diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
index 363e965..1f8a0d9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 		renderContent: function( callback ) {
 			var template,
 				selector = 'customize-control-' + this.params.type + '-content';
-
 			callback = callback || function(){};
 			if ( 0 !== $( '#tmpl-' + selector ).length ) {
 				template = wp.template( selector );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
index cbb7cdd..f4cddad 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ class WP_Customize_Color_Control extends WP_Customize_Control {
 			if ( '#' !== data.defaultValue.substring( 0, 1 ) ) {
 				defaultValue = '#' + data.defaultValue;
 			}
+				else { 
+					defaultValue = data.defaultValue;
+				}
 			defaultValue = ' data-default-color=' + defaultValue; // Quotes added automatically.
 		} #>
 		<label>