diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Ctrl.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Ctrl.cpp
index c8db90e33..10fd05a1d 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Ctrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Ctrl.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ void Ctrl::Show(bool ashow) {
 	if(visible != ashow) {
 		visible = true;
 		fullrefresh = false;
+		erasebg = true;
 		RefreshFrame();
 		visible = ashow;
 		fullrefresh = false;
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ Ctrl::Ctrl() {
 	unicode = false;
 	popupgrab = false;
 	fullrefresh = false;
+	erasebg = false;
 	akv = false;
 	layout_id_literal = false;
 	top = false;
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/CtrlCore.h b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/CtrlCore.h
index 209942633..f90cf51cb 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/CtrlCore.h
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/CtrlCore.h
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ private:
 	bool         multi_frame:1; // there is more than single frame, they are stored in heap
 	bool         top:1;
 	bool         megarect:1; // support for large virtual screen area - SetRect.TopLeft > 16000
+	bool         erasebg:1; // true before first Paint (in Win32, do WM_ERASEBKGND to avoid flickering)
 
 	static  bool      was_fullrefresh; // indicates that some widgets might have fullrefresh true
 
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Proc.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Proc.cpp
index c92c9e3b8..a299162bc 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Proc.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Proc.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,17 @@ LRESULT Ctrl::WindowProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
 			if(i) InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, TRUE);
 			return i;
 		}
+	case WM_ERASEBKGND:
+		if(erasebg) {
+			HDC hdc = (HDC)(wParam);
+			RECT rc; GetClientRect(hwnd, &rc);
+			Color c = SColorFace();
+			HBRUSH brush = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(c.GetR(), c.GetG(), c.GetB()));
+			FillRect(hdc, &rc, brush);
+	        DeleteObject(brush);
+	        erasebg = false;
+			return 1L;
+		}
 	case WM_PAINT:
 		ASSERT_(!painting || IsPanicMode(), "WM_PAINT invoked for " + Name() + " while in Paint routine");
 		ASSERT(hwnd);
@@ -512,8 +523,6 @@ LRESULT Ctrl::WindowProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
 			DispatchKey(K_MOUSE_BACKWARD|K_KEYUP, 1);
 		return 0L;
 	}
-	case WM_ERASEBKGND:
-		return 1L;
 	case WM_DESTROY:
 		PreDestroy();
 		break;
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
index f647bf304..024fa9329 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
@@ -258,27 +258,6 @@ void Ctrl::InitWin32(HINSTANCE hInstance)
 		wc.lpszClassName = L"UPP-CLASS-SB-DS-W";
 		RegisterClassW(&wc);
 	}
-	{
-		ILOG("RegisterClassA");
-		WNDCLASS  wc;
-		Zero(wc);
-		wc.style         = CS_DBLCLKS|CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
-		wc.lpfnWndProc   = (WNDPROC)Ctrl::WndProc;
-		wc.hInstance     = hInstance;
-		wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
-		wc.hbrBackground = IsWinVista() ? (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1) : (HBRUSH)NULL;
-		wc.lpszClassName = L_("UPP-CLASS-A");
-		RegisterClass(&wc);
-		wc.style         = 0x20000|CS_DBLCLKS|CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
-		wc.lpszClassName = L_("UPP-CLASS-DS-A");
-		RegisterClass(&wc);
-		wc.style         = CS_SAVEBITS|CS_DBLCLKS|CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
-		wc.lpszClassName = L_("UPP-CLASS-SB-A");
-		RegisterClass(&wc);
-		wc.style         = 0x20000|CS_DBLCLKS|CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW|CS_SAVEBITS;
-		wc.lpszClassName = L_("UPP-CLASS-SB-DS-A");
-		RegisterClass(&wc);
-	}
 
 	WNDCLASS  wca;
 	Zero(wca);
@@ -498,6 +477,7 @@ void Ctrl::Create(HWND parent, DWORD style, DWORD exstyle, bool savebits, int sh
 	                           parent, NULL, hInstance, this);
 
 	inloop = false;
+	erasebg = true; // avoid flickering
 
 	ASSERT(top->hwnd);
 	
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/LayDes/item.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/LayDes/item.cpp
index a02fbedfb..48d6339e7 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/LayDes/item.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/LayDes/item.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ EscValue LayoutItem::CreateEsc() const
 		if(IsNumber(v))
 			w = (double)v;
 		if(v.Is<Color>())
-			w = EscColor(v);
+			w = EscColor(AdjustIfDark(RealizeColor((Color)v)));
 		ctrl.MapSet(property[q].name, w);
 	}
 	ctrl.MapSet("type", (WString)type);
diff --git a/upptst/TestChStyle/TestChStyle.lay b/upptst/TestChStyle/TestChStyle.lay
index 3fa71475b..ab7604588 100644
--- a/upptst/TestChStyle/TestChStyle.lay
+++ b/upptst/TestChStyle/TestChStyle.lay
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LAYOUT(TestChStyleLayout, 972, 532)
 	ITEM(Upp::ColorPusher, color, LeftPosZ(152, 64).TopPosZ(264, 24))
 	ITEM(Upp::DropTree, droptree, LeftPosZ(316, 120).TopPosZ(268, 19))
 	ITEM(Upp::TreeCtrl, dv___55, LeftPosZ(696, 152).TopPosZ(12, 196))
-	ITEM(Upp::RichTextView, dv___56, LeftPosZ(696, 152).TopPosZ(348, 136))
+	ITEM(Upp::RichTextView, dv___56, Background(Upp::SLtBlue).LeftPosZ(696, 152).TopPosZ(348, 136))
 	ITEM(Upp::ColumnList, dv___57, LeftPosZ(696, 152).TopPosZ(212, 132))
 	ITEM(Upp::DropList, skin, LeftPosZ(8, 140).TopPosZ(504, 19))
 	ITEM(Upp::Label, vslider_val, LeftPosZ(40, 40).TopPosZ(472, 19))
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ LAYOUT(TestChStyleLayout, 972, 532)
 	ITEM(Upp::Label, hslider_val, LeftPosZ(92, 40).TopPosZ(344, 19))
 	ITEM(Upp::SliderCtrl, hslider2, SetFrame(Upp::BlackFrame()).LeftPosZ(16, 72).TopPosZ(372, 24))
 	ITEM(Upp::Label, hslider_val2, LeftPosZ(92, 40).TopPosZ(372, 19))
+	ITEM(Upp::LabelBox, dv___65, SetLabel(t_("Test")).SetInk(Upp::Cyan).LeftPosZ(200, 64).TopPosZ(444, 80))
 END_LAYOUT