diff --git a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ProductsBoxGenerator.java b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ProductsBoxGenerator.java
index 60071a36d24..d05972e9519 100644
--- a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ProductsBoxGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ProductsBoxGenerator.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 package org.openscience.cdk.renderer.generators;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IAtomContainer;
@@ -60,12 +61,21 @@ public IRenderingElement generate(IReaction reaction, RendererModel model) {
         if (totalBounds == null) return null;
         
         ElementGroup diagram = new ElementGroup();
-        diagram.add(new RectangleElement(totalBounds.getMinX()-DISTANCE,
-                                    totalBounds.getMinY()-DISTANCE,
-                                    totalBounds.getMaxX()+DISTANCE,
-                                    totalBounds.getMaxY()+DISTANCE,
-                                    model.getForeColor()));
-        diagram.add(new TextElement((totalBounds.getMinX()+totalBounds.getMaxX())/2, totalBounds.getMinY()-DISTANCE, "Products", model.getForeColor()));
+        Color foregroundColor = model.getRenderingParameter(
+        	BasicSceneGenerator.ForegroundColor.class).getValue();
+        diagram.add(new RectangleElement(
+        	totalBounds.getMinX()-DISTANCE,
+            totalBounds.getMinY()-DISTANCE,
+            totalBounds.getMaxX()+DISTANCE,
+            totalBounds.getMaxY()+DISTANCE,
+            foregroundColor
+        ));
+        diagram.add(new TextElement(
+        	(totalBounds.getMinX()+totalBounds.getMaxX())/2,
+        	totalBounds.getMinY()-DISTANCE,
+        	"Products",
+        	foregroundColor
+        ));
         return diagram;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactantsBoxGenerator.java b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactantsBoxGenerator.java
index 29fe226c189..e7033809a53 100644
--- a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactantsBoxGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactantsBoxGenerator.java
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ public IRenderingElement generate(IReaction reaction, RendererModel model) {
         double minY = totalBounds.getMinY();
         double maxX = totalBounds.getMaxX();
         double maxY = totalBounds.getMaxY();
-        Color c = model.getForeColor();
+        Color foregroundColor = model.getRenderingParameter(
+            BasicSceneGenerator.ForegroundColor.class).getValue();
         diagram.add(new RectangleElement(
-                        minX - d, minY - d, maxX + d, maxY + d, c));
+            minX - d, minY - d, maxX + d, maxY + d, foregroundColor
+        ));
         diagram.add(new TextElement(
-                        (minX+maxX)/2, minY-d, "Reactants", c));
+            (minX+maxX)/2, minY-d, "Reactants", foregroundColor
+        ));
         return diagram;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionArrowGenerator.java b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionArrowGenerator.java
index eca0862b755..de11bca6ff1 100644
--- a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionArrowGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionArrowGenerator.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.openscience.cdk.renderer.generators;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IReaction;
@@ -45,10 +46,15 @@ public IRenderingElement generate(IReaction reaction, RendererModel model) {
         	return null;
         
         double d = model.getBondLength() / model.getScale();
-        return new ArrowElement(totalBoundsReactants.getMaxX() + d,
-                                totalBoundsReactants.getCenterY(), 
-                                totalBoundsProducts.getMinX() - d, 
-                                totalBoundsReactants.getCenterY(),
-                                1 / model.getScale(),true,model.getForeColor());
+        Color foregroundColor = model.getRenderingParameter(
+            BasicSceneGenerator.ForegroundColor.class).getValue();
+        return new ArrowElement(
+        	totalBoundsReactants.getMaxX() + d,
+            totalBoundsReactants.getCenterY(), 
+            totalBoundsProducts.getMinX() - d, 
+            totalBoundsReactants.getCenterY(),
+            1 / model.getScale(), true,
+            foregroundColor
+        );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionBoxGenerator.java b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionBoxGenerator.java
index db3328adee8..c872fef9901 100644
--- a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionBoxGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionBoxGenerator.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.openscience.cdk.renderer.generators;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IReaction;
@@ -45,17 +46,22 @@ public IRenderingElement generate(IReaction reaction, RendererModel model) {
         if (totalBounds == null) return null;
         
         ElementGroup diagram = new ElementGroup();
-        diagram.add(new RectangleElement(totalBounds.getMinX()-d,
-                                    totalBounds.getMinY()-d,
-                                    totalBounds.getMaxX()+d,
-                                    totalBounds.getMaxY()+d,
-                                    model.getForeColor()));
+        Color foregroundColor = model.getRenderingParameter(
+            BasicSceneGenerator.ForegroundColor.class).getValue();
+        diagram.add(new RectangleElement(
+        	totalBounds.getMinX()-d,
+            totalBounds.getMinY()-d,
+            totalBounds.getMaxX()+d,
+            totalBounds.getMaxY()+d,
+            foregroundColor
+        ));
         if (reaction.getID() != null) {
-        	diagram.add(new TextElement((totalBounds.getMinX()
-        	                            +totalBounds.getMaxX())/2, 
-        	                            totalBounds.getMinY()-d, 
-        	                            reaction.getID(), 
-        	                            model.getForeColor()));
+        	diagram.add(new TextElement(
+        		(totalBounds.getMinX()+totalBounds.getMaxX())/2, 
+        		totalBounds.getMinY()-d, 
+        		reaction.getID(), 
+        		foregroundColor
+        	));
         }
         return diagram;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionPlusGenerator.java b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionPlusGenerator.java
index 63cf6c453d0..cd2ad75683b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionPlusGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/openscience/cdk/renderer/generators/ReactionPlusGenerator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public IRenderingElement generate(IReaction reaction, RendererModel model) {
         Rectangle2D bounds1 = 
             Renderer.calculateBounds(reactants.getAtomContainer(0));
         double axis = totalBoundsReactants.getCenterY();
-        Color color = model.getForeColor();
+        Color color = model.getRenderingParameter(
+            BasicSceneGenerator.ForegroundColor.class).getValue();
         for (int i = 1; i < reaction.getReactantCount(); i++) {
         	Rectangle2D bounds2 = 
         	    Renderer.calculateBounds(reactants.getAtomContainer(i));