diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
index 5c91a91e447..7a1cc4f5bad 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ static void ui_is_but_sel(uiBut *but)
 			if(value == but->hardmax) push= 1;
 			break;
 		case COL:
-			push= 1;
+			push= 2;
 			break;
 		default:
 			push= 2;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
index 7c0fa1fbc74..705decec70d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static void ui_but_copy_paste(bContext *C, uiBut *but, uiHandleButtonData *data,
 		else {
 			if (sscanf(buf, "[%f, %f, %f]", &rgb[0], &rgb[1], &rgb[2]) == 3) {
 				button_activate_state(C, but, BUTTON_STATE_NUM_EDITING);
-				VECCOPY(data->vec, rgb);
+				ui_set_but_vectorf(but, rgb);
 				button_activate_state(C, but, BUTTON_STATE_EXIT);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
index 6c78a1f2a11..7b975d17184 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
@@ -1330,10 +1330,8 @@ static void widget_state(uiWidgetType *wt, int state)
 
 		VECCOPY(wt->wcol.text, wt->wcol.text_sel);
 		
-		/* only flip shade if it's not "pushed in" already */
-		if(wt->wcol.shaded && wt->wcol.shadetop>wt->wcol.shadedown) {
-			SWAP(short, wt->wcol.shadetop, wt->wcol.shadedown);
-		}
+		/* swap for selection - show depressed */
+		SWAP(short, wt->wcol.shadetop, wt->wcol.shadedown);
 	}
 	else {
 		if(state & UI_BUT_ANIMATED_KEY)