diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/button/button-tests-native.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/button/button-tests-native.android.ts
index 540a59bb6..39e0d705d 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/button/button-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/button/button-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function getNativeColor(button: buttonModule.Button): colorModule.Color {
 }
 
 export function getNativeBackgroundColor(button: buttonModule.Button): colorModule.Color {
-    return new colorModule.Color((<android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable>button.android.getBackground()).getColor());
+    return new colorModule.Color((<any>button.android.getBackground()).backgroundColor);
 }
 
 export function getNativeTextAlignment(button: buttonModule.Button): string {
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/label/label-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/label/label-tests.ts
index fadbe47b2..d7d26526d 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/label/label-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/label/label-tests.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class LabelTest extends testModule.UITest<LabelModule.Label> {
             normalColor = actualColors.getDefaultColor()
             TKUnit.assert(normalColor, "Expected: " + expColor + ", Actual: " + normalColor);
 
-            actualBackgroundColor = (<android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable>testLabel.android.getBackground()).getColor();
+            actualBackgroundColor = (<any>testLabel.android.getBackground()).backgroundColor;
             expBackgroundColor = android.graphics.Color.parseColor(backgroundColor);
             TKUnit.assertEqual(actualBackgroundColor, expBackgroundColor);
         }
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
index b64141f63..d90197585 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function getNativeColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModul
 }
 
 export function getNativeBackgroundColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color {
-    return new colorModule.Color((<android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable>textField.android.getBackground()).getColor());
+    return new colorModule.Color((<any>textField.android.getBackground()).backgroundColor);
 }
 
 export function getNativeTextAlignment(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): string {
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests-native.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests-native.android.ts
index 8f144aa56..f0e989a52 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function getNativeColor(textView: textViewModule.TextView): colorModule.C
 }
 
 export function getNativeBackgroundColor(textView: textViewModule.TextView): colorModule.Color {
-    return new colorModule.Color((<android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable>textView.android.getBackground()).getColor());
+    return new colorModule.Color((<any>textView.android.getBackground()).backgroundColor);
 }
 
 export function getNativeTextAlignment(textView: textViewModule.TextView): string {