diff --git a/liblatte2/plasma/extended/backgroundcache.cpp b/liblatte2/plasma/extended/backgroundcache.cpp
index 7d2395ebc..ffd31fa95 100644
--- a/liblatte2/plasma/extended/backgroundcache.cpp
+++ b/liblatte2/plasma/extended/backgroundcache.cpp
@@ -188,14 +188,20 @@ float BackgroundCache::luminasFor(QString activity, QString screen, Plasma::Type
 
 float BackgroundCache::luminasFromFile(QString imageFile, Plasma::Types::Location location)
 {
-    QImage image(imageFile);
-
     if (m_luminasCache.keys().contains(imageFile)) {
         if (m_luminasCache[imageFile].keys().contains(location)) {
             return m_luminasCache[imageFile].value(location);
         }
     }
 
+    //! if it is a color
+    if (imageFile.startsWith("#")) {
+        return Latte::colorLumina(QColor(imageFile));
+    }
+
+    //! if it is a local image
+    QImage image(imageFile);
+
     if (image.format() != QImage::Format_Invalid) {
         int maskHeight = (0.08 * image.height());
         int maskWidth = (0.05 * image.width());