diff --git a/src/pc/crash_handler.c b/src/pc/crash_handler.c
index 470f4e2e6..a493bbf39 100644
--- a/src/pc/crash_handler.c
+++ b/src/pc/crash_handler.c
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ static void crash_handler_produce_one_frame_callback(void) {
     if (font->textBeginDisplayList != NULL) {
         gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, font->textBeginDisplayList);
     }
+    gDPSetPrimColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0, 255, 255, 255, 255);
 
     for (CrashHandlerText* text = sCrashHandlerText; text->s[0] != 0; ++text) {
         s32 x = GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(text->x * aspectScale);
         s32 y = SCREEN_HEIGHT - 8 - text->y * aspectScale;
         gDPPipeSync(gDisplayListHead++);
-        gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, text->r, text->g, text->b, 0xFF);
         create_dl_translation_matrix(DJUI_MTX_PUSH, x, y, 0);
 
         // translate scale
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_gfx.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_gfx.c
index 4319782c3..eccfa5c95 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_gfx.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_gfx.c
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ void djui_gfx_render_texture_tile(const Texture* texture, u32 w, u32 h, u8 fmt,
 
 void djui_gfx_render_texture_font_begin() {
     gSPClearGeometryMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_LIGHTING | G_CULL_BOTH);
-    gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_FADEA, G_CC_FADEA);
+    gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_FADEA, G_CC_MODULATERGBA_PRIM2);
+    gDPSetCycleType(gDisplayListHead++, G_CYC_2CYCLE);
     gDPSetRenderMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_RM_XLU_SURF, G_RM_XLU_SURF2);
     gDPSetTextureFilter(gDisplayListHead++, djui_hud_get_filter() ? G_TF_BILERP : G_TF_POINT);
     gSPTexture(gDisplayListHead++, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0, G_TX_RENDERTILE, G_ON);
@@ -193,12 +194,14 @@ void djui_gfx_render_texture_font(const Texture* texture, u32 w, u32 h, u8 fmt,
 void djui_gfx_render_texture_font_end() {
     gSPTexture(gDisplayListHead++, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0, G_TX_RENDERTILE, G_OFF);
     gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_SHADE, G_CC_SHADE);
+    gDPSetCycleType(gDisplayListHead++, G_CYC_1CYCLE);
     gSPSetGeometryMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_LIGHTING | G_CULL_BACK);
 }
 
 void djui_gfx_render_texture_tile_font_begin() {
     gSPClearGeometryMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_LIGHTING | G_CULL_BOTH);
-    gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_FADEA, G_CC_FADEA);
+    gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_FADEA, G_CC_MODULATERGBA_PRIM2);
+    gDPSetCycleType(gDisplayListHead++, G_CYC_2CYCLE);
     gDPSetRenderMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_RM_XLU_SURF, G_RM_XLU_SURF2);
     gDPSetTextureFilter(gDisplayListHead++, G_TF_POINT);
     gSPTexture(gDisplayListHead++, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0, G_TX_RENDERTILE, G_ON);
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ void djui_gfx_render_texture_tile_font(const Texture* texture, u32 w, u32 h, u8
 void djui_gfx_render_texture_tile_font_end() {
     gSPTexture(gDisplayListHead++, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0, G_TX_RENDERTILE, G_OFF);
     gDPSetCombineMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_CC_SHADE, G_CC_SHADE);
+    gDPSetCycleType(gDisplayListHead++, G_CYC_1CYCLE);
     gSPSetGeometryMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_LIGHTING | G_CULL_BACK);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_hud_utils.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_hud_utils.c
index 6fa800b6c..d4b7194b8 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_hud_utils.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_hud_utils.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ struct InterpHud {
 
 static struct GrowingArray *sInterpHuds = NULL;
 static u32 sInterpHudCount = 0;
-static bool sColorAltered = false;
 
