diff --git a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
index 6d17139..ac48336 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::setup(const ComboIdentifier & identifier,
 }
 void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::update(){
     for(const auto & layer : layers){
+        layer->update();
         if(layer->isDirtyDirty()){
             isDirty = true;
             break;
@@ -195,8 +196,6 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
         location = glGetUniformLocation(fontShaderProgram, "z");
         glUniform1f(location, z);
 
-        location = glGetUniformLocation(fontShaderProgram, "color");
-        glUniform4f(location, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
 
         location = glGetUniformLocation(fontShaderProgram, "antiAliasingWindowSize");
         glUniform1f(location, (float)antiAliasingWindowSize);
@@ -205,9 +204,6 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
         location = glGetUniformLocation(fontShaderProgram, "enableControlPointsVisualization");
         glUniform1i(location, enableControlPointsVisualization);
 
-
-        //mouse.x = 0;
-        //mouse.y = 0;
         std::vector <ofxGPUFont::Font::BufferVertex> vertices;
         std::vector <int32_t> indices;
 
@@ -219,31 +215,21 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
                                 0));
             font->collectVerticesAndIndices(node,
                                             layer->getVariationText(),
-                                            vertices, indices, true,
+                                            vertices, indices,
+                                            layer->getColor(),
+                                            true,
                                             layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
         }
         vertices.resize(totalCharacters * 4);
         indices.resize(totalCharacters * 6);
-        //cx = 0.5f * (bb.minX + bb.maxX);
-        //cy = 0.5f * (bb.minY + bb.maxY);
 
         font->draw(vertices, indices);
-        //ofRectangle rectangle(0, 0, width, height);
-        //ofDrawRectangle(rectangle);
-        //font->draw(mouse.x, mouse.y - (200 * sin(ofGetElapsedTimef() * 0.25)), 0, "what", vFlip == V_FLIP_ON, 42.0f);
-        //location = glGetUniformLocation(fontShaderProgram, "color");
-        //glUniform4f(location, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);
-        //font->draw(mouse.x, mouse.y, 0, "ever", vFlip == V_FLIP_ON, 420.0f);
 
         glUseProgram(currentProgram);
     }
 
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
-    //ofDrawBitmapStringHighlight(
-    //(ofToString("and we know:") + ofToString("everything"))
-    //, 100 + mouse.x, mouse.y, ofFloatColor::pink, ofFloatColor::black);
-
     ofDrawBitmapStringHighlight(
         "fps: " + ofToString(ofGetFrameRate()) + "\n"
         + "font: " + this->identifier.fontPath + "\n"
diff --git a/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp b/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
index dcc6641..cadb983 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontLayer.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ void GPUFontLayer::setup(const LayerSettings & settings){
 }
 
 void GPUFontLayer::update(){
+    if(propsBuffer.size() > 0){
+        color = glm::vec4(propsBuffer[0].color[0],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[1],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[2],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[3]);
+    }
 }
 
 void GPUFontLayer::draw(glm::vec3 position){
@@ -90,6 +96,9 @@ void GPUFontLayer::setProps(const Props & props){
 const Layer::Props & GPUFontLayer::getProps() const {
     return propsBuffer[0]; // gets newest
 }
+const glm::vec4 & GPUFontLayer::getColor() const {
+    return color;
+}
 void GPUFontLayer::clearPropsBuffer(){
     propsBuffer.clear();
 }
diff --git a/src/GPUFontLayer.h b/src/GPUFontLayer.h
index 38143a0..8ca88a7 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontLayer.h
+++ b/src/GPUFontLayer.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class GPUFontLayer : public Layer {
                            ofxVariableLab::FontVariation fontVariation = ofxVariableLab::FontVariation()) override;
         void setProps(const Props & props) override;
         const Props & getProps() const override;
+        const glm::vec4 & getColor() const;
         void clearPropsBuffer() override;
         void setId(const LayerID & id) override;
         const LayerID & getId() override;
@@ -63,5 +64,6 @@ class GPUFontLayer : public Layer {
         ComboIdentifier momsComboIdentifier;
         bool notHappyWithMom = false;
         LayerType type = GPUFONT;
+        glm::vec4 color;
 };
 }
diff --git a/src/Layer.h b/src/Layer.h
index 5f4aa58..8e2080f 100644
--- a/src/Layer.h
+++ b/src/Layer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Layer {
                                    ofxVariableLab::FontVariation fontVariation = ofxVariableLab::FontVariation()) = 0;
         virtual void setProps(const Props & props) = 0;
         virtual const Props & getProps() const = 0;
+        virtual const glm::vec4 & getColor() const = 0;
         virtual void clearPropsBuffer() = 0;
         virtual void setId(const LayerID & id) = 0;
         virtual const LayerID & getId() = 0;
diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
index dc0cc43..0c8c272 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ void MsdfLayer::setup(const LayerSettings & settings){
 }
 
 void MsdfLayer::update(){
+    if(propsBuffer.size() > 0){
+        color = glm::vec4(propsBuffer[0].color[0],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[1],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[2],
+                          propsBuffer[0].color[3]);
+    }
 }
 
 void MsdfLayer::draw(glm::vec3 position){
@@ -314,6 +320,9 @@ void MsdfLayer::setProps(const Props & props){
 const Layer::Props & MsdfLayer::getProps() const {
     return propsBuffer[0];
 }
+const glm::vec4 & MsdfLayer::getColor() const {
+    return color;
+}
 void MsdfLayer::clearPropsBuffer(){
     propsBuffer.clear();
 }
diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.h b/src/MsdfLayer.h
index 509c687..012e9f9 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.h
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class MsdfLayer : public Layer {
                            ofxVariableLab::FontVariation fontVariation = ofxVariableLab::FontVariation()) override;
         void setProps(const Props & props) override;
         const Props & getProps() const override;
+        const glm::vec4 & getColor() const;
         void clearPropsBuffer() override;
         void setId(const LayerID & id) override;
         const LayerID & getId() override;
@@ -54,5 +55,6 @@ class MsdfLayer : public Layer {
         bool notHappyWithMom = false;
         ComboIdentifier momsComboIdentifier;
         LayerType type = MSDFGEN;
+        glm::vec4 color;
 };
 }