diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
index 8651ca9..624f8f2 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void MsdfLayer::setBoundingBox(const Layer::BoundingBox & boundingBox){
 bool MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
                                  vector <ofNode> & nodes,
                                  const ofCamera & camera,
-                                 glm::vec4 color,
+                                 const vector <glm::vec4> & colors,
                                  ofxVariableLab::FontVariation fontVariation){
 
     OFX_PROFILER_FUNCTION()
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ bool MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
     glm::vec2 uv3_b = glm::vec2(scale_b.x, 0) + translation_b;
 
     for(int i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++){
+        const glm::vec4 & color = colors[i];
         ofNode & node = nodes[i];
         glm::vec4 p0 = node.getGlobalTransformMatrix() * glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1);
         glm::vec4 p1 = node.getGlobalTransformMatrix() * glm::vec4(0, h, 0, 1);
diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.h b/src/MsdfLayer.h
index 4482a87..e51a3b6 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.h
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class MsdfLayer : public Layer {
         bool collectCharacter(const char character,
                               vector <ofNode> & nodes,
                               const ofCamera & camera,
-                              glm::vec4 color = glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 1),
+                              const vector <glm::vec4> & colors,
                               ofxVariableLab::FontVariation fontVariation = ofxVariableLab::FontVariation());
 
         void setAtlas(shared_ptr <ofxMsdfgen::Atlas> _atlas);