diff --git a/jquery.color/jquery.color.d.ts b/jquery.color/jquery.color.d.ts
index 8d5000a6c2..4b41bae514 100644
--- a/jquery.color/jquery.color.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.color/jquery.color.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     red(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the red set to val.
+     */
+    red(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns the green component of the color (integer from 0 - 255).
      */
@@ -26,6 +31,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     green(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the green set to val.
+     */
+    green(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns the blue component of the color (integer from 0 - 255).
      */
@@ -35,6 +45,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      * Returns a copy of the color object with the blue set to val.
      */
     blue(val: number): JQueryColor;
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the blue set to val.
+     */
+    blue(val: string): JQueryColor;
 
     /**
      * Returns the alpha value of this color (float from 0.0 - 1.0).
@@ -46,6 +61,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     alpha(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the alpha set to val.
+     */
+    alpha(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns the hue component of the color (integer from 0 - 359).
      */
@@ -56,6 +76,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     hue(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the hue set to val.
+     */
+    hue(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns the saturation component of the color (float from 0.0 - 1.0).
      */
@@ -66,6 +91,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     saturation(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the saturation set to val.
+     */
+    saturation(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns the lightness component of the color (float from 0.0 - 1.0).
      */
@@ -76,6 +106,11 @@ interface JQueryColor {
      */
     lightness(val: number): JQueryColor;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the color object with the lightness set to val.
+     */
+    lightness(val: string): JQueryColor;
+
     /**
      * Returns a rgba "tuple" [ red, green, blue, alpha ].
      */