 static void interp_hud_free(void *ptr) {
     struct InterpHud *interp = ptr;
@@ -348,19 +347,15 @@ void djui_hud_set_color(u8 r, u8 g, u8 b, u8 a) {
     sHudUtilsState.color.g = g;
     sHudUtilsState.color.b = b;
     sHudUtilsState.color.a = a;
-    sColorAltered = true;
     gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, r, g, b, a);
 }
 
 void djui_hud_reset_color(void) {
-    if (sColorAltered) {
-        sHudUtilsState.color.r = 255;
-        sHudUtilsState.color.g = 255;
-        sHudUtilsState.color.b = 255;
-        sHudUtilsState.color.a = 255;
-        sColorAltered = false;
-        gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, 255, 255, 255, 255);
-    }
+    sHudUtilsState.color.r = 255;
+    sHudUtilsState.color.g = 255;
+    sHudUtilsState.color.b = 255;
+    sHudUtilsState.color.a = 255;
+    gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, 255, 255, 255, 255);
 }
 
 struct DjuiColor* djui_hud_get_text_color(void) {
@@ -625,11 +620,11 @@ static void djui_hud_print_text_internal(const char* message, f32 x, f32 y, f32
     f32 textHeight = font->lineHeight;
 
     // apply text color
-    gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, 
-        (sHudUtilsState.color.r * sHudUtilsState.textColor.r) / 255,
-        (sHudUtilsState.color.g * sHudUtilsState.textColor.g) / 255,
-        (sHudUtilsState.color.b * sHudUtilsState.textColor.b) / 255,
-        (sHudUtilsState.color.a * sHudUtilsState.textColor.a) / 255
+    gDPSetPrimColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0,
+        sHudUtilsState.textColor.r,
+        sHudUtilsState.textColor.g,
+        sHudUtilsState.textColor.b,
+        sHudUtilsState.textColor.a
     );
 
     font->render_begin();
@@ -638,11 +633,11 @@ static void djui_hud_print_text_internal(const char* message, f32 x, f32 y, f32
         // check color code
         struct DjuiColor parsedColor;
         if (djui_text_parse_color(c, end, false, &sHudUtilsState.textColor, &c, &parsedColor)) {
-            gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, 
-                (sHudUtilsState.color.r * parsedColor.r) / 255,
-                (sHudUtilsState.color.g * parsedColor.g) / 255,
-                (sHudUtilsState.color.b * parsedColor.b) / 255,
-                (sHudUtilsState.color.a * parsedColor.a) / 255
+            gDPSetPrimColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0,
+                parsedColor.r,
+                parsedColor.g,
+                parsedColor.b,
+                parsedColor.a
             );
             continue;
         }
@@ -706,9 +701,6 @@ static void djui_hud_print_text_internal(const char* message, f32 x, f32 y, f32
 
     // pop
     gSPPopMatrix(gDisplayListHead++, G_MTX_MODELVIEW);
-
-    // reset color
-    gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, sHudUtilsState.color.r, sHudUtilsState.color.g, sHudUtilsState.color.b, sHudUtilsState.color.a);
 }
 
 void djui_hud_print_text(const char* message, f32 x, f32 y, f32 scale) {
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
index c0a911130..da7fa59b0 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_inputbox.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ static bool djui_inputbox_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
     }
 
     // set color
+    gDPSetPrimColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0, 255, 255, 255, 255);
     gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, inputbox->textColor.r, inputbox->textColor.g, inputbox->textColor.b, inputbox->textColor.a);
 
     // make selection well formed
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
index 577e2fd01..eb5643ac8 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ static bool djui_text_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
     create_dl_scale_matrix(DJUI_MTX_NOPUSH, translatedFontSize, translatedFontSize, 1.0f);
 
     // set color
+    gDPSetPrimColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0, 255, 255, 255, 255);
     gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, base->color.r, base->color.g, base->color.b, base->color.a);
     sDjuiTextCurrentColor = base->color;