CSS - Why Does Color Change

the code here works fine, except that the displayed text changes from white to black. It would be nice if each new text would start as FFFFCC and then fade to 3E3D11. Here is the script that I'm manipulating from Java Script Source:

<!-- Paste this code into the CSS section of your HTML document -->

#tic {
/* enter any styles for the ticker below */
border: .05em #CEC3AD solid;
font-size:0.85em;
padding:10px;
width:400px;
line-height:20px;
}
#tic * {
/* this will hide all children tags */
font-size: 1em;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
display:none;
}
#tic a {
/* add more tags to this list if you wish to display them inside the children */
display:inline;
}




<!-- Paste this code into an external JavaScript file -->

/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source :: http://javascript.internet.com
Created by: James Crooke :: http://www.cj-design.com */

var list; // global list variable cache
var tickerObj; // global tickerObj cache
var hex = 255;

function fadeText(divId) {
if(tickerObj)
{
if(hex>0) {
hex-=5; // increase color darkness
tickerObj.style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")";
setTimeout("fadeText('" + divId + "')", fadeSpeed);
} else
hex=255; //reset hex value
}
}

function initialiseList(divId) {
tickerObj = document.getElementById(divId);
if(!tickerObj)
reportError("Could not find a div element with id \"" + divId + "\"");
list = tickerObj.childNodes;
if(list.length <= 0)
reportError("The div element \"" + divId + "\" does not have any children");
for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
var node = list[i];
if (node.nodeType == 3 && !/\S/.test(node.nodeValue))
tickerObj.removeChild(node);
}
run(divId, 0);
}

function run(divId, count) {
fadeText(divId);
list[count].style.display = "block";
if(count > 0)
list[count-1].style.display = "none";
else
list[list.length-1].style.display = "none";
count++;
if(count == list.length)
count = 0;
window.setTimeout("run('" + divId + "', " + count+ ")", interval*1000);
}
function reportError(error) {
alert("The script could not run because you have errors:\n\n" + error);
return false;
}

var interval = 7; // interval in seconds
var fadeSpeed = 40; // fade speed, the lower the speed the faster the fade. 40 is normal.





<!-- Paste this code into the HEAD section of your HTML document
Change the file name and path to match the one you created -->

<script type="text/javascript" src="yourFileName.js"></script>




<!-- Paste this code into the BODY section of your HTML document -->

<div id="tic">
<h1>Welcome to The JavaScript Source ...</h1>
<p>
The JavaScript Source is a part of Jupitermedia, in the Web Developer channel of the internet.com network.</p>
<p>
All the scripts on this site are free for personal or business use.</p>
<p>
The only requirement is that you leave the credit information inside the script.</p>

<h2>JavaScripts</h2>
<p>
JavaScript programs are contained within the HTML code of the Web page and are interpreted by the browser as it's read.</p>
<p>
JavaScript provides greater flexibility through such luxuries as being able to create windows, display moving text, sound or other multimedia elements with relative ease.</p>

<h2>Some Basics</h2>
<p>
JavaScript is not Java; it is an object-based scripting language; and it is cross-platform.
</p>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
initialiseList("tic");
//-->
</script>
<p><div align="center">
<font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</div>