diff --git a/browser/metro/base/content/bindings/urlbar.xml b/browser/metro/base/content/bindings/urlbar.xml
index fad5e76ffe2..c067f5440f3 100644
--- a/browser/metro/base/content/bindings/urlbar.xml
+++ b/browser/metro/base/content/bindings/urlbar.xml
@@ -734,6 +734,21 @@
               item.setAttribute("label", label);
               item.setAttribute("value", value);
               item.setAttribute("iconURI", iconURI);
+              let xpFaviconURI = Services.io.newURI(iconURI.replace("moz-anno:favicon:",""), null, null);
+              Task.spawn(function() {
+                let colorInfo = yield ColorUtils.getForegroundAndBackgroundIconColors(xpFaviconURI);
+                if ( !(colorInfo && colorInfo.background && colorInfo.foreground) 
+                     || (item.getAttribute("iconURI") != iconURI) ) {
+                  return;
+                }
+                let { background, foreground } = colorInfo;
+                item.style.color = foreground; //color text
+                item.setAttribute("customColor", background);
+                // when bound, use the setter to propogate the color change through the tile
+                if ('color' in item) {
+                  item.color = background;
+                }
+              }).then(null, err => Components.utils.reportError(err));
             }
 
             this._results.arrangeItems();
diff --git a/browser/metro/base/content/browser-scripts.js b/browser/metro/base/content/browser-scripts.js
index a84095a2389..a0e1ff93316 100644
--- a/browser/metro/base/content/browser-scripts.js
+++ b/browser/metro/base/content/browser-scripts.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "NewTabUtils",
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Promise",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/core/promise.js");
 
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "ColorUtils",
+                                  "resource:///modules/colorUtils.jsm");
+
 #ifdef NIGHTLY_BUILD
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "ShumwayUtils",
                                   "resource://shumway/ShumwayUtils.jsm");