diff --git a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/common/HighlightingNameFormatter.java b/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/common/HighlightingNameFormatter.java
--- a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/common/HighlightingNameFormatter.java
+++ b/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/common/HighlightingNameFormatter.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
  */
 public class HighlightingNameFormatter {
 
-    private static final String COLOR_FORMAT_PATTERN = "<font style=\"background-color:%s; font-weight:bold; color:%s; white-space:nowrap\">%s</font>"; //NOI18N
+    private static final String COLOR_FORMAT_PATTERN = "<font color=\"#%s\"style=\"white-space:nowrap\">%s</font>"; //NOI18N
     private static final String BOLD_FORMAT_PATTERN = "<b>%s</b>";    //NOI18N
     private String formatPattern;
 
@@ -175,12 +175,10 @@
 
     @NonNull
     public static HighlightingNameFormatter createColorFormatter(
-            @NonNull final Color bgColor,
             @NonNull final Color fgColor) {
-        final String bgColorHighlight = Integer.toHexString(bgColor.getRGB()).substring(2);
         final String fgColorHighlight = Integer.toHexString(fgColor.getRGB()).substring(2);
         return new HighlightingNameFormatter(
-            String.format(COLOR_FORMAT_PATTERN, bgColorHighlight, fgColorHighlight, "%s"));  //NOI18N
+            String.format(COLOR_FORMAT_PATTERN, fgColorHighlight, "%s"));  //NOI18N
     }
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/type/GoToTypeAction.java b/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/type/GoToTypeAction.java
--- a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/type/GoToTypeAction.java
+++ b/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/type/GoToTypeAction.java
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
         private JList jList;
         private String searchText = "";
         private boolean caseSensitive;
-        private final HighlightingNameFormatter typeNameFormatter;
+        private HighlightingNameFormatter typeNameFormatter;
 
         @SuppressWarnings("LeakingThisInConstructor")
         public Renderer(
@@ -735,7 +735,6 @@
                             );
             bgSelectionColor = list.getSelectionBackground();
             fgSelectionColor = list.getSelectionForeground();
-            this.typeNameFormatter = HighlightingNameFormatter.createBoldFormatter();
             nameFieldDocument.addDocumentListener(this);
             caseSensitive.addActionListener(this);
         }
@@ -764,12 +763,14 @@
                 jlPkg.setForeground(fgSelectionColor);
                 jlPrj.setForeground(fgSelectionColor);
                 rendererComponent.setBackground(bgSelectionColor);
+                this.typeNameFormatter = HighlightingNameFormatter.createColorFormatter(fgSelectionColor);
             }
             else {
                 jlName.setForeground(fgColor);
                 jlPkg.setForeground(fgColorLighter);
                 jlPrj.setForeground(fgColor);                
                 rendererComponent.setBackground( index % 2 == 0 ? bgColor : bgColorDarker );
+                this.typeNameFormatter = HighlightingNameFormatter.createColorFormatter(bgSelectionColor);
             }
             
             if ( value instanceof TypeDescriptor ) {