diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index 9d7345e91..1c4601214 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ timerStopped = false;
                 else ""
             )
 
-            if self.mw.col.conf["hideColor"]:
+            if self.mw.col.conf["showColor"]:
                 return """
 <td align=center><button %s title="%s" data-ease="%s" onclick='pycmd("ease%d");'>\
 %s%s</button></td>""" % (
diff --git a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
index 2207b5d4c..53872f35b 100644
--- a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub enum BoolKey {
     ShowRemainingDueCountsInStudy,
     #[strum(to_string = "addToCur")]
     AddingDefaultsToCurrentDeck,
-    #[strum(to_string = "hideColor")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "showColor")]
     ShowColoredButtons,
 }
 
diff --git a/rslib/src/config/schema11.rs b/rslib/src/config/schema11.rs
index c81f398ea..96e199e7a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/config/schema11.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/config/schema11.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(crate) fn schema11_config_as_string(creation_offset: Option<i32>) -> String
         "schedVer": 2,
         "creationOffset": creation_offset,
         "sched2021": true,
-        "hideColor": false,
+        "showColor": false,
     });
     serde_json::to_string(&obj).unwrap()
 }