diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Converter.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Converter.php
index 7008ac5d..7c3048fc 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Converter.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Converter.php
@@ -272,6 +272,50 @@ class Converter
         return round($angle / self::DEGREE_TO_ANGLE);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert colorname as string to RGB
+     *
+     * @param string $value color name
+     * @return string color as hex RGB string, or original value if unknown
+     */
+    public static function stringToRgb($value)
+    {
+        switch ($value) {
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_YELLOW:
+                return 'FFFF00';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_LIGHTGREEN:
+                return '90EE90';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_CYAN:
+                return '00FFFF';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_MAGENTA:
+                return 'FF00FF';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_BLUE:
+                return '0000FF';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_RED:
+                return 'FF0000';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKBLUE:
+                return '00008B';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKCYAN:
+                return '008B8B';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKGREEN:
+                return '006400';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKMAGENTA:
+                return '8B008B';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKRED:
+                return '8B0000';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKYELLOW:
+                return '8B8B00';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKGRAY:
+                return 'A9A9A9';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_LIGHTGRAY:
+                return 'D3D3D3';
+            case \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_BLACK:
+                return '000000';
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert HTML hexadecimal to RGB
      *
@@ -283,6 +327,7 @@ class Converter
         if ($value[0] == '#') {
             $value = substr($value, 1);
         }
+        $value = self::stringToRgb($value);
 
         if (strlen($value) == 6) {
             list($red, $green, $blue) = array($value[0] . $value[1], $value[2] . $value[3], $value[4] . $value[5]);
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/ConverterTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/ConverterTest.php
index 15be8ec1..122385a9 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/ConverterTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/ConverterTest.php
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class ConverterTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $values[] = array('FF99DD', array(255, 153, 221)); // 6 characters
         $values[] = array('F9D', array(255, 153, 221)); // 3 characters
         $values[] = array('0F9D', false); // 4 characters
+        $values[] = array(\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_DARKMAGENTA, array(139, 0, 139));
+        $values[] = array('unknow', array(0, 0, 0)); // 6 characters, invalid
         // Conduct test
         foreach ($values as $value) {
             $result = Converter::htmlToRgb($value[0]);