diff --git a/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_colorbox.h b/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_colorbox.h
index 40c838398..f3385b61e 100644
--- a/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_colorbox.h
+++ b/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_colorbox.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QSlider>
+#include <vcg/space/color4.h>
 #include "rfx_dialog.h"
 
 class RfxColorBox : public QWidget
@@ -51,15 +52,9 @@ public:
 		Returns the current color as an array of float value between 0 and 1.
 		@return the current color as float array.
 	*/
-	float* getColorf(){
-		float r, g, b, a;
-		r = this->_redS->value() / 255.0f;
-		g = this->_greenS->value() / 255.0f;
-		b = this->_blueS->value() / 255.0f;
-		a = this->_alphaS->value() / 255.0f;
-
-		float vals[4] = {r, g, b, a};
-		return vals;
+	inline vcg::Color4f getColorf(){
+		vcg::Color4f c(_redS->value() / 255.0f,_greenS->value() / 255.0f,_blueS->value() / 255.0f,_alphaS->value() / 255.0f);
+		return c;
 	}
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_dialog.cpp b/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_dialog.cpp
index 63e68499f..a351d026b 100644
--- a/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/fgt/render_rfx/rfx_dialog.cpp
@@ -552,11 +552,11 @@ void RfxDialog::ChangeValue(const QString& val)
 				} else {
 					RfxColorBox *cBox = dynamic_cast<RfxColorBox*>(sender);
 					if (cBox != NULL) {
-						float* newVal = cBox->getColorf();
-						oldVal[0] = newVal[0];
-						oldVal[1] = newVal[1];
-						oldVal[2] = newVal[2];
-						oldVal[3] = newVal[3];
+						vcg::Color4f newVal = cBox->getColorf();
+						oldVal[0] = newVal.X();
+						oldVal[1] = newVal.Y();
+						oldVal[2] = newVal.Z();
+						oldVal[3] = newVal.W();
 						uni->PassToShader();
 						mGLWin->updateGL();
 						return;