[FIXED] When I create an image using PILLOW with color and paste it over another image, it turns black and white

Issue

I create the object using the following code:

if size == 'L':
    W, H = (240,60)
elif size == 'M':
    W, H = (160,60)
elif size == 'S':
    W, H, = (80,60)

myFont = ImageFont.truetype("arial.ttf", 16)

cabinet = Image.new("RGBA",(W,H),"yellow")
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(cabinet)
w, h = draw.textsize(name, font=myFont)
draw.text(((W-w)/2,(H-h)/2), name, fill="black", font=myFont)

cabinet.save('image.png','PNG')

I get the following image:

Then when I paste this image onto another image using the following code:

map = Image.open('PATH/TO/IMAGE.png')
back_im = map.copy()
back_im.paste(cabinet, (x, y))
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(back_im)
back_im.save('PATH/TO/NEW.png', quality=100)

I get this image:

I am wondering how to eliminate this issue of losing my color upon pasting and saving.

Solution

Try to do this:

imgNew = Image.new('RGB', (x,y), <>)
maps = Image.open('PATH/TO/IMAGE.png').convert("RGB")
imgNew.paste(maps, (x, y))

Answered By - Xitiz