diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index fb43e7a79f..784528f931 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher.prototype =
                 // create span
                 var labelSpan = document.createElement("span");
                 if (!baseLayer && !layer.inRange) {
-                    labelSpan.style.color = "grey";
+                    labelSpan.style.color = "gray";
                 }
                 labelSpan.innerHTML = layer.name;
                 labelSpan.style.verticalAlign = (baseLayer) ? "bottom" : "baseline";