diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 1c826bdf..35d504cd 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ markdown: kramdown
 exclude: ["README.md"]
 
 paginate: 10
-paginate_path: blog/page:num/
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+paginate_path: blog/page:num/
+
+# Windows live tiles config
+ie_tile_color: 505050
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diff --git a/_plugins/jekyll-live-tiles.rb b/_plugins/jekyll-live-tiles.rb
index c7475344..4bff229f 100644
--- a/_plugins/jekyll-live-tiles.rb
+++ b/_plugins/jekyll-live-tiles.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ module Jekyll
     def generate_config(site)
 
       # Configs
-      tile_color = site.config["ie_tile_color"] || "#000000"
+      if site.config["ie_tile_color"]
+        tile_color = "\##{site.config["ie_tile_color"]}"
+      else
+        tile_color = "#000000"
+      end
       frequency = site.config["ie_frequency"] || 1440
       tile_small = site.config["ie_tile_small"]
       tile_medium = site.config["ie_tile_medium"]