1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkiv/colo-ini.lua b/tex/context/base/mkiv/colo-ini.lua
index 3c8d23abc..473427198 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkiv/colo-ini.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkiv/colo-ini.lua
@@ -734,10 +734,13 @@ local function namedcolorattributes(name)
         elseif color == true then
             color = paletnamespace .. prefix .. name
         end
-    elseif valid[name] then
-        color = name
     else
-        return space, l_color.black
+        color = valid[name]
+        if not color then
+            return space, l_color.black
+        elseif color == true then
+            color = name
+        end
     end
     color = counts[color]
     if color then