diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
index 8c731489..8500c157 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ namespace geode::cocos {
         return {color.r / 255.f, color.g / 255.f, color.b / 255.f, color.a / 255.f};
     }
 
-    [[deprecated("This function sucks, use cc3bFromHexString instead")]]
+    [[deprecated("This function may have unintended behavior, use cc3bFromHexString or manually expand the color instead")]]
     constexpr cocos2d::ccColor3B cc3x(int hexValue) {
         if (hexValue <= 0xf)
             return cocos2d::ccColor3B{
diff --git a/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/GeodeSettingNode.hpp b/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/GeodeSettingNode.hpp
index 56c435d6..d9b44d6a 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/GeodeSettingNode.hpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/GeodeSettingNode.hpp
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void valueChanged(bool updateText = true) {
         if (this->hasUncommittedChanges()) {
-            m_nameLabel->setColor(cc3x(0x1d0));
+            m_nameLabel->setColor({0x11, 0xdd, 0x00});
         }
         else {
-            m_nameLabel->setColor(cc3x(0xfff));
+            m_nameLabel->setColor({0xff, 0xff, 0xff});
         }
         if (m_resetBtn) m_resetBtn->setVisible(this->hasNonDefaultValue());
         auto isValid = setting()->validate(m_uncommittedValue);
diff --git a/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/ModSettingsPopup.cpp b/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/ModSettingsPopup.cpp
index c92f7ddf..573218dc 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/ModSettingsPopup.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/mods/settings/ModSettingsPopup.cpp
@@ -145,22 +145,22 @@ void ModSettingsPopup::onResetAll(CCObject*) {
 
 void ModSettingsPopup::settingValueCommitted(SettingNode*) {
     if (this->hasUncommitted()) {
-        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor(cc3x(0xf));
+        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor({0xff, 0xff, 0xff});
         m_applyBtn->setEnabled(true);
     }
     else {
-        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor(cc3x(0x4));
+        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor({0x44, 0x44, 0x44});
         m_applyBtn->setEnabled(false);
     }
 }
 
 void ModSettingsPopup::settingValueChanged(SettingNode*) {
     if (this->hasUncommitted()) {
-        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor(cc3x(0xf));
+        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor({0xff, 0xff, 0xff});
         m_applyBtn->setEnabled(true);
     }
     else {
-        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor(cc3x(0x4));
+        m_applyBtnSpr->setColor({0x44, 0x44, 0x44});
         m_applyBtn->setEnabled(false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/loader/src/ui/nodes/MDTextArea.cpp b/loader/src/ui/nodes/MDTextArea.cpp
index 1db036e5..107e512d 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/nodes/MDTextArea.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/nodes/MDTextArea.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static constexpr float g_fontScale = .5f;
 static constexpr float g_paragraphPadding = 7.f;
 static constexpr float g_indent = 7.f;
 static constexpr float g_codeBlockIndent = 8.f;
-static constexpr ccColor3B g_linkColor = cc3x(0x7ff4f4);
+static constexpr ccColor3B g_linkColor = {0x7f, 0xf4, 0xf4};
 
 TextRenderer::Font g_mdFont = [](int style) -> TextRenderer::Label {
     if ((style & TextStyleBold) && (style & TextStyleItalic)) {