diff --git a/src/components/card/card.ios.scss b/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
index 1c3688002df..cecd166a484 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
   border: 0;
 }
 
-.card-ios ion-card-content {
+.card-content-ios {
   padding: $card-ios-padding-top $card-ios-padding-right $card-ios-padding-bottom $card-ios-padding-left;
 
   font-size: $card-ios-font-size;
   line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
-.card-ios ion-card-header {
+.card-header-ios {
   padding: $card-ios-header-padding;
 
   font-size: $card-ios-header-font-size;
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
   color: $card-ios-header-color;
 }
 
-.card-ios ion-card-header + ion-card-content,
-.card-ios .item + ion-card-content {
+.card-header-ios + .card-content-ios,
+.card-ios .item + .card-content-ios {
   padding-top: 0;
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
   font-size: 1.3rem;
 }
 
-.card-ios ion-card-title {
+.card-title-ios {
   display: block;
 
   margin: $card-ios-title-margin;
@@ -172,3 +172,42 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
 .card-ios + ion-card {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
+
+
+// Generate iOS Card Colors
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-ios) {
+
+  .card-ios .text-ios-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+  .card-ios-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-contrast;
+    background-color: $color-base;
+
+    .card-header-ios,
+    .card-title-ios,
+    .card-content-ios,
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    @each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-ios) {
+      .text-ios-#{$color-name},
+      .card-header-ios-#{$color-name},
+      .card-title-ios-#{$color-name},
+      .card-content-ios-#{$color-name} {
+        color: $color-base;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .card-header-ios-#{$color-name},
+  .card-title-ios-#{$color-name},
+  .card-content-ios-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.md.scss b/src/components/card/card.md.scss
index 5ab7c83f0c1..51c76712cff 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.md.scss
@@ -107,22 +107,22 @@ $card-md-header-color:                #222 !default;
   border: 0;
 }
 
-.card-md ion-card-content {
+.card-content-md {
   padding: $card-md-padding-top $card-md-padding-right $card-md-padding-bottom $card-md-padding-left;
 
   font-size: $card-md-font-size;
   line-height: $card-md-line-height;
 }
 
-.card-md ion-card-header {
+.card-header-md {
   padding: $card-md-header-padding;
 
   font-size: $card-md-header-font-size;
   color: $card-md-header-color;
 }
 
-.card-md ion-card-header + ion-card-content,
-.card-md .item + ion-card-content {
+.card-header-md + .card-content-md,
+.card-md .item + .card-content-md {
   padding-top: 0;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ $card-md-header-color:                #222 !default;
   font-size: 1.3rem;
 }
 
-.card-md ion-card-title {
+.card-title-md {
   display: block;
 
   margin: $card-md-title-margin;
@@ -181,3 +181,48 @@ $card-md-header-color:                #222 !default;
 .card-md + ion-card {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
+
+
+// Generate Material Design Card Colors
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-md) {
+
+  .card-md .text-md-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+  .card-md-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-contrast;
+    background-color: $color-base;
+
+    .card-header-md,
+    .card-title-md,
+    .card-content-md,
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6,
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    @each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-md) {
+      .text-md-#{$color-name},
+      .card-header-md-#{$color-name},
+      .card-title-md-#{$color-name},
+      .card-content-md-#{$color-name} {
+        color: $color-base;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .card-header-md-#{$color-name},
+  .card-title-md-#{$color-name},
+  .card-content-md-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.ts b/src/components/card/card.ts
index 46d4920f84a..a2e63a18c09 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.ts
+++ b/src/components/card/card.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,31 @@ export class Card extends Ion {
 @Directive({
   selector: 'ion-card-content'
 })
-export class CardContent {}
+export class CardContent extends Ion {
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The predefined color to use. For example: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"danger"`.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set color(val: string) {
+    this._setColor('card-content', val);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The mode to apply to this component.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set mode(val: string) {
+    this._setMode('card-content', val);
+  }
+
+  constructor(config: Config, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer) {
+    super(config, elementRef, renderer);
+
+    this.mode = config.get('mode');
+  }
+
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -52,7 +76,31 @@ export class CardContent {}
 @Directive({
   selector: 'ion-card-header'
 })
-export class CardHeader {}
+export class CardHeader extends Ion {
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The predefined color to use. For example: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"danger"`.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set color(val: string) {
+    this._setColor('card-header', val);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The mode to apply to this component.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set mode(val: string) {
+    this._setMode('card-header', val);
+  }
+
+  constructor(config: Config, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer) {
+    super(config, elementRef, renderer);
+
+    this.mode = config.get('mode');
+  }
+
+}
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -60,4 +108,28 @@ export class CardHeader {}
 @Directive({
   selector: 'ion-card-title'
 })
-export class CardTitle {}
+export class CardTitle extends Ion {
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The predefined color to use. For example: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"danger"`.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set color(val: string) {
+    this._setColor('card-title', val);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @input {string} The mode to apply to this component.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  set mode(val: string) {
+    this._setMode('card-title', val);
+  }
+
+  constructor(config: Config, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer) {
+    super(config, elementRef, renderer);
+
+    this.mode = config.get('mode');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.wp.scss b/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
index 9e4b1d25ed5..fc0f1bcd92b 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
@@ -108,22 +108,23 @@ $card-wp-header-color:                #222 !default;
   border: 0;
 }
 
