diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/PalUtils.pas b/components/mbColorLib/PalUtils.pas
index d518507ce..b8536b0cb 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/PalUtils.pas
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/PalUtils.pas
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ begin
   ColorToHSL(c, hslH, hslS, hslL);
   ColorToHSV(c, hsvH, hsvS, hsvV);
 
-  h := AnsiReplaceText(fmt, '%hex', '#' + ColorToHex(c));
+  h := AnsiReplaceText(fmt, '%hex', ColorToHex(c));
   h := AnsiReplaceText(h, '%cieL', IntToStr(Round(GetCIElValue(c))));
   h := AnsiReplaceText(h, '%cieA', IntToStr(Round(GetCIEaValue(c))));
   h := AnsiReplaceText(h, '%cieB', IntToStr(Round(GetCIEbValue(c))));