diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/AnnotationViewFXController.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/AnnotationViewFXController.java
index 3618e62b47054754708a5e6e6df6895757816d84..21041ec4f9b3e0c34d68d22af54d9e077edacc38 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/AnnotationViewFXController.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/AnnotationViewFXController.java
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ public class AnnotationViewFXController extends CompositeFXControllerBase<SplitP
 	/** Option text for the annotation type filter combo box. */
 	private static final String SHOW_ALL_ANNOTATION_TYPES = "Show all annotation types";
 
+	/** Background color for table cells, which are not editable and empty. */
+	public static final Color READ_ONLY_EMPTY_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR = LIGHTGREY;
+
+	/** Background color for table cells, which are not editable. */
+	public static final Color READ_ONLY_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR = BISQUE;
+
+	/** Background color for table cells of the selected element. */
+	protected static final Color SELECTED_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR = LIGHTSEAGREEN;
+
 	/** {@link TextField} for entering the filter pattern. */
 	@FXML
 	private TextField txtFilterText;
@@ -508,7 +517,7 @@ public class AnnotationViewFXController extends CompositeFXControllerBase<SplitP
 		@Override
 		public Color getBackgroundColor(int column, AnnotationEntry element) {
 			if(element.getModelElement().equals(selected)) {
-				return LIGHTSEAGREEN;
+				return READ_ONLY_EMPTY_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
 			}
 
 			if(column > 1 && colIdxAnnotationMap.containsKey(column)) {
@@ -518,11 +527,11 @@ public class AnnotationViewFXController extends CompositeFXControllerBase<SplitP
 						element.getAnnotationValueProvider(spec.getClass());
 				if(valueProvider != null && valueProvider.getAnnotationValue(spec) != null &&
 						!isEditable(column, element)) {
-					return BISQUE;
+					return READ_ONLY_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
 				}
 
 				if(!isEditable(column, element)) {
-					return LIGHTGREY;
+					return READ_ONLY_ANNOTATION_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
 				}
 			}