diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py b/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
index 2ac5a84..7dde38a 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from discord_rss_bot.settings import get_reader
 class CustomEmbed:
     title: str
     description: str
-    color: int
+    color: str
     author_name: str
     author_url: str
     author_icon_url: str
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def get_embed(custom_reader: Reader, feed: Feed) -> CustomEmbed:
     return CustomEmbed(
         title="",
         description="",
-        color=32896,
+        color="#469ad9",
         author_name="",
         author_url="",
         author_icon_url="",
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def get_embed_data(embed_data) -> CustomEmbed:
     """
     title: str = embed_data.get("title", "")
     description: str = embed_data.get("description", "")
-    color: int = embed_data.get("color", 32896)
+    color: str = embed_data.get("color", "")
     author_name: str = embed_data.get("author_name", "")
     author_url: str = embed_data.get("author_url", "")
     author_icon_url: str = embed_data.get("author_icon_url", "")
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
index 391ee0d..f433cbb 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ def create_embed_webhook(webhook_url: str, entry: Entry) -> DiscordWebhook:
 
     discord_embed: DiscordEmbed = DiscordEmbed()
 
-    # Remove # from the color if it exists.
-    if type(custom_embed.color) is str and custom_embed.color.startswith("#"):
-        custom_embed.color = custom_embed.color[1:]
-
     if custom_embed.title:
         discord_embed.set_title(custom_embed.title)
     if custom_embed.description:
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/settings.py b/discord_rss_bot/settings.py
index f3d2754..592f6c1 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/settings.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ default_custom_embed: dict[str, str] = {
     "title": "{{entry_title}}",
     "description": "{{entry_text}}",
     "image_url": "{{image_1}}",
+    "color": "#469ad9",
 }