diff --git a/src/v_draw.hpp b/src/v_draw.hpp
index 9a9459d2e..0bce91304 100644
--- a/src/v_draw.hpp
+++ b/src/v_draw.hpp
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ public:
 		Chain& clipy() { return clipy(y_, y_ + height_); }
 
 		Chain& colormap(const UINT8* colormap);
-		Chain& colormap(skincolornum_t color);
-		Chain& colormap(INT32 skin, skincolornum_t color);
-		Chain& colorize(skincolornum_t color);
+		Chain& colormap(UINT16 color);
+		Chain& colormap(INT32 skin, UINT16 color);
+		Chain& colorize(UINT16 color);
 
 		void text(const char* str) const { string(str, flags_, font_); }
 		void text(const std::string& str) const { text(str.c_str()); }
diff --git a/src/v_draw_setter.hpp b/src/v_draw_setter.hpp
index 11b0b3e96..c0770ec97 100644
--- a/src/v_draw_setter.hpp
+++ b/src/v_draw_setter.hpp
@@ -103,19 +103,19 @@ inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colormap(const UINT8* colormap)
 	return *this;
 }
 
-inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colormap(skincolornum_t color)
+inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colormap(UINT16 color)
 {
-	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, color, GTC_CACHE));
+	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, static_cast<skincolornum_t>(color), GTC_CACHE));
 }
 
-inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colormap(INT32 skin, skincolornum_t color)
+inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colormap(INT32 skin, UINT16 color)
 {
-	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(skin, color, GTC_CACHE));
+	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(skin, static_cast<skincolornum_t>(color), GTC_CACHE));
 }
 
-inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colorize(skincolornum_t color)
+inline Draw::Chain& Draw::Chain::colorize(UINT16 color)
 {
-	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, color, GTC_CACHE));
+	return colormap(R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, static_cast<skincolornum_t>(color), GTC_CACHE));
 }
 
 }; // namespace srb2