diff --git a/src/main/java/org/imgscalr/op/PadOp.java b/src/main/java/org/imgscalr/op/PadOp.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/imgscalr/op/PadOp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/imgscalr/op/PadOp.java
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.awt.image.ImagingOpException;

 

 public class PadOp implements IOp {

+	public static final Color DEFAULT_COLOR = Color.BLACK;

+

 	protected int padding;

 	protected Color color;

 

 	public PadOp(int padding) throws IllegalArgumentException {

-		this(padding, Color.BLACK);

+		this(padding, DEFAULT_COLOR);

 	}

 

 	public PadOp(int padding, Color color) throws IllegalArgumentException {
Clarified the declaration of the default color used for padding when one
isn't specified.