diff --git a/include/fmt/color.h b/include/fmt/color.h
index 9ee0da35..8e26dfa3 100644
--- a/include/fmt/color.h
+++ b/include/fmt/color.h
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ struct formatter<detail::styled_arg<T>, Char> : formatter<T, Char> {
   \endrst
  */
 template <typename T>
-FMT_CONSTEXPR auto styled(const T& value, text_style ts = {})
+FMT_CONSTEXPR auto styled(const T& value, text_style ts)
     -> detail::styled_arg<remove_cvref_t<T>> {
   return detail::styled_arg<remove_cvref_t<T>>{value, ts};
 }