             var item:Object = generateDateItemObject(dateTimeFormatter.format(dateObj), i);
 
             if (i == todayDate)
-                item["accentColor"] = getStyle("accentColor");
+                item[EMPHASIZED_PROPERTY_NAME] = true;
         
             ac.addItem(item);
         }

            if (displayMode == DateSelectorDisplayMode.DATE_AND_TIME)
            {
                dateList.dataProvider = new DateAndTimeProvider(localeStr, minDate, maxDate,
                    today, getStyle("accentColor"));
                
                // set size to longest string
                if (!longestDateItem)

                if (curObj[SpinnerList.ENABLED_PROPERTY_NAME] != newEnabledValue)
                {
                    o = generateDateItemObject(curObj.label, curObj.data, newEnabledValue);
                    o[EMPHASIZED_PROPERTY_NAME] = curObj[EMPHASIZED_PROPERTY_NAME];
                    listData[i] = o;
                }
            }
