diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 16e69f49..cf33e512 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -8040,7 +8040,7 @@
     <script src="modules/lakes.js"></script>
     <script src="modules/biomes.js"></script>
     <script src="modules/names-generator.js?v=1.87.14"></script>
-    <script src="modules/cultures-generator.js?v=1.96.00"></script>
+    <script src="modules/cultures-generator.js?v=1.96.05"></script>
     <script src="modules/renderers/state-labels.js?v=1.96.04"></script>
     <script src="modules/burgs-and-states.js?v=1.92.00"></script>
     <script src="modules/routes-generator.js"></script>
diff --git a/modules/cultures-generator.js b/modules/cultures-generator.js
index 0bb72d6d..7f89b76f 100644
--- a/modules/cultures-generator.js
+++ b/modules/cultures-generator.js
@@ -190,12 +190,13 @@ window.Cultures = (function () {
       name = Names.getCulture(culture, 5, 8, "");
       base = pack.cultures[culture].base;
     }
+
     const code = abbreviate(
       name,
       pack.cultures.map(c => c.code)
     );
     const i = pack.cultures.length;
-    const color = d3.color(d3.scaleSequential(d3.interpolateRainbow)(Math.random())).hex();
+    const color = getRandomColor();
 
     // define emblem shape
     let shield = culture.shield;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ window.Cultures = (function () {
       area: 0,
       rural: 0,
       urban: 0,
-      origins: [0],
+      origins: [pack.cells.culture[center]],
       code,
       shield
     });
diff --git a/modules/dynamic/editors/cultures-editor.js b/modules/dynamic/editors/cultures-editor.js
index b7218372..7f886edb 100644
--- a/modules/dynamic/editors/cultures-editor.js
+++ b/modules/dynamic/editors/cultures-editor.js
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ function addCulture() {
 
   if (pack.cells.h[center] < 20)
     return tip("You cannot place culture center into the water. Please click on a land cell", false, "error");
+
   const occupied = pack.cultures.some(c => !c.removed && c.center === center);
   if (occupied) return tip("This cell is already a culture center. Please select a different cell", false, "error");
 
diff --git a/versioning.js b/versioning.js
index 2ea16dfe..393373ca 100644
--- a/versioning.js
+++ b/versioning.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 // version and caching control
-const version = "1.96.04"; // generator version, update each time
+const version = "1.96.05"; // generator version, update each time
 
 {
   document.title += " v" + version;