diff --git a/ionic/components/button/button.ts b/ionic/components/button/button.ts
index 9336837550..0d1d9d3f0f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/button/button.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/button/button.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export class Button {
    */
   isItem: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
   @Input() color: string;
 
   constructor(