diff --git a/extensions/emmet/package.json b/extensions/emmet/package.json
index 263bb63ed63..5085e13b2b6 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/package.json
+++ b/extensions/emmet/package.json
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
         "compile": "gulp compile-extension:emmet"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/node": "7.0.43",
+        "@types/node": "8.0.33",
         "vscode": "1.0.1"
     },
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
index 09c531ed726..ee0e1b5a3be 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Node, HtmlNode, Rule, Property } from 'EmmetNode';
 import { getEmmetHelper, getNode, getInnerRange, getMappingForIncludedLanguages, parseDocument, validate, getEmmetConfiguration, isStyleSheet, getEmmetMode } from './util';
 
 const trimRegex = /[\u00a0]*[\d|#|\-|\*|\u2022]+\.?/;
+const hexColorRegex = /^#\d+$/;
 
 interface ExpandAbbreviationInput {
 	syntax: string;
@@ -232,17 +233,18 @@ export function isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(document: vscode.TextDocumen
 		// Fix for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/34162
 		// Other than sass, stylus, we can make use of the terminator tokens to validate position
 		if (syntax !== 'sass' && syntax !== 'stylus' && currentNode.type === 'property') {
+			const abbreviation = document.getText(new vscode.Range(abbreviationRange.start.line, abbreviationRange.start.character, abbreviationRange.end.line, abbreviationRange.end.character));
 			const propertyNode = <Property>currentNode;
 			if (propertyNode.terminatorToken
 				&& propertyNode.separator
 				&& position.isAfterOrEqual(propertyNode.separatorToken.end)
 				&& position.isBeforeOrEqual(propertyNode.terminatorToken.start)) {
-				return false;
+				return hexColorRegex.test(abbreviation);
 			}
 			if (!propertyNode.terminatorToken
 				&& propertyNode.separator
 				&& position.isAfterOrEqual(propertyNode.separatorToken.end)) {
-				return false;
+				return hexColorRegex.test(abbreviation);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/test/cssAbbreviationAction.test.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/test/cssAbbreviationAction.test.ts
index 00b205c682a..5ff9460dad2 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/test/cssAbbreviationAction.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/test/cssAbbreviationAction.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ suite('Tests for Expand Abbreviations (CSS)', () => {
 .foo {
 	margin: a
 	margin: 10px;
-}		
+}
 		`;
 
 		return withRandomFileEditor(testContent, 'css', (editor, doc) => {
@@ -87,6 +87,36 @@ suite('Tests for Expand Abbreviations (CSS)', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	test('Allow hex color when typing property values when there is a property in the next line (CSS)', () => {
+		const testContent = `
+.foo {
+	margin: #12
+	margin: 10px;
+}
+		`;
+
+		return withRandomFileEditor(testContent, 'css', (editor, doc) => {
+			editor.selection = new Selection(2, 12, 2, 12);
+			return expandEmmetAbbreviation(null).then(() => {
+				assert.equal(editor.document.getText(), testContent.replace('#12', '#121212'));
+				const cancelSrc = new CancellationTokenSource();
+				const completionPromise = completionProvider.provideCompletionItems(editor.document, new Position(2, 12), cancelSrc.token);
+				if (!completionPromise) {
+					assert.fail('Completion promise wasnt returned');
+					return Promise.resolve();
+				}
+				completionPromise.then(result => {
+					if (!result || !result.items || !result.items.length) {
+						assert.fail('Completion promise came back empty');
+						return Promise.resolve();
+					}
+					assert.equal(result.items[0].label, '#121212');
+				});
+				return Promise.resolve();
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
 	test('Skip when typing property values when there is a property in the previous line (CSS)', () => {
 		const testContent = `
 .foo {
@@ -109,11 +139,41 @@ suite('Tests for Expand Abbreviations (CSS)', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	test('Allow hex color when typing property values when there is a property in the previous line (CSS)', () => {
+		const testContent = `
+.foo {
+	margin: 10px;
+	margin: #12
+}
+		`;
+
+		return withRandomFileEditor(testContent, 'css', (editor, doc) => {
+			editor.selection = new Selection(3, 12, 3, 12);
+			return expandEmmetAbbreviation(null).then(() => {
+				assert.equal(editor.document.getText(), testContent.replace('#12', '#121212'));
+				const cancelSrc = new CancellationTokenSource();
+				const completionPromise = completionProvider.provideCompletionItems(editor.document, new Position(3, 12), cancelSrc.token);
+				if (!completionPromise) {
+					assert.fail('Completion promise wasnt returned');
+					return Promise.resolve();
+				}
+				completionPromise.then(result => {
+					if (!result || !result.items || !result.items.length) {
+						assert.fail('Completion promise came back empty');
+						return Promise.resolve();
+					}
+					assert.equal(result.items[0].label, '#121212');
+				});
+				return Promise.resolve();
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
 	test('Skip when typing property values when it is the only property in the rule (CSS)', () => {
 		const testContent = `
 .foo {
 	margin: a
-}		
+}
 		`;
 
 		return withRandomFileEditor(testContent, 'css', (editor, doc) => {
@@ -130,6 +190,35 @@ suite('Tests for Expand Abbreviations (CSS)', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	test('Allow hex colors when typing property values when it is the only property in the rule (CSS)', () => {
+		const testContent = `
+.foo {
+	margin: #12
+}
+		`;
+
+		return withRandomFileEditor(testContent, 'css', (editor, doc) => {
+			editor.selection = new Selection(2, 12, 2, 12);
+			return expandEmmetAbbreviation(null).then(() => {
+				assert.equal(editor.document.getText(), testContent.replace('#12', '#121212'));
+				const cancelSrc = new CancellationTokenSource();
+				const completionPromise = completionProvider.provideCompletionItems(editor.document, new Position(2, 12), cancelSrc.token);
+				if (!completionPromise) {
+					assert.fail('Completion promise wasnt returned');
+					return Promise.resolve();
+				}
+				completionPromise.then(result => {
+					if (!result || !result.items || !result.items.length) {
+						assert.fail('Completion promise came back empty');
+						return Promise.resolve();
+					}
+					assert.equal(result.items[0].label, '#121212');
+				});
+				return Promise.resolve();
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
 	test('Expand abbreviation in completion list (CSS)', () => {
 		const abbreviation = 'm10';
 		const expandedText = 'margin: 10px;';
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/yarn.lock b/extensions/emmet/yarn.lock
index 95b87244b85..5ba2df336e0 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/emmet/yarn.lock
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@emmetio/stream-reader/-/stream-reader-2.2.0.tgz#46cffea119a0a003312a21c2d9b5628cb5fcd442"
 
-"@types/node@7.0.43":
-  version "7.0.43"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-7.0.43.tgz#a187e08495a075f200ca946079c914e1a5fe962c"
+"@types/node@8.0.33":
+  version "8.0.33"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-8.0.33.tgz#1126e94374014e54478092830704f6ea89df04cd"
 
 ajv@^5.1.0:
   version "5.3.0"