--- src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java	(revision 1236322)
+++ src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java	(working copy)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ 
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.wordprocessingDrawing.CTAnchor;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.wordprocessingDrawing.CTInline;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTBr;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTColor;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTDrawing;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTEmpty;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTFonts;
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ 
  * XWPFRun object defines a region of text with a common set of properties
  *
  * @author Yegor Kozlov
+ * @author Gregg Morris (gregg dot morris at gmail dot com) - added getColor(), setColor()
+ *
  */
 public class XWPFRun {
     private CTR run;
@@ -245,6 +248,31 @@ 
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get text color. The returned value is a string in the hex form "RRGGBB".
+     */
+    public String getColor() {
+    	String color = null;
+        if (run.isSetRPr()) {
+        	CTRPr pr = run.getRPr();
+        	if (pr.isSetColor()) {
+        		CTColor clr = pr.getColor();
+        		color = clr.xgetVal().getStringValue();
+        	}
+        }
+    	return color;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set text color.
+     * @param rgbStr - the desired color, in the hex form "RRGGBB".
+     */
+    public void setColor(String rgbStr) {
+        CTRPr pr = run.isSetRPr() ? run.getRPr() : run.addNewRPr();
+        CTColor color = pr.isSetColor() ? pr.getColor() : pr.addNewColor();
+        color.setVal(rgbStr);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Return the string content of this text run
      *
      * @return the text of this text run or <code>null</code> if not set
--- src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/TestXWPFRun.java	(revision 1236322)
+++ src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/TestXWPFRun.java	(working copy)
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ 
         assertEquals(2400, rpr.getPosition().getVal().longValue());
     }
 
+    public void testSetGetColor() {
+        XWPFRun run = new XWPFRun(ctRun, p);
+        run.setColor("0F0F0F");
+        String clr = run.getColor();
+        assertEquals("0F0F0F", clr);
+    }
+
     public void testAddCarriageReturn() {
 	
 	ctRun.addNewT().setStringValue("TEST STRING");