diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ScheduleController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ScheduleController.cs
index 20e98194..7c947a31 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ScheduleController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ScheduleController.cs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             var s = new PersonalScheduleListItem();
             s.Id = v.Id;
             s.Color = p.Dark ? WHITE_HEXA : BLACK_HEXA;
-            s.TextColor = p.Dark ? BLACK_HEXA : WHITE_HEXA;
+            s.TextColor = p.Dark ? "black" : "white";
             s.Start = (DateTime)v.ReviewDate;
             s.End = (DateTime)v.ReviewDate.AddMinutes(30);//just something to show in schedule as not supporting all day or unscheduled type stuff
             s.Type = AyaType.Review;
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             var g = StringUtil.HexToInt(hexcolor.Substring(2, 2));
             var b = StringUtil.HexToInt(hexcolor.Substring(4, 2));
             var yiq = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
-            return yiq >= 128 ? WHITE_HEXA : BLACK_HEXA;
+            //return yiq >= 128 ? WHITE_HEXA : BLACK_HEXA;
+            return yiq >= 128 ? "black" : "white";//<---NOTE: this MUST be a named color due to how the style is applied at client
         }
 
         private static string NameFromWOItem(ViewSchedulePersonalWorkOrder v, PersonalScheduleParams p)