diff --git a/modules/color/color.module b/modules/color/color.module
index f58f6fdcc4f70258b58e4793fdf9aae5040fb757..01b3a432fe4c6c24b2c420605f447e281cad8bf5 100644
--- a/modules/color/color.module
+++ b/modules/color/color.module
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ function _color_rewrite_stylesheet($theme, &$info, &$paths, $palette, $style) {
   $themes = list_themes();
   // Prepare color conversion table.
   $conversion = $palette;
-  unset($conversion['base']);
   foreach ($conversion as $k => $v) {
     $conversion[$k] = drupal_strtolower($v);
   }