diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFColorConstants.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFColorConstants.java
index 173253a4b..bb879c4ee 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFColorConstants.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFColorConstants.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ package org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel;
  * NOTE WILL MOST LIKELY BE DEPRECATED BY THE END OF THE 2.0 CYCLE IN FAVOR
  * OF nsph.util.HSSFColor...
  * @author  Andrew C. Oliver (acoliver at apache dot org)
+ * @deprecated use org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor instead
+ * @see org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor
  */
 
 public interface HSSFColorConstants