diff --git a/egui/src/demos/widgets.rs b/egui/src/demos/widgets.rs
index 21bf7b37..d01d7ab5 100644
--- a/egui/src/demos/widgets.rs
+++ b/egui/src/demos/widgets.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ impl Widgets {
         ui.horizontal_wrapped_for_text(TextStyle::Body, |ui| {
             ui.label("Long text will wrap, just as you would expect.");
             ui.add(Label::new("Text can have").text_color(srgba(110, 255, 110, 255)));
-            ui.add(Label::new("color").text_color(srgba(128, 140, 255, 255)));
-            ui.add(Label::new("and tooltips.")).on_hover_text(
+            ui.colored_label(srgba(128, 140, 255, 255), "color"); // Shortcut version
+            ui.label("and tooltips.").on_hover_text(
                 "This is a multiline tooltip that demonstrates that you can easily add tooltips to any element.\nThis is the second line.\nThis is the third.",
             );
 
diff --git a/egui/src/ui.rs b/egui/src/ui.rs
index 4706a5be..38902e14 100644
--- a/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -531,6 +531,11 @@ impl Ui {
         self.add(label.into())
     }
 
+    /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).text_color(color))`
+    pub fn colored_label(&mut self, color: impl Into<Srgba>, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
+        self.add(label.into().text_color(color))
+    }
+
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).heading())`
     pub fn heading(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
         self.add(label.into().heading())
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs b/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
index 48f621c1..adb6e613 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Widgets are pieces of GUI such as labels, buttons, sliders etc.
 //!
 //! Example widget uses:
-//! * `ui.add(Label::new("Text").text_color(color::red));`//!
+//! * `ui.add(Label::new("Text").text_color(color::red));`
 //! * `if ui.add(Button::new("Click me")).clicked { ... }`
 
 #![allow(clippy::new_without_default)]
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ impl Label {
         self.text_style(TextStyle::Small)
     }
 
-    pub fn text_color(mut self, text_color: Srgba) -> Self {
-        self.text_color = Some(text_color);
+    pub fn text_color(mut self, text_color: impl Into<Srgba>) -> Self {
+        self.text_color = Some(text_color.into());
         self
     }