Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/gpx/GpxDrawHelper.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/gpx/GpxDrawHelper.java	(revision 9247)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/gpx/GpxDrawHelper.java	(revision 9248)
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@
     private int hdopAlpha;
 
+    private static final Color DEFAULT_COLOR = Color.magenta;
 
     // lookup array to draw arrows without doing any math
@@ -128,5 +129,5 @@
      */
     public Color getColor(String layerName, boolean ignoreCustom) {
-        Color c = Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps point"), specName(layerName), Color.gray);
+        Color c = Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps point"), specName(layerName), DEFAULT_COLOR);
         return ignoreCustom || getColorMode(layerName) == ColorMode.NONE ? c : null;
     }
@@ -151,5 +152,5 @@
      **/
     public static Color getGenericColor() {
-        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps point"), Color.gray);
+        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps point"), DEFAULT_COLOR);
     }
 
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/MarkerLayer.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/MarkerLayer.java	(revision 9247)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/MarkerLayer.java	(revision 9248)
@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@
     public AudioMarker syncAudioMarker;
 
+    private static final Color DEFAULT_COLOR = Color.magenta;
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new {@code MarkerLayer}.
@@ -190,10 +192,10 @@
     public Color getColor(boolean ignoreCustom) {
         String name = getName();
-        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps marker"), name != null ? "layer "+name : null, Color.gray);
+        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps marker"), name != null ? "layer "+name : null, DEFAULT_COLOR);
     }
 
     /* for preferences */
     public static Color getGenericColor() {
-        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps marker"), Color.gray);
+        return Main.pref.getColor(marktr("gps marker"), DEFAULT_COLOR);
     }