diff --git a/nspanel_esphome_core.yaml b/nspanel_esphome_core.yaml
index fed878c..20b2aed 100644
--- a/nspanel_esphome_core.yaml
+++ b/nspanel_esphome_core.yaml
@@ -1939,12 +1939,20 @@ script:
       background: int[]
     then:
       - lambda: |-
+          int fg565 = -1;
+          int bg565 = -1;
+
           // Foreground
-          if (foreground.size() == 3 and foreground[0] >= 0 and foreground[1] >= 0 and foreground[2] >= 0) disp1->set_component_font_color(component.c_str(), Color(foreground[0], foreground[1], foreground[2]));
-          else if (foreground.size() == 1 and foreground[0] >= 0) disp1->set_component_font_color(component.c_str(), foreground[0]);
+          if (foreground.size() == 3 and foreground[0] >= 0 and foreground[1] >= 0 and foreground[2] >= 0) fg565 = ((foreground[0] & 0b11111000) << 8) | ((foreground[1] & 0b11111100) << 3) | (foreground[2] >> 3);
+          else if (foreground.size() == 1) fg565 = foreground[0];
+          else fg565 = -1;
+          if (fg565 >= 0) disp1->set_component_font_color(component.c_str(), fg565);
+
           // Background
-          if (background.size() == 3 and background[0] >= 0 and background[1] >= 0 and background[2] >= 0) disp1->set_component_background_color(component.c_str(), Color(background[0], background[1], background[2]));
-          else if (background.size() == 1 and background[0] >= 0) disp1->set_component_background_color(component.c_str(), background[0]);
+          if (background.size() == 3 and background[0] >= 0 and background[1] >= 0 and background[2] >= 0) bg565 = ((background[0] & 0b11111000) << 8) | ((background[1] & 0b11111100) << 3) | (background[2] >> 3);
+          else if (background.size() == 1) bg565 = background[0];
+          else bg565 = -1;
+          if (bg565 >= 0) disp1->set_component_background_color(component.c_str(), bg565);
 
   - id: display_wrapped_text
     mode: queued