diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaDocumentation.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaDocumentation.cs
index 9392975901..819a39d980 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaDocumentation.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaDocumentation.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 * luacolor
 ** Any of:
 ** a 32-bit number in the format 0xAARRGGBB;
-** a string in the format ""#AARRGGBB"";
+** a string in the format ""#RRGGBB"" or ""#AARRGGBB"";
 ** a string containing a CSS3/X11 color name e.g. ""blue"", ""palegoldenrod""; or
 ** a Color created with forms.createcolor.
 ** As noted above, luacolor? indicates nil may also be passed.
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/NLuaTableHelper.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/NLuaTableHelper.cs
index 0f3be7db1e..d066f5006b 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/NLuaTableHelper.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/NLuaTableHelper.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				case int i:
 					return Color.FromArgb(i);
 				case string s:
-					if (s[0] == '#' && s.Length == 9) return ParseColor(int.Parse(s.Substring(1), NumberStyles.HexNumber), safe, logCallback);
+					if (s[0] is '#' && (s.Length is 7 or 9))
+					{
+						var i1 = uint.Parse(s.Substring(1), NumberStyles.HexNumber);
+						if (s.Length is 7) i1 |= 0xFF000000U;
+						return ParseColor(unchecked((int) i1), safe, logCallback);
+					}
 					var fromName = Color.FromName(s);
 					if (fromName.IsNamedColor) return fromName;
 					if (safe) logCallback($"ParseColor: not a known color name (\"{s}\")");