Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/AbstractTextComponentValidator.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/AbstractTextComponentValidator.java	(revision 16674)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/AbstractTextComponentValidator.java	(revision 16675)
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
 package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.marktr;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
@@ -18,4 +20,5 @@
 import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent;
 
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.preferences.NamedColorProperty;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.CheckParameterUtil;
 
@@ -33,11 +36,16 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractTextComponentValidator implements ActionListener, FocusListener, DocumentListener, PropertyChangeListener {
-    protected static final Color ERROR_COLOR = Color.RED;
+
+    protected static final Color ERROR_COLOR = new NamedColorProperty(marktr("Input validation: error"), Color.RED).get();
     protected static final Border ERROR_BORDER = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(ERROR_COLOR, 1);
-    protected static final Color ERROR_BACKGROUND = new Color(0xFFCCCC);
-    protected static final Color WARNING_COLOR = new Color(0xFFA500);
+    protected static final Color ERROR_BACKGROUND = new NamedColorProperty(
+            marktr("Input validation: error background"), new Color(0xFFCCCC)).get();
+
+    protected static final Color WARNING_COLOR = new NamedColorProperty(marktr("Input validation: warning"), new Color(0xFFA500)).get();
     protected static final Border WARNING_BORDER = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(WARNING_COLOR, 1);
-    protected static final Color WARNING_BACKGROUND = new Color(0xFFEDCC);
-    protected static final Color VALID_COLOR = new Color(0x008000);
+    protected static final Color WARNING_BACKGROUND = new NamedColorProperty(
+            marktr("Input validation: warning background"), new Color(0xFFEDCC)).get();
+
+    protected static final Color VALID_COLOR = new NamedColorProperty(marktr("Input validation: valid"), new Color(0x008000)).get();
     protected static final Border VALID_BORDER = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(VALID_COLOR, 1);