diff --git a/view/bargraph.go b/view/bargraph.go
index 09b20bb4..cc992b2c 100644
--- a/view/bargraph.go
+++ b/view/bargraph.go
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@ func BuildStars(data []Bar, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 			label = fmt.Sprint(bar.Percent)
 		}
 
+		labelColor := bar.LabelColor
+		if labelColor == "" {
+			labelColor = "default"
+		}
+
 		//write the line
 		buffer.WriteString(
 			fmt.Sprintf(
-				"%s%s[[%s]%s[white]%s] %s\n",
+				"%s%s[[%s]%s[default]%s] %s\n",
 				bar.Label,
 				strings.Repeat(" ", longestLabel-len(bar.Label)),
-				bar.LabelColor,
+				labelColor,
 				strings.Repeat(starChar, starCount),
 				strings.Repeat(" ", maxStars-starCount),
 				label,
diff --git a/view/bargraph_test.go b/view/bargraph_test.go
index c43cbc06..b9ccd270 100644
--- a/view/bargraph_test.go
+++ b/view/bargraph_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	result := BuildStars(makeData(), 20, "*")
 
 	Equal(t,
-		"Jun 27, 2018[[]****[white]                ] 20\nJul 09, 2018[[red]****************[white]    ] 80\nJul 09, 2018[[green]****************[white]    ] 80\n",
+		"Jun 27, 2018[[default]****[default]                ] 20\nJul 09, 2018[[red]****************[default]    ] 80\nJul 09, 2018[[green]****************[default]    ] 80\n",
 		result,
 	)
 }