Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 12944)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 12945)
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@
 
     private static final String COLOR_PREFIX = "color.";
-    private static final Pattern COLOR_LAYER_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("layer (.+)");
+    private static final Pattern COLOR_LAYER_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("layer\\.(.+)");
     private static final Pattern COLOR_MAPPAINT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("mappaint\\.(.+?)\\.(.+)");