diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index ac69c23..28e3a8a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $config_data = json_decode($raw_json_config, false);
 	<br><br>
 	<form action="./#wordform" method="post" autocomplete="off" id="wordform">
 		<table>
-			<tr>	<td>Nächstes Wort:</td>	<td><input type="text" name="submitted"></td>	</tr>
+			<tr>	<td>Nächstes Wort:</td>	<td><input type="text" name="submitted" id="wordinput"></td>	</tr>
 			<tr>	<td></td>	<td><input type="submit" value="senden"></td>	</tr>
 		</table>
 	</form>
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ $config_data = json_decode($raw_json_config, false);
 							}
 						}
 						previousTextLength = text.length;
+						
+						// color
+						var spans = document.querySelector(".sentences").getElementsByTagName("span");
+						// we expect this to be from the user who's turn it is now (3 users)
+						var histurnspan = spans[spans.length - 3];
+						//console.log(histurnspan.getAttribute("style"));
+						document.getElementById("wordinput").setAttribute("style", histurnspan.getAttribute("style"));
 					});
 				});
 		}
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 93b0b2b..1e81c39 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ a {
 	color: black;
 }
 
+ #wordinput {
+	color: black;
+	background-color: white;
+}
+
 table {
 	font-size: inherit;
 }