diff --git a/GUI.cpp b/GUI.cpp
index 66b717d4..31bac874 100644
--- a/GUI.cpp
+++ b/GUI.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace
     {
         auto& ssConfig = stonesenseState.ssConfig;
 
-        ALLEGRO_COLOR color = ssConfig.config.colors.getDfColor(report->color, ssConfig.config.useDfColors);
+        ALLEGRO_COLOR color = ssConfig.config.colors.getDfColor(report->color, true, ssConfig.config.useDfColors);
         draw_text_border(font, color, x, y, flags, DF2UTF(report->text).c_str());
     }
 
diff --git a/commonTypes.h b/commonTypes.h
index 8156d1df..74f3fc6b 100644
--- a/commonTypes.h
+++ b/commonTypes.h
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class dfColors
     ALLEGRO_COLOR getDfColor(int color, int bright, bool useDfColors) const {
         return getDfColor(color + (bright * 8), useDfColors);
     }
+    ALLEGRO_COLOR getDfColor(int color, bool bright, bool useDfColors) const {
+        return getDfColor(color + ((bright?1:0) * 8), useDfColors);
+    }
 };
 
 // this is required because gcc 10 can't handle a dependently typed non-type template argu,ent
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 1c488263..0b8626f9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Template for new versions:
 ## New Features
 
 ## Fixes
+- `stonesense`: fixed the announcements not using the bright bool (now matches vanilla DF colors)
 
 ## Misc Improvements