diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index ef9857962..4c4464217 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ let defaultAccentColor: number = undefined;
 function getDefaultAccentColor(context: android.content.Context): number {
     if (defaultAccentColor === undefined) {
         //Fallback color: https://developer.android.com/samples/SlidingTabsColors/src/com.example.android.common/view/SlidingTabStrip.html
-        defaultAccentColor = ad.resources.getPalleteColor(ACCENT_COLOR, context) || 0xFF33B5E5;
+        defaultAccentColor = ad.resources.getPaletteColor(ACCENT_COLOR, context) || 0xFF33B5E5;
     }
     return defaultAccentColor;
 }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
             tabLayout.setSelectedIndicatorColors([accentColor]);
         }
 
-        const primaryColor = ad.resources.getPalleteColor(PRIMARY_COLOR, context);
+        const primaryColor = ad.resources.getPaletteColor(PRIMARY_COLOR, context);
         if (primaryColor) {
             tabLayout.setBackgroundColor(primaryColor);
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.android.ts
index 25445e42b..3132b485e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.android.ts
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ export module ad {
             var uri = packageName + name;
             return resources.getIdentifier(uri, null, null);
         }
-
         export function getPalleteColor(name: string, context: android.content.Context): number {
+            return getPaletteColor(name, context);
+        }
+        export function getPaletteColor(name: string, context: android.content.Context): number {
             if (attrCache.has(name)) {
                 return attrCache.get(name);
             }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
index 48bd9b176..47564ff62 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
@@ -176,11 +176,17 @@ export module ad {
          */
         export function getId(name: string): number;
 
+        /**
+         * [Obsolete - please use getPaletteColor] Gets a color from current theme.
+         * @param name - Name of the color
+         */
+        export function getPalleteColor();
+
         /**
          * Gets a color from the current theme.
          * @param name - Name of the color resource.
          */
-        export function getPalleteColor(name: string, context: any /* android.content.Context */): number;
+        export function getPaletteColor(name: string, context: any /* android.content.Context */): number;
     }
 }
 /**