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diff --git a/src/jalview/bin/JalviewLite.java b/src/jalview/bin/JalviewLite.java
index f044411..9a4d9e2 100644
--- a/src/jalview/bin/JalviewLite.java
+++ b/src/jalview/bin/JalviewLite.java
@@ -2244,6 +2244,34 @@ public class JalviewLite extends Applet implements StructureSelectionManagerProv
   }
 
   /**
+   * return the given colour value parameter or the given default if parameter not given
+   * @param colparam
+   * @param defcolour
+   * @return
+   */
+  public Color getDefaultColourParameter(String colparam, Color defcolour)
+  {
+    String colprop = getParameter(colparam);
+    if (colprop==null || colprop.trim().length()==0)
+    {
+      return defcolour;
+    }
+    Color col = jalview.schemes.ColourSchemeProperty.getAWTColorFromName(colprop);
+    if (col==null)
+    {
+      try {
+        col = new jalview.schemes.UserColourScheme(colprop).findColour('A');
+      } catch (Exception ex)
+      {
+        System.err.println("Couldn't parse '"+colprop+"' as a colour for "+colparam);
+        col=null;
+      }
+    }
+    return (col==null) ? defcolour: col;
+
+  }
+
+  /**
    * bind structures in a viewer to any matching sequences in an alignFrame (use
    * sequenceIds to limit scope of search to specific sequences)
    *