diff --git a/stand/lua/screen.lua b/stand/lua/screen.lua
index 360306e8c27..7f883af8b44 100644
--- a/stand/lua/screen.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/screen.lua
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ function screen.setcursor(x, y)
 	loader.printc("\027[" .. y .. ";" .. x .. "H")
 end
 
-function screen.setforeground(c)
+function screen.setforeground(color_value)
 	if color.disabled then
-		return c
+		return color_value
 	end
-	loader.printc("\027[3" .. c .. "m")
+	loader.printc(color.escapef(color_value))
 end
 
-function screen.setbackground(c)
+function screen.setbackground(color_value)
 	if color.disabled then
-		return c
+		return color_value
 	end
-	loader.printc("\027[4" .. c .. "m")
+	loader.printc(color.escapeb(color_value))
 end
 
 function screen.defcolor()