diff --git a/examples/text.nim b/examples/text.nim
index ab11b92..5dd45c2 100644
--- a/examples/text.nim
+++ b/examples/text.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ image.fill(rgba(255, 255, 255, 255))
 
 var font = readFont("examples/data/Roboto-Regular_1.ttf")
 font.size = 20
+font.paint.color = color(1, 0, 0)
 
 let text = "Typesetting is the arrangement and composition of text in graphic design and publishing in both digital and traditional medias."