Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/ElevationProfile/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/elevation/gui/ElevationProfilePanel.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/ElevationProfile/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/elevation/gui/ElevationProfilePanel.java	(revision 23751)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/ElevationProfile/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/elevation/gui/ElevationProfilePanel.java	(revision 23752)
@@ -272,6 +272,5 @@
 			if (yLine <= getPlotBottom() && yLine >= getPlotTop()) {
 				String txt = String.format("%dm", i);
-
-				g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+				
 				Rectangle r = drawAlignedString(txt, getPlotHCenter(), yLine - 2,
 						TextAlignment.Right, g);
@@ -283,5 +282,9 @@
 				g.drawLine(r.x + r.width, yLine, getPlotRight(),
 						yLine);				
-				// Draw label
+				// Draw label with shadow
+				g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+				drawAlignedString(txt, getPlotHCenter() + 1, yLine - 1,
+						TextAlignment.Right, g);
+				g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 				drawAlignedString(txt, getPlotHCenter(), yLine - 2,
 						TextAlignment.Right, g);