diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/json/factory/RGBAColorTypeAdapter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/json/factory/RGBAColorTypeAdapter.kt
index 4a02a8e1..c395af91 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/json/factory/RGBAColorTypeAdapter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/json/factory/RGBAColorTypeAdapter.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.json.factory
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
 import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ object RGBAColorTypeAdapter : TypeAdapter<RGBAColor>() {
 		if (`in`.consumeNull())
 			return null
 
+		if (`in`.peek() == JsonToken.STRING) {
+			val str = `in`.nextString()
+			val color = RGBAColor.fromHexStringRGB(str) ?: throw JsonSyntaxException("Not a valid hex color: $str")
+			return color
+		}
+
 		`in`.beginArray()
 
 		val red = `in`.nextInt()