diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
index 8b19449..bd8d237 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
from .widget import Widget, DOMWidget, CallbackDispatcher, register
+from .trait_types import Color
+
from .widget_bool import Checkbox, ToggleButton
from .widget_button import Button
from .widget_box import Box, FlexBox, HBox, VBox
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_traits.py b/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_traits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c25960a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_traits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""Test trait types of the widget packages."""
+
+# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
+# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import HasTraits
+from IPython.utils.tests.test_traitlets import TraitTestBase
+from IPython.html.widgets import Color
+
+
+class ColorTrait(HasTraits):
+ value = Color("black")
+
+
+class TestColor(TraitTestBase):
+ obj = ColorTrait()
+
+ _good_values = ["blue", "#AA0", "#FFFFFF"]
+ _bad_values = ["vanilla", "blues"]
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/trait_types.py b/IPython/html/widgets/trait_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef80db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/trait_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+"""
+Trait types for html widgets.
+"""
+
+# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
+# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+
+import re
+from IPython.utils import traitlets
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Utilities
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_color_names = ['aliceblue', 'antiquewhite', 'aqua', 'aquamarine', 'azure', 'beige', 'bisque', 'black', 'blanchedalmond', 'blue', 'blueviolet', 'brown', 'burlywood', 'cadetblue', 'chartreuse', 'chocolate', 'coral', 'cornflowerblue', 'cornsilk', 'crimson', 'cyan', 'darkblue', 'darkcyan', 'darkgoldenrod', 'darkgray', 'darkgreen', 'darkkhaki', 'darkmagenta', 'darkolivegreen', 'darkorange', 'darkorchid', 'darkred', 'darksalmon', 'darkseagreen', 'darkslateblue', 'darkslategray', 'darkturquoise', 'darkviolet', 'deeppink', 'deepskyblue', 'dimgray', 'dodgerblue', 'firebrick', 'floralwhite', 'forestgreen', 'fuchsia', 'gainsboro', 'ghostwhite', 'gold', 'goldenrod', 'gray', 'green', 'greenyellow', 'honeydew', 'hotpink', 'indianred ', 'indigo ', 'ivory', 'khaki', 'lavender', 'lavenderblush', 'lawngreen', 'lemonchiffon', 'lightblue', 'lightcoral', 'lightcyan', 'lightgoldenrodyellow', 'lightgray', 'lightgreen', 'lightpink', 'lightsalmon', 'lightseagreen', 'lightskyblue', 'lightslategray', 'lightsteelblue', 'lightyellow', 'lime', 'limegreen', 'linen', 'magenta', 'maroon', 'mediumaquamarine', 'mediumblue', 'mediumorchid', 'mediumpurple', 'mediumseagreen', 'mediumslateblue', 'mediumspringgreen', 'mediumturquoise', 'mediumvioletred', 'midnightblue', 'mintcream', 'mistyrose', 'moccasin', 'navajowhite', 'navy', 'oldlace', 'olive', 'olivedrab', 'orange', 'orangered', 'orchid', 'palegoldenrod', 'palegreen', 'paleturquoise', 'palevioletred', 'papayawhip', 'peachpuff', 'peru', 'pink', 'plum', 'powderblue', 'purple', 'rebeccapurple', 'red', 'rosybrown', 'royalblue', 'saddlebrown', 'salmon', 'sandybrown', 'seagreen', 'seashell', 'sienna', 'silver', 'skyblue', 'slateblue', 'slategray', 'snow', 'springgreen', 'steelblue', 'tan', 'teal', 'thistle', 'tomato', 'turquoise', 'violet', 'wheat', 'white', 'whitesmoke', 'yellow', 'yellowgreen']
+_color_re = re.compile(r'#[a-fA-F0-9]{3}(?:[a-fA-F0-9]{3})?$')
+
+
+class Color(traitlets._CoercedString):
+ """A string holding a valid HTML color such as 'blue', '#060482', '#A80'"""
+
+ info_text = 'a valid HTML color'
+
+ def validate(self, obj, value):
+ value = self._coerce_str(obj, value)
