Index: src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-preview.js
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--- src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-preview.js	(revision 39434)
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-preview.js	(working copy)
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 	// Collect information from customize-controls.js about which panels are opening.
 	wp.customize.bind( 'preview-ready', function() {
-		
+
 		// Initially hide the theme option placeholders on load
 		$( '.panel-placeholder' ).hide();
-		
+
 		wp.customize.preview.bind( 'section-highlight', function( data ) {
 
 			// Only on the front page.
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@
 					clip: 'rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)',
 					position: 'absolute'
 				});
+				// Add class for different logo styles if title and description are hidden.
 				$( 'body' ).addClass( 'title-tagline-hidden' );
 			} else {
+
+				// Check if the text color has been removed and use default colors in theme stylesheet.
+				if ( ! to.length ) {
+					$( '#twentyseventeen-custom-header-styles' ).remove();
+				}
 				$( '.site-title, .site-description' ).css({
 					clip: 'auto',
 					position: 'relative'
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@
 				$( '.site-branding, .site-branding a, .site-description, .site-description a' ).css({
 					color: to
 				});
+				// Add class for different logo styles if title and description are visible.
 				$( 'body' ).removeClass( 'title-tagline-hidden' );
 			}
 		});
Index: src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/custom-header.php
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--- src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/custom-header.php	(revision 39434)
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/custom-header.php	(working copy)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 	// If we get this far, we have custom styles. Let's do this.
 	?>
-	<style type="text/css">
+	<style id="twentyseventeen-custom-header-styles" type="text/css">
 	<?php
 		// Has the text been hidden?
 		if ( 'blank' === $header_text_color ) :