diff --git a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
index 88dd7f8472..69cb5ae8a0 100644
--- a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
+++ b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Changes, compared to  \ref page_whatsnew_V4_0_0 "v4.0.0" include:
     <li>NEW: add color palettes from Green's HELIX method, see <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5083">https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5083</a>, also see <a href="https://jiffyclub.github.io/palettable/cubehelix/">https://jiffyclub.github.io/palettable/cubehelix/</a>, see JKQTPCreateGreensCubeHelixLUT() and e.g. JKQTPMathImageCubeHelixClassic, JKQTPMathImageCubeHelix1, ...</li>
     <li>NEW: Using Q_SIGNALS/Q_SLOTS instead of signals/slots MOC-keywords ... this allows for interoperability with other signals/slots frameworks, thanks to <a href="https://github.com/nickmontini">user:nickmontini</a> for the proposal</li>
     <li>NEW: you can use any (preferably stepped/categorial) JKQTPMathImageColorPalette as default graph colors list in a style.ini file, by setting <tt>auto_styles/use_color_from_palette=PALETTE_NAME</tt></li>
+    <li>NEW added entry for plotLabelColor to JKQTBasePlotterStyle</li>
   </ul></li>
   
   <li>JKQTMathText:<ul>
diff --git a/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h b/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
index 0c625d365b..5773437b29 100644
--- a/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
+++ b/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ inline void buildLineSymbolSampler(JKQTBasePlotter* plotExtra, JKQTBasePlotter*
     plotExtra->setBackgroundColor(baseplot->getBackgroundColor());
     plotExtra->setExportBackgroundColor(baseplot->getExportBackgroundColor());
     plotExtra->setPlotBackgroundColor(baseplot->getPlotBackgroundColor());
+    plotExtra->setPlotLabelColor(baseplot->getPlotLabelColor());
     plotExtra->getXAxis()->setDrawMode1(JKQTPCADMnone);
     plotExtra->getXAxis()->setDrawMode2(JKQTPCADMnone);
     plotExtra->getYAxis()->setDrawMode1(JKQTPCADMnone);
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
index 17bc89e428..4da0014aa9 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
@@ -1372,6 +1372,7 @@ void JKQTBasePlotter::drawPlot(JKQTPEnhancedPainter& painter) {
     if (!plotLabel.isEmpty()) {
         mathText.setFontSize(plotterStyle.plotLabelFontSize*fontSizeMultiplier);
         mathText.setFontSpecial(plotterStyle.plotLabelFontName);
+        mathText.setFontColor(plotterStyle.plotLabelColor);
 
         mathText.parse(plotLabel);
         double a=0,d=0,so=0,w=0;
@@ -2998,6 +2999,19 @@ double JKQTBasePlotter::getPlotLabelFontSize() const
     return this->plotterStyle.plotLabelFontSize;
 }
 
+void JKQTBasePlotter::setPlotLabelColor(QColor __value)
+{
+    if (this->plotterStyle.plotLabelColor != __value) {
+        this->plotterStyle.plotLabelColor = __value;
+        redrawPlot();
+    }
+}
+
+QColor JKQTBasePlotter::getPlotLabelColor() const
+{
+    return this->plotterStyle.plotLabelColor;
+}
+
 void JKQTBasePlotter::setplotLabelFontName(const QString &__value)
 {
     if (this->plotterStyle.plotLabelFontName != __value) {
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
index 3ce14708d6..a5c9cce9a8 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotter: public QObject {
         double getPlotLabelFontSize() const;
         /** \copydoc JKQTBasePlotterStyle::plotLabelFontName */
         QString getplotLabelFontName() const;
+        /** \copydoc JKQTBasePlotterStyle::plotLabelColor */
+        QColor getPlotLabelColor() const;
 
         /** \copydoc plotLabel */ 
         QString getPlotLabel() const;
@@ -2013,6 +2015,8 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotter: public QObject {
         void setPlotLabelFontSize(double __value);
         /** \copydoc JKQTBasePlotterStyle::plotLabelFontName */
         void setplotLabelFontName(const QString & __value);
+        /** \copydoc JKQTBasePlotterStyle::plotLabelColor */
+        void setPlotLabelColor(QColor __value);
         /** \brief set the plot label text */
         void setPlotLabel(const QString & __value);
         /** \copydoc JKQTBasePlotterStyle::defaultTextColor */
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.cpp
index 079d22637d..3af3b0e8d8 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void JKQTBasePlotterStyle::loadSettings(const QSettings &settings, const QString
     debugTextBoxLineWidth=settings.value(group+"debug_textbox_linewidth", defaultStyle.debugTextBoxLineWidth).toDouble();
     plotLabelFontName=settings.value(group+"plot_label_font_name", defaultStyle.plotLabelFontName).toString();
     plotLabelFontSize=settings.value(group+"plot_label_font_size", defaultStyle.plotLabelFontSize).toDouble();
+    plotLabelColor=jkqtp_String2QColor(settings.value(group+"plot_label_color", jkqtp_QColor2String(defaultStyle.plotLabelColor)).toString());
     widgetBackgroundBrush=QBrush(jkqtp_String2QColor(settings.value(group+"widget_background_color", jkqtp_QColor2String(defaultStyle.widgetBackgroundBrush.color())).toString()));
     exportBackgroundBrush=QBrush(jkqtp_String2QColor(settings.value(group+"widget_background_color_for_export", jkqtp_QColor2String(defaultStyle.exportBackgroundBrush.color())).toString()));
     plotBackgroundBrush=QBrush(jkqtp_String2QColor(settings.value(group+"plot_background_color", jkqtp_QColor2String(defaultStyle.plotBackgroundBrush.color())).toString()));
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void JKQTBasePlotterStyle::saveSettings(QSettings &settings, const QString &grou
     settings.setValue(group+"text_default_font_name", defaultFontName);
     settings.setValue(group+"plot_label_font_name", plotLabelFontName);
     settings.setValue(group+"plot_label_font_size", plotLabelFontSize);
+    settings.setValue(group+"plot_label_color", jkqtp_QColor2String(plotLabelColor));
     settings.setValue(group+"plot_frame_visible", plotFrameVisible);
     settings.setValue(group+"plot_frame_color", jkqtp_QColor2String(plotFrameColor));
     settings.setValue(group+"plot_frame_width", plotFrameWidth);
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.h
index f65abf0551..6db7c32f26 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotterstyle.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotterStyle {
         QString plotLabelFontName;
         /** \brief the plot label font size [pt] */
         double plotLabelFontSize;
+        /** \brief the plot label color */
+        QColor plotLabelColor;
         /** \brief specifies whether to use antialiasing for plotting the coordinate system */
         bool useAntiAliasingForSystem;
         /** \brief specifies whether to use antialiasing when drawing any text