diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/regionbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/regionbindings.cpp
index 4cb15c7497..037f6a5609 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/regionbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/regionbindings.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ namespace MWLua
             = [](const ESM::Region& rec) -> std::string { return "ESM3_Region[" + rec.mId.toDebugString() + "]"; };
         regionT["id"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Region& rec) { return rec.mId.serializeText(); });
         regionT["name"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Region& rec) -> std::string_view { return rec.mName; });
-        regionT["mapColor"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Region& rec) -> Misc::Color {
-            uint32_t c = rec.mMapColor;
-            float r = ((c >> 16) & 0xFF) / 255.f;
-            float g = ((c >> 8) & 0xFF) / 255.f;
-            float b = (c & 0xFF) / 255.f;
-            return Misc::Color(r, g, b, 1.f); // assume alpha = 1.0
-        });
+        regionT["mapColor"] = sol::readonly_property(
+            [](const ESM::Region& rec) -> Misc::Color { return Misc::Color::fromRGB(rec.mMapColor); });
         regionT["sleepList"]
             = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Region& rec) { return rec.mSleepList.serializeText(); });