diff --git a/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml b/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
--- a/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             cacheBuffer: 2000 // sometimes GridView gets confused and layouts items *somewhere*
             cellWidth: Math.floor(notesView.viewport.width / 3)
             cellHeight: cellWidth
-            model: ["white", "black", "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "blue", "pink", "translucent"]
+            model: ["white", "black", "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "blue", "pink", "translucent", "translucent-light"]
             currentIndex: model.indexOf(cfg_color)
             onCurrentIndexChanged: cfg_color = model[currentIndex]
 
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@
                             case "blue": return i18n("A blue sticky note")
                             case "pink": return i18n("A pink sticky note")
                             case "translucent": return i18n("A translucent sticky note")
+                            case "translucent-light": return i18n("A translucent sticky note with light text")
                             }
                         }
                         //this is deliberately _NOT_ the theme color as we are over a known bright background
                         //an unknown colour over a known colour is a bad move as you end up with white on yellow
                         color: {
-                            if (modelData === "black") {
+                            if (modelData === "black" || modelData === "translucent-light") {
                                 return "#dfdfdf"
                             } else {
                                 return "#202020"
diff --git a/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/notes/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
             style: PlasmaStyle.TextAreaStyle {
                 //this is deliberately _NOT_ the theme color as we are over a known bright background
                 //an unknown colour over a known colour is a bad move as you end up with white on yellow
-                textColor: plasmoid.configuration.color === "black" ? "#dfdfdf" : "#202020"
+                textColor: (plasmoid.configuration.color === "black" || plasmoid.configuration.color === "translucent-light") ? "#dfdfdf" : "#202020"
             }
 
             //update the note if the source changes, but only if the user isn't editing it currently
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
         plasmoid.setAction("change_note_color_blue", i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Blue"));
         plasmoid.setAction("change_note_color_pink", i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Pink"));
         plasmoid.setAction("change_note_color_translucent", i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Translucent"));
+        plasmoid.setAction("change_note_color_translucent-light", i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Translucent Light"));
         plasmoid.setActionSeparator("separator0");
 
         //plasmoid configuration doesn't check before emitting change signal