diff --git a/src/include/color.h b/src/include/color.h
index 6feeed9ccd..3ceaf65812 100644
--- a/src/include/color.h
+++ b/src/include/color.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ struct lua_State;
 class CColor
 {
 public:
-	CColor() : R(0), G(0), B(0), A(0) {}
+	CColor() : R(0), G(0), B(0), A(255) {}
 	CColor(unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b,
-		   unsigned char a = 0) : R(r), G(g), B(b), A(a) {}
+		   unsigned char a = 255) : R(r), G(g), B(b), A(a) {}
 	CColor(const CColor &color) = default;
 
 	void Parse(lua_State *l, int index = -1);
diff --git a/src/include/font.h b/src/include/font.h
index 7df9db22cc..c13550b73e 100644
--- a/src/include/font.h
+++ b/src/include/font.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class CFont : public gcn::Font
 class CFontColor
 {
 public:
-	explicit CFontColor(std::string ident) : Ident(std::move(ident)) {}
+	explicit CFontColor(std::string ident);
 
 	static CFontColor *New(const std::string &ident);
 	static CFontColor *Get(std::string_view ident);
diff --git a/src/tolua/video.pkg b/src/tolua/video.pkg
index c821637669..684fa59a1f 100644
--- a/src/tolua/video.pkg
+++ b/src/tolua/video.pkg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
 class CColor {
 	CColor(unsigned char r = 0, unsigned char g = 0, unsigned char b = 0,
-		unsigned char a = 0);
+		unsigned char a = 255);
 
 	unsigned char R;
 	unsigned char G;
diff --git a/src/video/font.cpp b/src/video/font.cpp
index ecc431a4dc..24ed54d2ad 100644
--- a/src/video/font.cpp
+++ b/src/video/font.cpp
@@ -981,6 +981,16 @@ void ReloadFonts()
 	return font.get();
 }
 
+/**
+* Constructor
+*/
+/* explicit */ CFontColor::CFontColor(std::string ident) : Ident(std::move(ident))
+{
+	for (auto& color : Colors) {
+		color.a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
 **  Get a font
 **