diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index 77320c4df..01eb5f6f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.TimerHandler;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodSubtype;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords;
+import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.common.Colors;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.common.Constants;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.common.CoordinateUtils;
 import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.settings.DebugSettings;
@@ -214,8 +215,10 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements DrawingProxy
         mBackgroundDimAlphaPaint.setAlpha(backgroundDimAlpha);
         mLanguageOnSpacebarTextRatio = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getFraction(
                 R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_languageOnSpacebarTextRatio, 1, 1, 1.0f);
-        mLanguageOnSpacebarTextColor = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getColor(
-                R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_languageOnSpacebarTextColor, 0);
+        final Colors colors = Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().mColors;
+        mLanguageOnSpacebarTextColor = colors.isCustom
+                ? colors.keyHintText
+                : mainKeyboardViewAttr.getColor(R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_languageOnSpacebarTextColor, 0);
         mLanguageOnSpacebarTextShadowRadius = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getFloat(
                 R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_languageOnSpacebarTextShadowRadius,
                 LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_TEXT_SHADOW_RADIUS_DISABLED);