diff --git a/phpword.ini.dist b/phpword.ini.dist
index f3f66dbe2e..21d3b50609 100644
--- a/phpword.ini.dist
+++ b/phpword.ini.dist
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ outputEscapingEnabled = false
 
 defaultFontName = Arial
 defaultFontSize = 10
+defaultFontColor = 000000
 
 [Paper]
 
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
index 10dde7b55a..843ade7159 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class SettingsTest extends TestCase
 {
     private $compatibility;
 
+    /** @var string */
+    private $defaultFontColor;
+
     private $defaultFontSize;
 
     private $defaultFontName;
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ public function testLoadConfig(): void
             'pdfRendererPath' => '',
             'defaultFontName' => 'Arial',
             'defaultFontSize' => 10,
+            'defaultFontColor' => '000000',
             'outputEscapingEnabled' => false,
             'defaultPaper' => 'A4',
         ];
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
index 442c2639c9..87b58a516b 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
     /** @var float|int */
     private $defaultFontSize;
 
+    /** @var string */
+    private $defaultFontColor;
+
     /**
      * Executed before each method of the class.
      */
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->defaultFontName = Settings::getDefaultFontName();
         $this->defaultFontSize = Settings::getDefaultFontSize();
+        $this->defaultFontColor = Settings::getDefaultFontColor();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         Settings::setDefaultFontName($this->defaultFontName);
         Settings::setDefaultFontSize($this->defaultFontSize);
+        Settings::setDefaultFontColor($this->defaultFontColor);
     }
 
     /**