diff --git a/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py b/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
index e63d6ac..e3b1a50 100644
--- a/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
+++ b/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ class GridLayout(displayio.Group):
       lines above. Row indexes are 0 based.
     :param Union[tuple, list] v_divider_line_cols: Column indexes to draw divider
       lines before. Column indexes are 0 based.
+    :param divider_line_color: The color of the divider lines (in hexadecimal)
 
     """
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     def __init__(
         self,
         x,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def __init__(
         divider_lines=False,
         h_divider_line_rows=None,
         v_divider_line_cols=None,
+        divider_line_color=0xFFFFFF,
     ):
         super().__init__(x=x, y=y)
         self.x = x
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._cell_content_list = []
 
         self._divider_lines = []
+        self._divider_color = divider_line_color
         self.h_divider_line_rows = h_divider_line_rows
         self.v_divider_line_cols = v_divider_line_cols
 
@@ -164,8 +168,8 @@ def _layout_cells(self):
 
                 if self._divider_lines_enabled:
                     palette = displayio.Palette(2)
-                    palette[0] = 0xFFFFFF
-                    palette[1] = 0xFFFFFF
+                    palette[0] = self._divider_color
+                    palette[1] = self._divider_color
 
                     if not hasattr(cell["content"], "anchor_point"):
                         _bottom_line_loc_y = (