diff --git a/plugins/airtable/src/FieldMapping.tsx b/plugins/airtable/src/FieldMapping.tsx
index fc2c74ec1..ecedf3e58 100644
--- a/plugins/airtable/src/FieldMapping.tsx
+++ b/plugins/airtable/src/FieldMapping.tsx
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ export function FieldMapping({ collection, dataSource, initialSlugFieldId }: Fie
                         return { ...field, type: "string" } as PossibleField
                     case "formattedText":
                         return { ...field, type: "formattedText" } as PossibleField
+                    case "color":
+                        return { ...field, type: "color" } as PossibleField
                     default:
                         return field
                 }
diff --git a/plugins/airtable/src/data.ts b/plugins/airtable/src/data.ts
index 66da523c2..26a7646ac 100644
--- a/plugins/airtable/src/data.ts
+++ b/plugins/airtable/src/data.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function getFieldDataEntryForFieldSchema(fieldSchema: PossibleField, value: unkn
             }
 
         case "color":
-            if (typeof value !== "string") return null
+            if (!value || typeof value !== "string") return null
             return {
                 value,
                 type: "color",
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ export async function getItems(dataSource: DataSource, slugFieldId: string) {
                     case "image":
                     case "file":
                     case "link":
-                    case "color":
                     case "date":
+                    case "color":
                     case "collectionReference":
                     case "multiCollectionReference":
                         fieldData[field.id] = {
diff --git a/plugins/airtable/src/fields.ts b/plugins/airtable/src/fields.ts
index 3ff199628..aa93451fa 100644
--- a/plugins/airtable/src/fields.ts
+++ b/plugins/airtable/src/fields.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function inferStringField(fieldSchema: AirtableFieldSchema & { type: "singleLine
         userEditable: false,
         airtableType: fieldSchema.type,
         type: "string",
-        allowedTypes: ["string", "formattedText"],
+        allowedTypes: ["string", "formattedText", "color"],
     }
 }