diff --git a/sources/@roots/bud-tailwindcss-theme-json/src/tailwind/palette.ts b/sources/@roots/bud-tailwindcss-theme-json/src/tailwind/palette.ts
index 5b5dbb3026..0ad84dd7f7 100644
--- a/sources/@roots/bud-tailwindcss-theme-json/src/tailwind/palette.ts
+++ b/sources/@roots/bud-tailwindcss-theme-json/src/tailwind/palette.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface transformEntry {
   (slug: Array<string>, color: string): WordPressColors[any]
 }
 export const transformEntry: transformEntry = (slug, color) => ({
-  color: color.toLowerCase(),
+  color: color.toLowerCase().replace(/<alpha-value>/g, `1`),
   name: name(slug),
   slug: slug.join(`-`).toLowerCase(),
 })