diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.Designer.cs b/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 6427de4..3256681 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.Designer.cs	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.Designer.cs	
@@ -699,8 +699,6 @@ public void InitializeComponent()
             this.searchCloseButton.Text = "X";
             this.searchCloseButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
             this.searchCloseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SearchCloseButton_Click);
-            this.searchCloseButton.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.SearchCloseButton_MouseEnter);
-            this.searchCloseButton.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.SearchCloseButton_MouseLeave);
             // 
             // searchFindNextButton
             // 
@@ -1360,8 +1358,8 @@ public void InitializeComponent()
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label encryptionKeyPlaceholder;
         protected internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox fileLockedKeyTextBox;
         protected internal System.Windows.Forms.Panel richTextBoxPanel;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label searchCloseButton;
         protected internal System.Windows.Forms.Label searchFindNextButton;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label closeToolbarButton;
+        protected internal System.Windows.Forms.Label searchCloseButton;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.cs b/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.cs
index 932c269..fd9a25a 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.cs	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/MainForm.cs	
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ private void LoadSettings()
             searchCaseSensitiveCheckBox.ForeColor = settings.searchPanelForeColor;
             searchWholeWordCheckBox.ForeColor = settings.searchPanelForeColor;
             searchFindNextButton.ForeColor = settings.searchPanelForeColor;
+            searchCloseButton.ForeColor = settings.searchPanelForeColor;
             lineNumbers.Visible = bool.Parse(settings.lineNumbersVisible);
             lineNumbers.Show_BorderLines = bool.Parse(settings.borderLinesVisible);
             lineNumbers.Show_GridLines = bool.Parse(settings.gridLinesVisible);
@@ -1524,16 +1525,6 @@ private void SearchTextBox_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
             }
         }
 
-        private void SearchCloseButton_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            searchCloseButton.ForeColor = Color.DimGray;
-        }
-
-        private void SearchCloseButton_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            searchCloseButton.ForeColor = Color.DarkGray;
-        }
-
         private void SearchCloseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             FindMainMenu_Click(this, new EventArgs());
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/SettingsForm.cs b/Crypto Notepad/SettingsForm.cs
index 9d1c42d..7016f32 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/SettingsForm.cs	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/SettingsForm.cs	
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ private void SearchFontColor_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                     main.searchCaseSensitiveCheckBox.ForeColor = colorDialog.Color;
                     main.searchWholeWordCheckBox.ForeColor = colorDialog.Color;
                     main.searchFindNextButton.ForeColor = colorDialog.Color;
+                    main.searchCloseButton.ForeColor = colorDialog.Color;
                     settings.searchPanelForeColor = colorDialog.Color;
                     searchFontColor.BackColor = colorDialog.Color;
                 }