diff --git a/R/spec_tools.R b/R/spec_tools.R
index 76fb7dd..0ae4032 100644
--- a/R/spec_tools.R
+++ b/R/spec_tools.R
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 }
 
 html_color <- function(colors) {
-  colors <- as.character(colors)
+  colors <- trimws(gsub("\\!important", "", as.character(colors)))
   sapply(colors, html_color_)
 }