diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index 9afef6e8..478e2489 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ using Terraria;
 
 using TShockAPI.Net;
 
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+
 namespace TShockAPI
 {
     public class TSPlayer
@@ -287,6 +289,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             SendMessage(msg, color.R, color.G, color.B);
         }
 
+        public virtual void SendMessage(string msg, Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color color)
+        {
+            SendMessage(msg, color.R, color.G, color.B);
+        }
+
         public virtual void SendMessage(string msg, byte red, byte green, byte blue)
         {
             SendData(PacketTypes.ChatText, msg, 255, red, green, blue);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
index 6f34a5ae..71aacd41 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
     <Reference Include="HttpServer">
       <HintPath>..\HttpBins\HttpServer.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Xna.Framework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=842cf8be1de50553, processorArchitecture=x86" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=842cf8be1de50553, processorArchitecture=x86" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=842cf8be1de50553, processorArchitecture=x86" />
     <Reference Include="MySql.Data, Version=6.3.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\SqlBins\MySql.Data.dll</HintPath>