-.card-wp ion-card-content {
+.card-content-wp {
   padding: $card-wp-padding-top $card-wp-padding-right $card-wp-padding-bottom $card-wp-padding-left;
 
   font-size: $card-wp-font-size;
   line-height: $card-wp-line-height;
 }
 
-.card-wp ion-card-header {
+.card-header-wp {
   padding: $card-wp-header-padding;
 
   font-size: $card-wp-header-font-size;
+
   color: $card-wp-header-color;
 }
 
-.card-wp ion-card-header + ion-card-content,
-.card-wp .item + ion-card-content {
+.card-header-wp + .card-content-wp,
+.card-wp .item + .card-content-wp {
   padding-top: 0;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ $card-wp-header-color:                #222 !default;
   font-size: 1.3rem;
 }
 
-.card-wp ion-card-title {
+.card-title-wp {
   display: block;
 
   margin: $card-wp-title-margin;
@@ -182,3 +183,48 @@ $card-wp-header-color:                #222 !default;
 .card-wp + ion-card {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
+
+
+// Generate Windows Card Colors
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-wp) {
+
+  .card-wp .text-wp-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+  .card-wp-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-contrast;
+    background-color: $color-base;
+
+    .card-header-wp,
+    .card-title-wp,
+    .card-content-wp,
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6,
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    @each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-wp) {
+      .text-wp-#{$color-name},
+      .card-header-wp-#{$color-name},
+      .card-title-wp-#{$color-name},
+      .card-content-wp-#{$color-name} {
+        color: $color-base;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .card-header-wp-#{$color-name},
+  .card-title-wp-#{$color-name},
+  .card-content-wp-#{$color-name} {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/card/test/colors/app-module.ts b/src/components/card/test/colors/app-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bf1cc361bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/card/test/colors/app-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { IonicApp, IonicModule } from '../../../..';
+
+
+@Component({
+  templateUrl: 'main.html'
+})
+export class E2EPage {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: '<ion-nav [root]="rootPage"></ion-nav>'
+})
+export class E2EApp {
+  rootPage = E2EPage;
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    E2EApp,
+    E2EPage
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp)
+  ],
+  bootstrap: [IonicApp],
+  entryComponents: [
+    E2EPage
+  ]
+})
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/components/card/test/colors/e2e.ts b/src/components/card/test/colors/e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b137891791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/card/test/colors/e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/components/card/test/colors/main.html b/src/components/card/test/colors/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec4c1d3913a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/card/test/colors/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+<ion-header>
+
+  <ion-toolbar>
+    <ion-title>Card Colors</ion-title>
+  </ion-toolbar>
+
+</ion-header>
+
+
+<ion-content class="outer-content">
+
+  <ion-card>
+
+    <ion-card-header color="secondary">
+      Secondary Header
+      <span ion-text color="primary">Primary Span in Header</span>
+    </ion-card-header>
+
+    <ion-card-content>
+      <ion-card-title color="danger">
+        Danger Title
+      </ion-card-title>
+      Some normal text in content.
+      <h3>Normal h3 in content</h3>
+      <p>
+        Normal paragraph in default content.
+      </p>
+      <p ion-text color="secondary">
+        Secondary paragraph in default content.
+      </p>
+    </ion-card-content>
+
+    <ion-grid>
+      <ion-row>
+        <ion-col no-padding>
+          <button ion-button clear small color="primary">
+            Primary
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+        <ion-col no-padding text-right>
+          <button ion-button clear small color="danger">
+            Danger
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+      </ion-row>
+    </ion-grid>
+
+  </ion-card>
+
+  <ion-card>
+
+    <ion-card-header color="primary">
+      Primary Header
+    </ion-card-header>
+
+    <ion-card-content color="danger">
+      <ion-card-title color="primary">
+        Primary Title
+      </ion-card-title>
+      Some normal text in danger content.
+      <h3>Normal h3 in content</h3>
+      <p>
+        Normal paragraph in danger content.
+      </p>
+      <p ion-text color="primary">
+        Primary paragraph in danger content.
+      </p>
+
+    </ion-card-content>
+
+    <ion-grid>
+      <ion-row>
+        <ion-col no-padding>
+          <button ion-button icon-left clear small color="danger">
+            <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
+            Danger
