diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/playerindicators/PlayerIndicatorsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/playerindicators/PlayerIndicatorsPlugin.java
index d2ad140d10..ae603070e3 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/playerindicators/PlayerIndicatorsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/playerindicators/PlayerIndicatorsPlugin.java
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ import net.runelite.client.game.ClanManager;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
 import net.runelite.client.ui.overlay.OverlayManager;
-import net.runelite.client.util.ColorUtil;
-import net.runelite.client.util.Text;
 
 @PluginDescriptor(
 	name = "Player Indicators",
@@ -162,9 +160,15 @@ public class PlayerIndicatorsPlugin extends Plugin
 
 				if (color != null && config.colorPlayerMenu())
 				{
-					// strip out existing tags (color, etc.)
-					String target = Text.removeTags(lastEntry.getTarget());
-					lastEntry.setTarget(ColorUtil.prependColorTag(target, color));
+					// strip out existing <col...
+					String target = lastEntry.getTarget();
+					int idx = target.indexOf('>');
+					if (idx != -1)
+					{
+						target = target.substring(idx + 1);
+					}
+
+					lastEntry.setTarget("<col=" + Integer.toHexString(color.getRGB() & 0xFFFFFF) + ">" + target);
 				}
 
 				if (image != -1 && config.showClanRanks())