diff --git a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
index 8276cad77..706b20e91 100644
--- a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
+++ b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class MessageEmbed {
      * The color of this embed
      * @type {?number}
      */
-    this.color = data.color;
+    this.color = Util.resolveColor(data.color);
 
     /**
      * The timestamp of this embed
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index fd680f05a..fe15fa897 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ declare module 'discord.js' {
 		description?: string;
 		url?: string;
 		timestamp?: Date | number;
-		color?: number | string;
+		color?: ColorResolvable;
 		fields?: { name: string; value: string; inline?: boolean; }[];
 		files?: (MessageAttachment | string | FileOptions)[];
 		author?: { name?: string; url?: string; icon_url?: string; iconURL?: string; };