diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index d08439acc2c90114ff2dc11bd589bf99ab745a96..183c4920b6672787b6a6cf77434fd09d78525099 100644
--- a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::paintGL()
                         // draw magnetic axis (for both cones)
                         if(m_showRotationAxes) {
                             glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK,GL_FILL);
-                            glColor3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+                            glColor3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
                             glPushMatrix();
                                         glTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, -5.0);
                                         gluCylinder(m_quadricPulsarMagneticAxis, 0.025, 0.025, 10.0, 32, 1);