diff --git a/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/controls-base.scss b/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/controls-base.scss
index d2f8f3287374847531442a684fb1cd97f222a94f..4d9573ce7ae95897dde3de9c86cca1126d24b2fd 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/controls-base.scss
+++ b/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/controls-base.scss
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
     width: 100%;
     background: $msp-form-control-background;
     color: $font-color;
-    border: none !important;
+    border: none; // !important;
     padding: 0 $control-spacing;   
     line-height: $row-height - 2px;  
     height: $row-height;
     -webkit-appearance: none;
     -moz-appearance: none;
     appearance: none;    
-    box-shadow: none !important;
+    box-shadow: none; //  !important;
     
     &:hover {
         color: $hover-font-color;
diff --git a/src/mol-plugin/ui/controls/parameters.tsx b/src/mol-plugin/ui/controls/parameters.tsx
index 47e0abc1ab1274938c33a50680dc84dc78652889..b94b0cf2c781a0ebf836a1ba6d4bd52de507b07c 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin/ui/controls/parameters.tsx
+++ b/src/mol-plugin/ui/controls/parameters.tsx
@@ -161,16 +161,25 @@ export class BoundedIntervalControl extends SimpleParam<PD.Interval> {
     }
 }
 
+let _colors: React.ReactFragment | undefined = void 0;
+function ColorOptions() {
+    if (_colors) return _colors;
+    _colors = <>{Object.keys(ColorNames).map(name =>
+        <option key={name} value={(ColorNames as { [k: string]: Color})[name]} style={{ background: `${Color.toStyle((ColorNames as { [k: string]: Color})[name])}` }} >
+            {name}
+        </option>
+    )}</>;
+    return _colors;
+}
+
 export class ColorControl extends SimpleParam<PD.Color> {
     onChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
         this.update(Color(parseInt(e.target.value)));
     }
 
     renderControl() {
-        return <select value={this.props.value} onChange={this.onChange}>
-            {Object.keys(ColorNames).map(name => {
-                return <option key={name} value={(ColorNames as { [k: string]: Color})[name]}>{name}</option>
-            })}
+        return <select value={this.props.value} onChange={this.onChange} style={{ borderLeft: `16px solid ${Color.toStyle(this.props.value)}` }}>
+            {ColorOptions()}
         </select>;
     }
 }