+ if value.lower() in _color_names or _color_re.match(value):
+ return value
+ self.error(obj, value)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/IPython/utils/tests/test_traitlets.py b/IPython/utils/tests/test_traitlets.py
index 4d01553..74278b7 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/tests/test_traitlets.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/tests/test_traitlets.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from nose import SkipTest
from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
HasTraits, MetaHasTraits, TraitType, Any, Bool, CBytes, Dict,
- Int, Long, Integer, Float, Complex, Bytes, Unicode, Color, TraitError,
+ Int, Long, Integer, Float, Complex, Bytes, Unicode, TraitError,
Union, Undefined, Type, This, Instance, TCPAddress, List, Tuple,
ObjectName, DottedObjectName, CRegExp, link, directional_link,
EventfulList, EventfulDict, ForwardDeclaredType, ForwardDeclaredInstance,
@@ -940,16 +940,6 @@ class TestDottedObjectName(TraitTestBase):
_good_values.append(u"t.รพ")
-class ColorTrait(HasTraits):
- value = Color("black")
-
-class TestColor(TraitTestBase):
- obj = ColorTrait()
-
- _good_values = ["blue", "#AA0", "#FFFFFF"]
- _bad_values = ["vanilla", "blues"]
-
-
class TCPAddressTrait(HasTraits):
value = TCPAddress()
diff --git a/IPython/utils/traitlets.py b/IPython/utils/traitlets.py
index ebf8009..a6d606f 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/traitlets.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/traitlets.py
@@ -1320,22 +1320,6 @@ class DottedObjectName(ObjectName):
self.error(obj, value)
-_color_names = ['aliceblue', 'antiquewhite', 'aqua', 'aquamarine', 'azure', 'beige', 'bisque', 'black', 'blanchedalmond', 'blue', 'blueviolet', 'brown', 'burlywood', 'cadetblue', 'chartreuse', 'chocolate', 'coral', 'cornflowerblue', 'cornsilk', 'crimson', 'cyan', 'darkblue', 'darkcyan', 'darkgoldenrod', 'darkgray', 'darkgreen', 'darkkhaki', 'darkmagenta', 'darkolivegreen', 'darkorange', 'darkorchid', 'darkred', 'darksalmon', 'darkseagreen', 'darkslateblue', 'darkslategray', 'darkturquoise', 'darkviolet', 'deeppink', 'deepskyblue', 'dimgray', 'dodgerblue', 'firebrick', 'floralwhite', 'forestgreen', 'fuchsia', 'gainsboro', 'ghostwhite', 'gold', 'goldenrod', 'gray', 'green', 'greenyellow', 'honeydew', 'hotpink', 'indianred ', 'indigo ', 'ivory', 'khaki', 'lavender', 'lavenderblush', 'lawngreen', 'lemonchiffon', 'lightblue', 'lightcoral', 'lightcyan', 'lightgoldenrodyellow', 'lightgray', 'lightgreen', 'lightpink', 'lightsalmon', 'lightseagreen', 'lightskyblue', 'lightslategray', 'lightsteelblue', 'lightyellow', 'lime', 'limegreen', 'linen', 'magenta', 'maroon', 'mediumaquamarine', 'mediumblue', 'mediumorchid', 'mediumpurple', 'mediumseagreen', 'mediumslateblue', 'mediumspringgreen', 'mediumturquoise', 'mediumvioletred', 'midnightblue', 'mintcream', 'mistyrose', 'moccasin', 'navajowhite', 'navy', 'oldlace', 'olive', 'olivedrab', 'orange', 'orangered', 'orchid', 'palegoldenrod', 'palegreen', 'paleturquoise', 'palevioletred', 'papayawhip', 'peachpuff', 'peru', 'pink', 'plum', 'powderblue', 'purple', 'rebeccapurple', 'red', 'rosybrown', 'royalblue', 'saddlebrown', 'salmon', 'sandybrown', 'seagreen', 'seashell', 'sienna', 'silver', 'skyblue', 'slateblue', 'slategray', 'snow', 'springgreen', 'steelblue', 'tan', 'teal', 'thistle', 'tomato', 'turquoise', 'violet', 'wheat', 'white', 'whitesmoke', 'yellow', 'yellowgreen']
-_color_re = re.compile(r'#[a-fA-F0-9]{3}(?:[a-fA-F0-9]{3})?$')
-
-
-class Color(_CoercedString):
- """A string holding a valid HTML color such as 'blue', '#060482', '#A80'"""
-
- info_text = 'a valid HTML color'
-
- def validate(self, obj, value):
- value = self._coerce_str(obj, value)
- if value.lower() in _color_names or _color_re.match(value):
- return value
- self.error(obj, value)
-
-
class Bool(TraitType):
"""A boolean (True, False) trait."""