@@ -26,4 +28,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.visitor.paint.PaintColors;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.preferences.NamedColorProperty;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.AbstractMapViewPaintable;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ColorHelper;
@@ -59,4 +62,8 @@
 public class SelectionManager implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, PropertyChangeListener {
 
+    private final transient NamedColorProperty LASSO_COLOR = new NamedColorProperty(
+            /* I18n: color description for color of lasso select mode */
+            marktr("Lasso"),
+            ColorHelper.complement(PaintColors.getBackgroundColor()));
     /**
      * This is the interface that an user of SelectionManager has to implement
@@ -85,5 +92,5 @@
             if (mousePos == null || mousePosStart == null || mousePos == mousePosStart)
                 return;
-            Color color = ColorHelper.complement(PaintColors.getBackgroundColor());
+            Color color = LASSO_COLOR.get();
             g.setColor(color);
             if (lassoMode) {