diff --git a/sandbox/basic.css b/sandbox/basic.css
index a2ced4868..f9bc0b96d 100644
--- a/sandbox/basic.css
+++ b/sandbox/basic.css
@@ -224,4 +224,4 @@ Success {
 
 .horizontal {
   layout: horizontal
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/textual/color.py b/src/textual/color.py
index 0a2521db3..fd7fd0bd8 100644
--- a/src/textual/color.py
+++ b/src/textual/color.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from rich.color import Color as RichColor
 from rich.style import Style
 from rich.text import Text
 
-
+from textual.suggestions import get_suggestion
 from ._color_constants import COLOR_NAME_TO_RGB
 from .geometry import clamp
 
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ split_pairs4: Callable[[str], tuple[str, str, str, str]] = itemgetter(
 class ColorParseError(Exception):
     """A color failed to parse"""
 
+    def __init__(self, message: str, suggested_color: str | None = None):
+        """
+        Creates a new ColorParseError
+
+        Args:
+            message (str): the error message
+            suggested_color (str | None): a close color we can suggest. Defaults to None.
+        """
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.suggested_color = suggested_color
+
 
 @rich.repr.auto
 class Color(NamedTuple):
@@ -271,7 +282,14 @@ class Color(NamedTuple):
             return cls(*color_from_name)
         color_match = RE_COLOR.match(color_text)
         if color_match is None:
-            raise ColorParseError(f"failed to parse {color_text!r} as a color")
+            error_message = f"failed to parse {color_text!r} as a color"
+            suggested_color = None
+            if not color_text.startswith("#") and not color_text.startswith("rgb"):
+                # Seems like we tried to use a color name: let's try to find one that is close enough:
+                suggested_color = get_suggestion(color_text, COLOR_NAME_TO_RGB.keys())
+                if suggested_color:
+                    error_message += f"; did you mean '{suggested_color}'?"
+            raise ColorParseError(error_message, suggested_color)
         (
             rgb_hex_triple,
             rgb_hex_quad,
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_help_renderables.py b/src/textual/css/_help_renderables.py
index 3a9d2e5ab..184256687 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_help_renderables.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_help_renderables.py
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ class HelpText:
 
     Attributes:
         summary (str): A succinct summary of the issue.
-        bullets (Iterable[Bullet]): Bullet points which provide additional
-            context around the issue. These are rendered below the summary.
+        bullets (Iterable[Bullet] | None): Bullet points which provide additional
+            context around the issue. These are rendered below the summary. Defaults to None.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, summary: str, *, bullets: Iterable[Bullet]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, summary: str, *, bullets: Iterable[Bullet] = None) -> None:
         self.summary = summary
-        self.bullets = bullets
+        self.bullets = bullets or []
 
     def __rich_console__(
         self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_help_text.py b/src/textual/css/_help_text.py
index dc6cf9ff5..b3ed0f3ec 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_help_text.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_help_text.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Iterable
 
+from textual.color import ColorParseError
 from textual.css._help_renderables import Example, Bullet, HelpText
 from textual.css.constants import (
     VALID_BORDER,
@@ -144,13 +145,13 @@ def property_invalid_value_help_text(
         HelpText: Renderable for displaying the help text for this property
     """
     property_name = _contextualize_property_name(property_name, context)
-    bullets = []
+    summary = f"Invalid CSS property [i]{property_name}[/]"
     if suggested_property_name:
         suggested_property_name = _contextualize_property_name(
             suggested_property_name, context
         )
-        bullets.append(Bullet(f'Did you mean "{suggested_property_name}"?'))
-    return HelpText(f"Invalid CSS property [i]{property_name}[/]", bullets=bullets)
+        summary += f'. Did you mean "{suggested_property_name}"?'
+    return HelpText(summary)
 
 
 def spacing_wrong_number_of_values_help_text(
@@ -303,6 +304,8 @@ def string_enum_help_text(
 def color_property_help_text(
     property_name: str,
     context: StylingContext,
+    *,
+    error: Exception = None,
 ) -> HelpText:
     """Help text to show when the user supplies an invalid value for a color
     property. For example, an unparseable color string.
@@ -310,13 +313,20 @@ def color_property_help_text(
     Args:
         property_name (str): The name of the property
         context (StylingContext | None): The context the property is being used in.
+        error (ColorParseError | None): The error that caused this help text to be displayed. Defaults to None.
 
