diff --git a/conf/editannottooldialog.cpp b/conf/editannottooldialog.cpp
--- a/conf/editannottooldialog.cpp
+++ b/conf/editannottooldialog.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     toolElement.appendChild( engineElement );
     engineElement.appendChild( annotationElement );
 
-    const QString color = m_stubann->style().color().name();
+    const QString color = m_stubann->style().color().name( QColor::HexArgb );
     const QString opacity = QString::number( m_stubann->style().opacity() );
     const QString width = QString::number( m_stubann->style().width() );
 
diff --git a/core/annotations.cpp b/core/annotations.cpp
--- a/core/annotations.cpp
+++ b/core/annotations.cpp
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
     if ( d->m_flags ) // Strip internal flags
         e.setAttribute( QStringLiteral("flags"), d->m_flags & ~(External | ExternallyDrawn | BeingMoved | BeingResized ) );
     if ( d->m_style.color().isValid() )
-        e.setAttribute( QStringLiteral("color"), d->m_style.color().name() );
+        e.setAttribute( QStringLiteral("color"), d->m_style.color().name( QColor::HexArgb ) );
     if ( d->m_style.opacity() != 1.0 )
         e.setAttribute( QStringLiteral("opacity"), QString::number( d->m_style.opacity() ) );
 
diff --git a/ui/data/tools.xml b/ui/data/tools.xml
--- a/ui/data/tools.xml
+++ b/ui/data/tools.xml
@@ -19,37 +19,37 @@
 <annotatingTools>
     <tool id="1" type="note-linked">
         <engine type="PickPoint" color="#ffff00" hoverIcon="tool-note">
-            <annotation type="Text" color="#ffff00" icon="Note" />
+            <annotation type="Text" color="#ffffff00" icon="Note" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>1</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="2" type="note-inline">
         <engine type="PickPoint" color="#ffff00" hoverIcon="tool-note-inline" block="true">
-            <annotation type="FreeText" color="#ffff00" />
+            <annotation type="FreeText" color="#ffffff00" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>2</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="3" type="ink">
         <engine type="SmoothLine" color="#00ff00">
-            <annotation type="Ink" color="#00ff00" width="2" />
+            <annotation type="Ink" color="#ff00ff00" width="2" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>3</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="4" type="highlight">
         <engine type="TextSelector" color="#ffff00">
-            <annotation type="Highlight" color="#ffff00" />
+            <annotation type="Highlight" color="#ffffff00" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>4</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="5" type="straight-line">
         <engine type="PolyLine" color="#ffe000" points="2">
-            <annotation type="Line" width="1" color="#ffe000" />
+            <annotation type="Line" width="1" color="#ffffe000" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>5</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="6" type="polygon">
         <engine type="PolyLine" color="#007eee" points="-1">
-            <annotation type="Line" width="1" color="#007eee" />
+            <annotation type="Line" width="1" color="#ff007eee" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>6</shortcut>
     </tool>
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
   </tool>
     <tool id="8" type="underline">
         <engine type="TextSelector" color="#000000">
-            <annotation type="Underline" color="#000000" />
+            <annotation type="Underline" color="#ff000000" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>8</shortcut>
     </tool>
     <tool id="9" type="ellipse">
         <engine type="PickPoint" color="#00ffff" block="true">
-            <annotation type="GeomCircle" width="5" color="#00ffff" />
+            <annotation type="GeomCircle" width="5" color="#ff00ffff" />
         </engine>
         <shortcut>9</shortcut>
     </tool>