diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
index 61db35ba79..712ec22cfc 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
@@ -73,8 +73,18 @@
             "enabled": true,
             "options": {
                 "font_size": 42,
-                "opacity": 1.0,
-                "bg_opacity": 0.5,
+                "font_color": [
+                    255,
+                    255,
+                    255,
+                    255
+                ],
+                "bg_color": [
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    127
+                ],
                 "x_offset": 5,
                 "y_offset": 5,
                 "bg_padding": 5
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
index 1bd028ac79..62de311024 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
@@ -301,20 +301,24 @@
                             "minimum": 0
                         },
                         {
-                            "type": "number",
-                            "key": "opacity",
-                            "label": "Font opacity",
-                            "decimal": 2,
-                            "maximum": 1,
-                            "minimum": 0
+                            "type": "schema_template",
+                            "name": "template_rgba_color",
+                            "template_data": [
+                                {
+                                    "label": "Font Color",
+                                    "name": "font_color"
+                                }
+                            ]
                         },
                         {
-                            "type": "number",
-                            "key": "bg_opacity",
-                            "label": "Background opacity",
-                            "decimal": 2,
-                            "maximum": 1,
-                            "minimum": 0
+                            "type": "schema_template",
+                            "name": "template_rgba_color",
+                            "template_data": [
+                                {
+                                    "label": "Background Color",
+                                    "name": "bg_color"
+                                }
+                            ]
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "number",