diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index e345b4e3f..459fc9b86 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ func ValidateConfig(cfg Config, interceptor signal.Interceptor, fileParser,
 	// Finally, ensure that the user's color is correctly formatted,
 	// otherwise the server will not be able to start after the unlocking
 	// the wallet.
-	_, err = parseHexColor(cfg.Color)
+	_, err = lncfg.ParseHexColor(cfg.Color)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, mkErr("unable to parse node color: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/lncfg/color.go b/lncfg/color.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75708684a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lncfg/color.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package lncfg
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"image/color"
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+var (
+	// validColorRegexp is a regexp that lets you check if a particular
+	// color string matches the standard hex color format #RRGGBB.
+	validColorRegexp = regexp.MustCompile("^#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$")
+)
+
+// ParseHexColor takes a hex string representation of a color in the
+// form "#RRGGBB", parses the hex color values, and returns a color.RGBA
+// struct of the same color.
+func ParseHexColor(colorStr string) (color.RGBA, error) {
+	// Check if the hex color string is a valid color representation.
+	if !validColorRegexp.MatchString(colorStr) {
+		return color.RGBA{}, errors.New("color must be specified " +
+			"using a hexadecimal value in the form #RRGGBB")
+	}
+
+	// Decode the hex color string to bytes.
+	// The resulting byte array is in the form [R, G, B].
+	colorBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(colorStr[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return color.RGBA{}, err
+	}
+
+	return color.RGBA{R: colorBytes[0], G: colorBytes[1], B: colorBytes[2]}, nil
+}
diff --git a/lncfg/color_test.go b/lncfg/color_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4a0c9308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lncfg/color_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package lncfg
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseHexColor(t *testing.T) {
+	var colorTestCases = []struct {
+		test  string
+		valid bool // If valid format
+		R     byte
+		G     byte
+		B     byte
+	}{
+		{"#123", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"#1234567", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"$123456", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"#12345+", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"#fFGG00", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"", false, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"#123456", true, 0x12, 0x34, 0x56},
+		{"#C0FfeE", true, 0xc0, 0xff, 0xee},
+	}
+
+	// Perform the table driven tests.
+	for _, ct := range colorTestCases {
+
+		color, err := ParseHexColor(ct.test)
+		if !ct.valid && err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Invalid color string: %s, should return "+
+				"error, but did not", ct.test)
+		}
+
+		if ct.valid && err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Color %s valid to parse: %s", ct.test, err)
+		}
+
+		// Ensure that the string to hex decoding is working properly.
+		if color.R != ct.R || color.G != ct.G || color.B != ct.B {
+			t.Fatalf("Color %s incorrectly parsed as %v", ct.test, color)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 1aceebc14..8ac2e7ad3 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"image/color"
 	"math/big"
 	prand "math/rand"
 	"net"
-	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -116,10 +114,6 @@ var (
 	// gracefully exiting.
 	ErrServerShuttingDown = errors.New("server is shutting down")
 
-	// validColorRegexp is a regexp that lets you check if a particular
-	// color string matches the standard hex color format #RRGGBB.
-	validColorRegexp = regexp.MustCompile("^#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$")
-
 	// MaxFundingAmount is a soft-limit of the maximum channel size
 	// currently accepted within the Lightning Protocol. This is
 	// defined in BOLT-0002, and serves as an initial precautionary limit
@@ -772,7 +766,7 @@ func newServer(cfg *Config, listenAddrs []net.Addr,
 	// the network.
 	//
 	// We'll start by parsing the node color from configuration.
-	color, err := parseHexColor(cfg.Color)
+	color, err := lncfg.ParseHexColor(cfg.Color)
 	if err != nil {
 		srvrLog.Errorf("unable to parse color: %v\n", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -4196,26 +4190,6 @@ func (s *server) Peers() []*peer.Brontide {
 	return peers
 }
 
-// parseHexColor takes a hex string representation of a color in the
-// form "#RRGGBB", parses the hex color values, and returns a color.RGBA
-// struct of the same color.
-func parseHexColor(colorStr string) (color.RGBA, error) {
-	// Check if the hex color string is a valid color representation.
-	if !validColorRegexp.MatchString(colorStr) {
-		return color.RGBA{}, errors.New("Color must be specified " +
-			"using a hexadecimal value in the form #RRGGBB")
-	}
-
-	// Decode the hex color string to bytes.
-	// The resulting byte array is in the form [R, G, B].
-	colorBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(colorStr[1:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return color.RGBA{}, err
-	}
-
-	return color.RGBA{R: colorBytes[0], G: colorBytes[1], B: colorBytes[2]}, nil
-}
-
 // computeNextBackoff uses a truncated exponential backoff to compute the next
 // backoff using the value of the exiting backoff. The returned duration is
 // randomized in either direction by 1/20 to prevent tight loops from
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 48b2f652d..317a3a483 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -22,44 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lncfg"
 )
 
-func TestParseHexColor(t *testing.T) {
-	var colorTestCases = []struct {
-		test  string
-		valid bool // If valid format
-		R     byte
-		G     byte
-		B     byte
-	}{
-		{"#123", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"#1234567", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"$123456", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"#12345+", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"#fFGG00", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"", false, 0, 0, 0},
-		{"#123456", true, 0x12, 0x34, 0x56},
-		{"#C0FfeE", true, 0xc0, 0xff, 0xee},
-	}
-
-	// Perform the table driven tests.
-	for _, ct := range colorTestCases {
-
-		color, err := parseHexColor(ct.test)
-		if !ct.valid && err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Invalid color string: %s, should return "+
-				"error, but did not", ct.test)
-		}
-
-		if ct.valid && err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Color %s valid to parse: %s", ct.test, err)
-		}
-
-		// Ensure that the string to hex decoding is working properly.
-		if color.R != ct.R || color.G != ct.G || color.B != ct.B {
-			t.Fatalf("Color %s incorrectly parsed as %v", ct.test, color)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // TestTLSAutoRegeneration creates an expired TLS certificate, to test that a
 // new TLS certificate pair is regenerated when the old pair expires. This is
 // necessary because the pair expires after a little over a year.