diff --git a/include/Kyoto/Text/CTextColor.hpp b/include/Kyoto/Text/CTextColor.hpp
index 87255906..4c5ed2d0 100644
--- a/include/Kyoto/Text/CTextColor.hpp
+++ b/include/Kyoto/Text/CTextColor.hpp
@@ -3,15 +3,38 @@
 
 #include <types.h>
 
+#ifdef __MWERKS__
+#pragma cpp_extensions on
+#endif
+
 class CTextColor {
 public:
   CTextColor(uchar r, uchar g, uchar b, uchar a) : mR(r), mG(g), mB(b), mA(a) {}
 
+  CTextColor(const CTextColor& other) : mR(other.mR), mG(other.mG), mB(other.mB), mA(other.mA) {}
+
+  const CTextColor& operator=(const CTextColor& other) {
+    mR = other.mR;
+    mG = other.mG;
+    mB = other.mB;
+    mA = other.mA;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
 private:
-  uchar mR;
-  uchar mG;
-  uchar mB;
-  uchar mA;
+  union {
+    struct {
+      uchar mR;
+      uchar mG;
+      uchar mB;
+      uchar mA;
+    };
+    uint mRgba;
+  };
 };
 
+#ifdef __MWERKS__
+#pragma cpp_extensions off
+#endif
+
 #endif // _CTEXTCOLOR