diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a65333cd..b2bb8208 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ $img->greyscale();
 // pixelate image with blocksize of 25x25 pixel
 $img->pixelate(25);
 
+// fill image with color
+$img->fill('ccc'); // its possible to use shorthand hexcolor
+$img->fill('cccccc'); // or full hexcolor code
+$img->fill('#ccc'); // with or without #
+$img->fill('#cccccc');
+$img->fill(array(204, 204, 204)); // or just pass the color as rgb format array
+
 // save image in desired format
 $img->save('public/bar.jpg');
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageTest.php b/tests/ImageTest.php
index 37cbfa6d..9f8c5dfd 100644
--- a/tests/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImageTest.php
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $img = $img->fill('fdf5e4');
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
 
+        $img = $img->fill('#fdf5e4');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+
+        $img = $img->fill('ccc');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+
+        $img = $img->fill('#ccc');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+
         $img = $img->fill(array(155, 155, 155), rand(1,10), rand(1,10));
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
     }
@@ -140,6 +149,12 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $img = $this->getTestImage();
         $img = $img->text('Fox', 10, 10, 16, '000000', 0, null);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+
+        $img = $img->text('Fox', 10, 10, 16, '#000000', 0, null);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+
+        $img = $img->text('Fox', 10, 10, 16, array(155, 155, 155), 0, null);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
     }
 
     public function testRectangleImage()