     Returns:
         HelpText: Renderable for displaying the help text for this property
     """
     property_name = _contextualize_property_name(property_name, context)
+    summary = f"Invalid value for the [i]{property_name}[/] property"
+    suggested_color = (
+        error.suggested_color if error and isinstance(error, ColorParseError) else None
+    )
+    if suggested_color:
+        summary += f'. Did you mean "{suggested_color}"?'
     return HelpText(
-        summary=f"Invalid value for the [i]{property_name}[/] property",
+        summary=summary,
         bullets=[
             Bullet(
                 f"The [i]{property_name}[/] property can only be set to a valid color"
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
index 19f402bb4..b7a161c71 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
@@ -782,10 +782,12 @@ class ColorProperty:
         elif isinstance(color, str):
             try:
                 parsed_color = Color.parse(color)
-            except ColorParseError:
+            except ColorParseError as error:
                 raise StyleValueError(
                     f"Invalid color value '{color}'",
-                    help_text=color_property_help_text(self.name, context="inline"),
+                    help_text=color_property_help_text(
+                        self.name, context="inline", error=error
+                    ),
                 )
             if obj.set_rule(self.name, parsed_color):
                 obj.refresh()
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py b/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
index 41ceea9ac..79935716e 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
@@ -572,9 +572,11 @@ class StylesBuilder:
             elif token.name in ("color", "token"):
                 try:
                     color = Color.parse(token.value)
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as error:
                     self.error(
-                        name, token, color_property_help_text(name, context="css")
+                        name,
+                        token,
+                        color_property_help_text(name, context="css", error=error),
                     )
             else:
                 self.error(name, token, color_property_help_text(name, context="css"))
diff --git a/tests/css/test_stylesheet.py b/tests/css/test_stylesheet.py
index e9042675b..9ef433a29 100644
--- a/tests/css/test_stylesheet.py
+++ b/tests/css/test_stylesheet.py
@@ -90,14 +90,48 @@ def test_did_you_mean_for_css_property_names(
 
     _, help_text = err.value.errors.rules[0].errors[0]  # type: Any, HelpText
     displayed_css_property_name = css_property_name.replace("_", "-")
-    assert (
-        help_text.summary == f"Invalid CSS property [i]{displayed_css_property_name}[/]"
+    expected_summary = f"Invalid CSS property [i]{displayed_css_property_name}[/]"
+    if expected_property_name_suggestion:
+        expected_summary += f'. Did you mean "{expected_property_name_suggestion}"?'
+    assert help_text.summary == expected_summary
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "css_property_name,css_property_value,expected_color_suggestion",
+    [
+        ["color", "blu", "blue"],
+        ["background", "chartruse", "chartreuse"],
+        ["tint", "ansi_whi", "ansi_white"],
+        ["scrollbar-color", "transprnt", "transparent"],
+        ["color", "xkcd", None],
+    ],
+)
+def test_did_you_mean_for_color_names(
+    css_property_name: str, css_property_value: str, expected_color_suggestion
+):
+    stylesheet = Stylesheet()
+    css = """
+    * {
+      border: blue;
+      ${PROPERTY}: ${VALUE};
+    }
+    """.replace(
+        "${PROPERTY}", css_property_name
+    ).replace(
+        "${VALUE}", css_property_value
     )
 
-    expected_bullets_length = 1 if expected_property_name_suggestion else 0
-    assert len(help_text.bullets) == expected_bullets_length
-    if expected_property_name_suggestion is not None:
-        expected_suggestion_message = (
-            f'Did you mean "{expected_property_name_suggestion}"?'
-        )
-        assert help_text.bullets[0].markup == expected_suggestion_message
+    stylesheet.add_source(css)
+    with pytest.raises(StylesheetParseError) as err:
+        stylesheet.parse()
+
+    _, help_text = err.value.errors.rules[0].errors[0]  # type: Any, HelpText
+    displayed_css_property_name = css_property_name.replace("_", "-")
+    expected_error_summary = (
+        f"Invalid value for the [i]{displayed_css_property_name}[/] property"
+    )
+
+    if expected_color_suggestion is not None:
+        expected_error_summary += f'. Did you mean "{expected_color_suggestion}"?'
+
+    assert help_text.summary == expected_error_summary