     static private var colorTransform:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
     
     /**
-     *  Flag that specified whether or not this skin should be affected by baseColor.
+     *  Flag that specified whether or not this skin should be affected by chromeColor.
      *
      *  @default false
      *  

            }
        }
        
        // base color
        var baseColor:uint = getStyle("baseColor");
        
        if ((baseColor != DEFAULT_COLOR  || colorized) && useBaseColor)
        {          
            colorTransform.redOffset = ((baseColor & (0xFF << 16)) >> 16) - DEFAULT_COLOR_VALUE;
            colorTransform.greenOffset = ((baseColor & (0xFF << 8)) >> 8) - DEFAULT_COLOR_VALUE;
            colorTransform.blueOffset = (baseColor & 0xFF) - DEFAULT_COLOR_VALUE;
            colorTransform.alphaMultiplier = alpha;
            
            transform.colorTransform = colorTransform;

    }
    
    /**
     *  Names of items that should not be colorized by the <code>chromeColor</code> style.
     *  Only items of type DisplayObject or GraphicElement should be excluded. Items
     *  of other types will be ignored.
     *  
