diff --git a/libraries/joomla/image/image.php b/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
index 9654d46e98adc..a17def6916895 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
@@ -733,10 +733,9 @@ public function resize($width, $height, $createNew = true, $scaleMethod = self::
 
 			$handle = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
 
-			// Make image transparent, otherwise cavas outside initial image would default to black
 			if (!$this->isTransparent())
 			{
-				$transparency = imagecolorAllocateAlpha($this->handle, 0, 0, 0, 127);
+				$transparency = imagecolorAllocateAlpha($this->handle, 255, 255, 255, 127);
 				imagecolorTransparent($this->handle, $transparency);
 			}
 		}