css changing color of text of input type of text

I have

.enteremaili{
width:135px;
float:left;
background:#787562;
border:none;
color:#ffffff;
height:18px;
}

and

<input type=text name=email value="enter email" class=enteremaili>


Now when i enter in text it's coming up white but the defualt text is not coming up at all.

No such effect for me (IE6+FF).
Do you have any Javascript code associated with it?