diff --git a/src/color.coffee b/src/color.coffee
index 3dffabb48..f5f5fca5a 100644
--- a/src/color.coffee
+++ b/src/color.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 _ = require 'underscore-plus'
-ParsedColor = require 'color'
+ParsedColor = null
 
 # Essential: A simple color class returned from {Config::get} when the value
 # at the key path is of type 'color'.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Color
     return null if _.isArray(value) or _.isFunction(value)
     return null unless _.isObject(value) or _.isString(value)
 
+    ParsedColor ?= require 'color'
+
     try
       parsedColor = new ParsedColor(value)
     catch error