diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/colors/use-colors.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/colors/use-colors.js
index a2b378f447353..ffa2a32a21911 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/colors/use-colors.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/colors/use-colors.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export default function __experimentalUseColors(
 						while (
 							backgroundColor === 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)' &&
 							backgroundColorNode.parentNode &&
-							backgroundColorNode.parentNode === Node.ELEMENT_NODE
+							backgroundColorNode.parentNode.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE
 						) {
 							backgroundColorNode = backgroundColorNode.parentNode;
 							backgroundColor = getComputedStyle( backgroundColorNode )