diff --git a/src/Color.cpp b/src/Color.cpp
index b4762813f..0f6a2935a 100644
--- a/src/Color.cpp
+++ b/src/Color.cpp
@@ -465,18 +465,18 @@ std::string Color::colorize (const std::string& input)
       result << "4";
     }
 
-    if (value & _COLOR_HASBG)
-    {
-      if (count++) result << ";";
-      result << ((value & _COLOR_BRIGHT ? 99 : 39) + ((value & _COLOR_BG) >> 8));
-    }
-
     if (value & _COLOR_HASFG)
     {
       if (count++) result << ";";
       result << (29 + (value & _COLOR_FG));
     }
 
+    if (value & _COLOR_HASBG)
+    {
+      if (count++) result << ";";
+      result << ((value & _COLOR_BRIGHT ? 99 : 39) + ((value & _COLOR_BG) >> 8));
+    }
+
     result << "m" << input << "\033[0m";
     return result.str ();
   }
diff --git a/src/tests/cal.t b/src/tests/cal.t
index 93c2e5bac..1d0f0b176 100755
--- a/src/tests/cal.t
+++ b/src/tests/cal.t
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ qx{../task rc:cal.rc add zero};
 unlike ($output, qr/\[41m\d+/,       'No overdue tasks are present');
 unlike ($output, qr/\[43m\d+/,       'No due tasks are present');
 $output = qx{../task rc:cal.rc rc.weekstart:Sunday cal};
-like   ($output, qr/Su Mo Tu/,     'Week starts on Sunday'); 
+like   ($output, qr/Su Mo Tu/,     'Week starts on Sunday');
 $output = qx{../task rc:cal.rc rc.weekstart:Monday cal};
-like   ($output, qr/Fr Sa Su/,     'Week starts on Monday'); 
+like   ($output, qr/Fr Sa Su/,     'Week starts on Monday');
 $output = qx{../task rc:cal.rc cal y};
 like   ($output, qr/$month.* $year/,         'Current month and year are displayed');
 like   ($output, qr/$prevmonth.* $nextyear/, 'Month and year one year ahead are displayed');