Index: src/create.c
===================================================================
--- src/create.c	(revision 28)
+++ src/create.c	(revision 29)
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
   /* copy default settings */
   ptr->ConnectedColor = Settings.ConnectedColor;
   ptr->ElementColor = Settings.ElementColor;
+  ptr->ElementColor_nonetlist = Settings.ElementColor_nonetlist;
   ptr->RatColor = Settings.RatColor;
   ptr->InvisibleObjectsColor = Settings.InvisibleObjectsColor;
   ptr->InvisibleMarkColor = Settings.InvisibleMarkColor;
Index: src/draw.c
===================================================================
--- src/draw.c	(revision 28)
+++ src/draw.c	(revision 29)
@@ -369,11 +369,18 @@
     gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->ElementColor);
   else if (TEST_FLAG (SELECTEDFLAG, &ELEMENT_TEXT (PCB, element)))
     gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->ElementSelectedColor);
-  else if (FRONT (element))
-    gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->ElementColor);
+  else if (FRONT (element)) {
+/* TODO: why do we test for Name's flag here? */
+    if (TEST_FLAG (NONETLISTFLAG, &element->Name[1]))
+      gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->ElementColor_nonetlist);
+    else
+      gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->ElementColor);
+  }
   else
     gui->set_color (Output.fgGC, PCB->InvisibleObjectsColor);
+
   DrawTextLowLevel (&ELEMENT_TEXT (PCB, element), PCB->minSlk);
+
 }
 
 static int
Index: src/global.h
===================================================================
--- src/global.h	(revision 28)
+++ src/global.h	(revision 29)
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@
     *PinSelectedColor,
     *PinNameColor,
     *ElementColor,
+    *ElementColor_nonetlist,
     *RatColor,
     *InvisibleObjectsColor,
     *InvisibleMarkColor,
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@
     *PinSelectedColor,
     *PinNameColor,
     *ElementColor,
+    *ElementColor_nonetlist,
     *RatColor,
     *InvisibleObjectsColor,
     *InvisibleMarkColor,
Index: src/main.c
===================================================================
--- src/main.c	(revision 28)
+++ src/main.c	(revision 29)
@@ -615,8 +615,18 @@
 */
   COLOR (ElementColor, "#000000", "element-color", "color of components"),
 
+
 /* %start-doc options "3 Colors"
 @ftable @code
+@item --element-color-nonetlist <string>
+Color of components. Default: @samp{#777777}
+@end ftable
+%end-doc
+*/
+  COLOR (ElementColor_nonetlist, "#777777", "element-color-nonetlist", "color of components not part of the netlist"),
+
+/* %start-doc options "3 Colors"
+@ftable @code
 @item --rat-color <string>
 Color of ratlines. Default: @samp{#b8860b}
 @end ftable