diff --git a/caltojson.py b/caltojson.py
index ed60051..e54ad87 100644
--- a/caltojson.py
+++ b/caltojson.py
@@ -172,21 +172,26 @@ def toNaturalColor(colormap, orgColor):
     print(f"failed with {orgColor}")
     return orgColor
 
-def colorizeEvents(allEvents, colors):
-
+def colorizeEvents(allEvents, service):
     COLORS_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'colors.json')
     with open(COLORS_FILE) as f:
         colormap = json.load(f)
+        
+    colors = getCalendarColors(service)
     
     for event in allEvents:
-        if event.calendarColorId != 0:
-            orgColor = colors['calendar'][event.calendarColorId]['background']
-        else:
-            calColorId = toCalendarColorId(colormap, event.eventColorId)
-            orgColor = colors['calendar'][calColorId]['background']
-        
-        event.colorHex = toNaturalColor(colormap, orgColor)
-         
+        event.colorHex = fromColorIdGetColor(event.calendarColorId, colormap, colors)
+
+def fromColorIdGetColor(colorId, colormap, colors):
+
+    if colorId != 0:
+        orgColor = colors['calendar'][colorId]['background']
+    else:
+        calColorId = toCalendarColorId(colormap, colorId)
+        orgColor = colors['calendar'][calColorId]['background']
+    
+    return toNaturalColor(colormap, orgColor)
+
 def toJson(events):
     data = {}
     data['kind'] = 'calendar#events'
@@ -225,9 +230,11 @@ def getCalendarList(credentials = None):
     COLORS_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'colors.json')
     with open(COLORS_FILE) as f:
         colormap = json.load(f)
+        
+    colors = getCalendarColors(service)
 
     for calendar in calendars:
-        calendar.color = toNaturalColor(colormap, calendar.color)
+        calendar.color = fromColorIdGetColor(calendar.color, colormap, colors)
     return calendars
 
 def generateJsonFromCalendarEntries(credentials = None):
@@ -244,8 +251,7 @@ def generateJsonFromCalendarEntries(credentials = None):
     
     allEvents = getCalendarEvents(service, today, tomorrow)
 
-    colors = getCalendarColors(service)
-    colorizeEvents(allEvents, colors)
+    colorizeEvents(allEvents, service)
     # if not events:
     #    print('No upcoming events found.')