diff --git a/src/ol/color/color.js b/src/ol/color/color.js
index d1f2882cbc..f50c852634 100644
--- a/src/ol/color/color.js
+++ b/src/ol/color/color.js
@@ -279,3 +279,22 @@ ol.color.transform = function(color, transform, opt_color) {
   result[3] = color[3];
   return ol.color.normalize(result, result);
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Color|string} color1 Color2.
+ * @param {ol.Color|string} color2 Color2.
+ * @return {boolean} Equals.
+ */
+ol.color.stringOrColorEquals = function(color1, color2) {
+  if (color1 === color2 || color1 == color2) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (goog.isString(color1)) {
+    color1 = ol.color.fromString(color1);
+  }
+  if (goog.isString(color2)) {
+    color2 = ol.color.fromString(color2);
+  }
+  return ol.color.equals(color1, color2);
+};