Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java	(revision 2320)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java	(revision 2321)
@@ -1421,5 +1421,5 @@
         untaggedColor = Main.pref.getColor(marktr("untagged"),Color.GRAY);
         textColor = Main.pref.getColor (marktr("text"), Color.WHITE);
-        areaTextColor = Main.pref.getColor (marktr("areatext"), Color.GRAY);
+        areaTextColor = Main.pref.getColor (marktr("areatext"), Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
     }