diff --git a/src/ol/ol.js b/src/ol/ol.js
index 97f362903c..68ab072af0 100644
--- a/src/ol/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol/ol.js
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ ol.ENABLE_IMAGE = true;
 /**
  * @define {boolean} Enable named colors.  Enabling named colors adds about 3KB
  *     uncompressed / 1.5KB compressed to the final build size.  Default is
- *     `true`.
+ *     `false`.
  */
-ol.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS = true;
+ol.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS = false;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/color.test.js b/test/spec/ol/color.test.js
index f14ea58bb7..3a61bacffe 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/color.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/color.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('ol.color', function() {
       ol.color.fromStringInternal_.restore();
     });
 
-    if (ol.color.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS) {
+    if (ol.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS) {
       it('can parse named colors', function() {
         expect(ol.color.fromString('red')).to.eql([255, 0, 0, 1]);
       });
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('ol.color', function() {
           [255, 255, 0, 0.1]);
     });
 
-    if (ol.color.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS) {
+    if (ol.ENABLE_NAMED_COLORS) {
       it('caches parsed values', function() {
         var count = ol.color.fromStringInternal_.callCount;
         ol.color.fromString('aquamarine');