diff --git a/guiheader.py b/guiheader.py
index 5bacac3..4b46211 100644
--- a/guiheader.py
+++ b/guiheader.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class GUIHeader(QWidget):
         self.font_pts10.setPointSize(10)
         self.widget_height = self.settings.data["StyleGuide"]["widgetHeight"]
         self.extra_height = self.settings.data["StyleGuide"]["extraGroupHeight"]
-
+        self.extra_height = self.settings.data["StyleGuide"]["extraGroupHeight"]
+        self.machine_color = self.settings.data['Machine']['color']
+        self.machine_grad = self.settings.data['Machine']['qlingrad']
+        
         pvlist = []
 
         for pv in self.settings.data["OpMsg"].values():
@@ -270,3 +273,11 @@ class GUIHeader(QWidget):
         orbit_widget.setFixedWidth(280)
 
         return orbit_widget
+
+    '''
+    #Used in v.1.6.3
+    def get_location_color(self, title: str):
+        return self.machine_color
+    def get_location_gradient_color(self, title: str):
+        return  self.machine_grad
+    '''