diff --git a/implot.cpp b/implot.cpp
index e3cd5a5..778605a 100644
--- a/implot.cpp
+++ b/implot.cpp
@@ -277,12 +277,6 @@ inline ImU32 CalcTextColor(const ImVec4& bg) {
 
 } // private namespace
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Forwards
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-ImVec4 NextColor();
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Structs
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -358,7 +352,7 @@ struct ImPlotItem {
         Show = true;
         SeenThisFrame = false;
         Highlight = false;
-        Color = NextColor();
+        Color = ImPlot::NextColormapColor();
         NameOffset = -1;
         ID = 0;
     }
@@ -533,13 +527,6 @@ ImPlotInputMap& GetInputMap() {
     return gp.InputMap;
 }
 
-// Returns the next unused default plot color
-ImVec4 NextColor() {
-    ImVec4 col  = gp.Colormap[gp.CurrentPlot->ColorIdx % gp.ColormapSize];
-    gp.CurrentPlot->ColorIdx++;
-    return col;
-}
-
 inline void FitPoint(const ImPlotPoint& p) {
     ImPlotRange* extents_x = &gp.ExtentsX;
     ImPlotRange* extents_y = &gp.ExtentsY[gp.CurrentPlot->CurrentYAxis];
@@ -3486,6 +3473,12 @@ ImVec4 LerpColormap(float t) {
     return ImLerp(gp.Colormap[i1], gp.Colormap[i2], tr);
 }
 
+ImVec4 NextColormapColor() {
+    ImVec4 col  = gp.Colormap[gp.CurrentPlot->ColorIdx % gp.ColormapSize];
+    gp.CurrentPlot->ColorIdx++;
+    return col;
+}
+
 void ShowColormapScale(double scale_min, double scale_max, float height) {
     static ImVector<ImPlotTick> ticks;
     static ImGuiTextBuffer txt_buff;
diff --git a/implot.h b/implot.h
index 2ce98ce..62127bc 100644
--- a/implot.h
+++ b/implot.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct ImPlotInputMap {
 namespace ImPlot {
 
 // Starts a 2D plotting context. If this function returns true, EndPlot() must
-// be called, e.g. "if (BeginPlot(...)) { ... EndPlot(); }"". #title_id must
+// be called, e.g. "if (BeginPlot(...)) { ... EndPlot(); }". #title_id must
 // be unique. If you need to avoid ID collisions or don't want to display a
 // title in the plot, use double hashes (e.g. "MyPlot##Hidden"). If #x_label
 // and/or #y_label are provided, axes labels will be displayed.
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ int GetColormapSize();
 ImVec4 GetColormapColor(int index);
 // Linearly interpolates a color from the current colormap given t between 0 and 1.
 ImVec4 LerpColormap(float t);
+// Returns the next unused colormap color and advances the colormap. Can be used to skip colors if desired. 
+ImVec4 NextColormapColor();
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Plot Utils