diff --git a/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js b/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
index 9e76f638e..291ca3018 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function BlinkStick(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
 	var p1 = /^\#[A-Za-z0-9]{6}$/
 	var p2 = /[0-9]+,[0-9]+,[0-9]+/
-	this.led = blinkstick.findFirst(); // maybe try findAll() ?
+	this.led = blinkstick.findFirst(); // maybe try findAll() (one day)
 	var node = this;
 
 	node.log("started");
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ function BlinkStick(n) {
 					var rgb = msg.payload.split(",");
 					node.led.setColor(parseInt(rgb[0]), parseInt(rgb[1]), parseInt(rgb[2]));
 				}
-				if ((p1.test(msg.payload))|(p2.test(msg.payload))) {
+				else if ((p1.test(msg.payload))|(p2.test(msg.payload))) {
 					node.led.setColor(msg.payload);
 				}
-				// TODO - need to handle colour strings...
 				else {
-					node.error("Incorrect format: "+msg.payload);
+					try {
+						node.led.setColor(msg.payload);
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						node.error("Incorrect format: "+msg.payload);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			else {
diff --git a/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.html b/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.html
index 77d69f03c..c9110dbf6 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.html
+++ b/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.html
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('blink',{
         category: 'output',
-        color:"cornsilk",
+        color:"GoldenRod",
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""}
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:0,
-        icon: "arrow-in.png",
+        icon: "light.png",
         align: "right",
         label: function() {
             return this.name||"blink1";
diff --git a/public/icons/light.png b/public/icons/light.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3666bba95
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