diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
index eacb31910..3a351ac10 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), NavigationListener {
                 val holidays = getString(R.string.holidays)
                 var eventTypeId = dbHelper.getEventTypeIdWithTitle(holidays)
                 if (eventTypeId == -1) {
-                    val eventType = EventType(0, holidays, config.primaryColor)
+                    val eventType = EventType(0, holidays, resources.getColor(R.color.default_holidays_color))
                     eventTypeId = dbHelper.insertEventType(eventType)
                 }
                 val result = IcsImporter().importEvents(this, it as String, eventTypeId)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 249d793b8..7426d50a5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
     <color name="darker_divider">#66808080</color>
     <color name="red_text">#FFF62F2F</color>
     <color name="default_birthdays_color">#FF303DF6</color>
+    <color name="default_holidays_color">#FF64DD17</color>
 </resources>