diff --git a/vendor-overwrites/colorpicker/colorview.js b/vendor-overwrites/colorpicker/colorview.js
index aa6f7058..92e4e3d4 100644
--- a/vendor-overwrites/colorpicker/colorview.js
+++ b/vendor-overwrites/colorpicker/colorview.js
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@
       start++;
       (color = lineTextLC.slice(start, end));
       colorValue = NAMED_COLORS.get(color);
+      if (!colorValue) {
+        start = ch;
+        color = '';
+      }
     }
     return color && {ch: start, color, colorValue};
   }