diff --git a/s2d_draw.c b/s2d_draw.c
index 3f8a88f0..a84e3b52 100644
--- a/s2d_draw.c
+++ b/s2d_draw.c
@@ -17,14 +17,24 @@ static Gfx s2d_init_dl[] = {
 	gsDPSetTextureConvert(G_TC_FILT),
 	gsDPSetAlphaCompare(G_AC_THRESHOLD),
 	gsDPSetBlendColor(0, 0, 0, 0x01),
-	gsDPSetCombineMode(G_CC_DECALRGBA, G_CC_DECALRGBA),
+
+    // IA8
+	gsDPSetCombineLERP(0, 0, 0, ENVIRONMENT,
+                       0, 0, 0, TEXEL0,
+                       0, 0, 0, ENVIRONMENT,
+                       0, 0, 0, TEXEL0),
+
+
 	gsSPEndDisplayList(),
 };
 
+int s2d_red = 255, s2d_green = 255, s2d_blue = 255, s2d_alpha = 255;
+
 void setup_font(int idx) {
 	gDPPipeSync(gDisplayListHead++);
 	gDPSetTextureFilter(gDisplayListHead++, G_TF_POINT);
 	gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, s2d_init_dl);
+    gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, s2d_red, s2d_green, s2d_blue, s2d_alpha);
 	gDPSetCycleType(gDisplayListHead++, G_CYC_1CYCLE);
 	gDPSetRenderMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE2);
 	gSPObjRenderMode(gDisplayListHead++, G_OBJRM_XLU | G_OBJRM_BILERP);
diff --git a/s2d_draw.h b/s2d_draw.h
index a988859b..47640bd9 100644
--- a/s2d_draw.h
+++ b/s2d_draw.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ extern int myScale;
 extern int myDegrees;
 extern uObjMtx final_mtx, rot_mtx;
 
+extern int s2d_red, s2d_green, s2d_blue, s2d_alpha;
+
 extern void setup_font(int idx);
 
 extern void mtx_pipeline(uObjMtx *m, int x, int y);
diff --git a/s2d_parse.c b/s2d_parse.c
index f5cb2ba7..3ec0ebf2 100644
--- a/s2d_parse.c
+++ b/s2d_parse.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ int s2d_atoi(char *s, char **s2) {
 void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf) {
 	char *p = str;
 	int tx = 0, ty = 0;
+	// int r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0;
 	if (*p == '\0') return;
 	do {
 		char r = *p;
@@ -52,7 +53,21 @@ void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf) {
 				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
 				ty = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				break;
-
+			case CH_COLOR:
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				s2d_red = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				s2d_green = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				s2d_blue = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				s2d_alpha = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
+				break;
+				
+				break;
 			default:
 				if (myDegrees == 0)
 					draw_s2d_glyph(r, (x += (8 * myScale)) + tx, y + ty, (buf++));
diff --git a/s2d_print.h b/s2d_print.h
index d26e771c..e2d97fcf 100644
--- a/s2d_print.h
+++ b/s2d_print.h
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 #define SCALE     "\x80" // SCALE (some scale)
 #define ROTATE    "\x81" // ROTATE (degrees) // TODO: maybe add axis?
 #define TRANSLATE "\x82" // TRANSLATE (x) (y)
+#define COLOR     "\x83" // COLOR (r) (g) (b) (a)
 
 #define CH_SCALE     '\x80'
 #define CH_ROT       '\x81'
 #define CH_TRANSLATE '\x82'
+#define CH_COLOR     '\x83'
 
 #define CH_GET_NEXT(x) (*(++x))