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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/ColorTypeConverter.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/ColorTypeConverter.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms
+{
+	public class ColorTypeConverter : TypeConverter
+	{
+		public override object ConvertFromInvariantString(string value)
+		{
+			if (value != null)
+			{
+				if (value.Trim().StartsWith("#", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+					return Color.FromHex(value);
+				string[] parts = value.Split('.');
+				if (parts.Length == 1 || (parts.Length == 2 && parts[0] == "Color"))
+				{
+					string color = parts[parts.Length - 1];
+					switch (color)
+					{
+						case "Default":
+							return Color.Default;
+						case "Transparent":
+							return Color.Transparent;
+						case "Aqua":
+							return Color.Aqua;
+						case "Black":
+							return Color.Black;
+						case "Blue":
+							return Color.Blue;
+						case "Fuchsia":
+							return Color.Fuchsia;
+						case "Gray":
+							return Color.Gray;
+						case "Green":
+							return Color.Green;
+						case "Lime":
+							return Color.Lime;
+						case "Maroon":
+							return Color.Maroon;
+						case "Navy":
+							return Color.Navy;
+						case "Olive":
+							return Color.Olive;
+						case "Purple":
+							return Color.Purple;
+						case "Pink":
+							return Color.Pink;
+						case "Red":
+							return Color.Red;
+						case "Silver":
+							return Color.Silver;
+						case "Teal":
+							return Color.Teal;
+						case "White":
+							return Color.White;
+						case "Yellow":
+							return Color.Yellow;
+					}
+					FieldInfo field = typeof(Color).GetFields().FirstOrDefault(fi => fi.IsStatic && fi.Name == color);
+					if (field != null)
+						return (Color)field.GetValue(null);
+					PropertyInfo property = typeof(Color).GetProperties().FirstOrDefault(pi => pi.Name == color && pi.CanRead && pi.GetMethod.IsStatic);
+					if (property != null)
+						return (Color)property.GetValue(null, null);
+				}
+			}
+
+			throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Cannot convert \"{0}\" into {1}", value, typeof(Color)));
+		}
+	}
+}
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