diff --git a/src/kicad/common.ts b/src/kicad/common.ts
index 89842a1..da4f2b8 100644
--- a/src/kicad/common.ts
+++ b/src/kicad/common.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ export class Font {
                     P.atom("bold"),
                     P.atom("italic"),
                     P.pair("line_spacing", T.number),
+                    P.color(),
                 ),
             );
 
diff --git a/src/viewers/schematic/painter.ts b/src/viewers/schematic/painter.ts
index 47672a1..16732be 100644
--- a/src/viewers/schematic/painter.ts
+++ b/src/viewers/schematic/painter.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,14 @@ class TextPainter extends SchematicItemPainter {
         schtext.apply_at(t.at);
         schtext.apply_effects(t.effects);
 
-        schtext.attributes.color = this.dim_if_needed(this.theme.note);
+        const font_color = t.effects.font.color;
+        if (font_color.is_transparent_black) {
+            // The color was not specified.
+            const text_color = this.theme.note;
+            schtext.attributes.color = this.dim_if_needed(text_color);
+        } else {
+            schtext.attributes.color = this.dim_if_needed(font_color);
+        }
 
         this.gfx.state.push();
         StrokeFont.default().draw(
@@ -347,22 +354,28 @@ class PropertyPainter extends SchematicItemPainter {
             color = this.theme.sheet_fields;
         }
 
-        switch (p.name) {
-            case "Reference":
-                color = this.theme.reference;
-                break;
-            case "Value":
-                color = this.theme.value;
-                break;
-            case "Sheet name":
-                color = this.theme.sheet_name;
-                break;
-            case "Sheet file":
-                color = this.theme.sheet_filename;
-                break;
-        }
+        const font_color = p.effects.font.color;
+        if (font_color.is_transparent_black) {
+            // The color was not specified.
+            switch (p.name) {
+                case "Reference":
+                    color = this.theme.reference;
+                    break;
+                case "Value":
+                    color = this.theme.value;
+                    break;
+                case "Sheet name":
+                    color = this.theme.sheet_name;
+                    break;
+                case "Sheet file":
+                    color = this.theme.sheet_filename;
+                    break;
+            }
 
-        color = this.dim_if_needed(color);
+            color = this.dim_if_needed(color);
+        } else {
+            color = this.dim_if_needed(font_color);
+        }
 
         const parent = p.parent as schematic_items.SchematicSymbol;
         const transform = this.view_painter.current_symbol_transform;