-    wxColour fg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(MostFreqCol >> 16),
-                             (unsigned char)(MostFreqCol >> 8),
-                             (unsigned char)(MostFreqCol) );
-
-    wxColour bg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(NextFreqCol >> 16),
-                             (unsigned char)(NextFreqCol >> 8),
-                             (unsigned char)(NextFreqCol) );
-
-    int hotSpotX=0;
-    int hotSpotY=0;
+    wxColour fg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(colMostFreq >> 16),
+                             (unsigned char)(colMostFreq >> 8),
+                             (unsigned char)(colMostFreq) );
+
+    wxColour bg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq >> 16),
+                             (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq >> 8),
+                             (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq) );
+
+    int fg_intensity = fg.Red() + fg.Green() + fg.Blue();
+    int bg_intensity = bg.Red() + bg.Green() + bg.Blue();
+       
+       if (bg_intensity > fg_intensity)
+       {
+        //swap fg and bg
+        wxColour tmp = fg;
+        fg = bg;
+        bg = tmp;
+       }                                                        
+
+    int hotSpotX;
+    int hotSpotY;
+
+    if (image.HasOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_X))
+        hotSpotX = image.GetOptionInt(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_X);
+    else
+        hotSpotX = 0;