diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
index aec1ce17..55a10c03 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 //  Copyright © 2019 Verizon Wireless. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-
 import UIKit
 
 public typealias ColorHexTuple = (uiColor: UIColor, hex: String)
 
+
 extension UIColor {
     
     /// Dictionary to access brand approved colors by name.
@@ -200,9 +200,4 @@ extension UIColor {
         
         return nil
     }
-    
-    public class func getColorAndHexFromName(_ name: String) -> ColorHexTuple? {
-        
-        return names[name]
-    }
 }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/CustomPrimitives/Color.swift b/MVMCoreUI/CustomPrimitives/Color.swift
index d72e1af9..a34fbd45 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/CustomPrimitives/Color.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/CustomPrimitives/Color.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public final class Color: Codable {
     }
     
     init?(name: String) {
-        guard let colorTuple = UIColor.getColorAndHexFromName(name) else { return nil }
+        guard let colorTuple = UIColor.names[name] else { return nil }
         self.uiColor = colorTuple.uiColor
         self.hex = colorTuple.hex
         determineRGBA()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final class Color: Codable {
         if colorString.hasPrefix("#") {
             hex = colorString.replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
         } else {
-            guard let hex = UIColor.getColorAndHexFromName(colorString)?.hex else { throw ColorError.badName(reason: "Check the spelling of your color.") }
+            guard let hex = UIColor.names[colorString]?.hex else { throw ColorError.badName(reason: "Check the spelling of your color.") }
             self.hex = hex.replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
             name = colorString
         }