diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/RichTextBoxFormatBar/RichTextBoxFormatBar.xaml.cs b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/RichTextBoxFormatBar/RichTextBoxFormatBar.xaml.cs
index 98f39321..a8cb83c6 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/RichTextBoxFormatBar/RichTextBoxFormatBar.xaml.cs
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/RichTextBoxFormatBar/RichTextBoxFormatBar.xaml.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls
         private void UpdateFontBackgroundColor()
         {
             object value = Target.Selection.GetPropertyValue(TextElement.BackgroundProperty);
-            Color currentColor = (Color)((value == null || value == DependencyProperty.UnsetValue) ? default(Color) : ((SolidColorBrush)value).Color);
+            Color currentColor = (Color)((value == null || value == DependencyProperty.UnsetValue) ? Colors.Transparent : ((SolidColorBrush)value).Color);
             _cmbFontBackgroundColor.SelectedColor = currentColor;
         }