diff --git a/include/json_compiler.h b/include/json_compiler.h
index d561565..7760268 100644
--- a/include/json_compiler.h
+++ b/include/json_compiler.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     bool ParseAttribute(const Json::Value &arrayItem, const ResourceItem &resourceItem,
                         std::vector<std::string> &values) const;
     bool CheckPluralValue(const Json::Value &arrayItem, const ResourceItem &resourceItem) const;
+    bool CheckColorValue(const char *s) const;
     std::map<ResType, HandleResource> handles_;
     static const std::string TAG_NAME;
     static const std::string TAG_VALUE;
diff --git a/src/json_compiler.cpp b/src/json_compiler.cpp
index 9015f22..df96f8e 100644
--- a/src/json_compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/json_compiler.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ bool JsonCompiler::CheckJsonStringValue(const Json::Value &valueNode, const Reso
 
     string value = valueNode.asString();
     ResType type = resourceItem.GetResType();
+    if (type ==  ResType::COLOR && !CheckColorValue(value.c_str())) {
+        string error = "invaild color '" + value + "', in " + resourceItem.GetFilePath();
+        cerr << "Error: " << error << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
     regex ref("^\\$.+:");
     smatch result;
     if (regex_search(value, result, ref) && !regex_match(result[0].str(), regex(REFS.at(type)))) {
@@ -464,6 +469,19 @@ bool JsonCompiler::CheckPluralValue(const Json::Value &arrayItem, const Resource
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+bool JsonCompiler::CheckColorValue(const char *s) const
+{
+    if (s == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // color regex
+    string regColor = "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{3}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{8})$";
+    if (regex_match(s, regex("^\\$.*")) || regex_match(s, regex(regColor))) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/resource_util.cpp b/src/resource_util.cpp
index 4f05176..159b79b 100644
--- a/src/resource_util.cpp
+++ b/src/resource_util.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ string ResourceUtil::RealPath(const string &path)
 {
     return FileEntry::RealPath(path);
 }
+
 bool ResourceUtil::IslegalPath(const string &path)
 {
     return path == "element" || path == "media" || path == "profile";