diff --git a/src/playermat/Playermat.ttslua b/src/playermat/Playermat.ttslua
index 94f8cf60..c14e4479 100644
--- a/src/playermat/Playermat.ttslua
+++ b/src/playermat/Playermat.ttslua
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ function onClick_handColorSelect(player)
     if Player[playerColor].seated then
       Player[playerColor].changeColor(newColor)
     else
-      printToColor("Updated handcolor for this playermat to " .. newColor .. ".", player.color)
+      local colorString = "[" .. Color.fromString(newColor):toHex() .. "]" .. newColor .. "[-]"
+      printToColor("Updated handcolor for this playermat to " .. colorString .. ".", player.color)
     end
 
     -- update the internal variable