diff --git a/src/ol/color.js b/src/ol/color.js
index e523d94336..4bff697ad9 100644
--- a/src/ol/color.js
+++ b/src/ol/color.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const HEX_COLOR_RE_ = /^#([a-f0-9]{3}|[a-f0-9]{4}(?:[a-f0-9]{2}){0,2})$/i;
  * @type {RegExp}
  * @private
  */
-const NAMED_COLOR_RE_ = /^([a-z]*)$/i;
+const NAMED_COLOR_RE_ = /^([a-z]*)$|^hsla?\(.*\)$/i;
 
 
 /**