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+        <ion-col no-padding text-right>
+          <button ion-button icon-left clear small color="dark">
+            <ion-icon name="share"></ion-icon>
+            Dark
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+      </ion-row>
+    </ion-grid>
+
+  </ion-card>
+
+  <ion-card color="primary">
+
+    <ion-card-header>
+      Primary Card
+    </ion-card-header>
+
+    <ion-card-content>
+      <ion-card-title color="danger">
+        Danger Title
+      </ion-card-title>
+      <h3>Heading</h3>
+      <p>
+        Normal paragraph in normal content.
+      </p>
+      <p ion-text color="secondary">
+        Secondary paragraph in normal content.
+      </p>
+    </ion-card-content>
+
+    <ion-grid>
+      <ion-row>
+        <ion-col no-padding>
+          <button ion-button clear small color="light">
+            Light
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+        <ion-col no-padding text-right>
+          <button ion-button clear small color="danger">
+            Danger
+          </button>
+        </ion-col>
+      </ion-row>
+    </ion-grid>
+  </ion-card>
+
+  <ion-card>
+
+    <ion-card-header>
+      Default Header
+    </ion-card-header>
+
+    <ion-card-content>
+      <ion-card-title>
+        Default Title
+      </ion-card-title>
+      <h3>Heading</h3>
+      <p>
+        Normal paragraph in normal content.
+      </p>
+      <p ion-text color="primary">
+        Primary paragraph in normal content.
+      </p>
+    </ion-card-content>
+  </ion-card>
+
+</ion-content>
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.ios.scss b/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
index 23dc5e4296c..135e5a93bf4 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ ion-item-divider.item-ios {
   .item-ios-#{$color-name} {
     color: $color-contrast;
     background-color: $color-base;
+
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    &.activated {
+     background-color: color-shade($color-base);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.md.scss b/src/components/item/item.md.scss
index 2a00f90fbfb..9647d902a6c 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.md.scss
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ ion-item-divider.item-md {
   .item-md-#{$color-name} {
     color: $color-contrast;
     background-color: $color-base;
+
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    &.activated {
+     background-color: color-shade($color-base);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.wp.scss b/src/components/item/item.wp.scss
index b14eb619d25..b87f3606870 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.wp.scss
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ ion-item-divider.item-wp {
   .item-wp-#{$color-name} {
     color: $color-contrast;
     background-color: $color-base;
+
+    p {
+      color: $color-contrast;
+    }
+
+    &.activated {
+      background-color: color-shade($color-base);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/test/colors/app-module.ts b/src/components/item/test/colors/app-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b27ac52c142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/item/test/colors/app-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { IonicApp, IonicModule } from '../../../..';
+
+
+@Component({
+  templateUrl: 'main.html'
+})
+export class E2EPage {
+
+}
+
+@Component({
+  template: '<ion-nav [root]="rootPage"></ion-nav>'
+})
+export class E2EApp {
+  rootPage = E2EPage;
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    E2EApp,
+    E2EPage
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp)
+  ],
+  bootstrap: [IonicApp],
+  entryComponents: [
+    E2EApp,
+    E2EPage
+  ]
+})
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/components/item/test/colors/e2e.ts b/src/components/item/test/colors/e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b137891791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/item/test/colors/e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/components/item/test/colors/main.html b/src/components/item/test/colors/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce62863cda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/item/test/colors/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<ion-header>
+
+  <ion-toolbar>
+    <ion-title>Item Colors</ion-title>
+  </ion-toolbar>
+
+</ion-header>
+
+
+<ion-content>
+
+  <ion-item>
+    <h1>Heading</h1>
+    <p>Paragraph</p>
+    <p color="secondary">Secondary paragraph</p>
+  </ion-item>
+
+  <ion-item color="dark">
+    <h1>Heading</h1>
+    <p>Paragraph</p>
+  </ion-item>
+
+  <a ion-item href="#" color="danger">
+    a[ion-item] danger
+  </a>
+
+  <a ion-item href="#" color="danger" class="activated">
+    a[ion-item].activated danger
+  </a>
+
+  <button ion-item color="secondary">
+    button[ion-item]
+  </button>
+
+  <button ion-item color="secondary" class="activated">
+    button[ion-item].activated secondary
+  </button>
+
+  <ion-item color="primary">
+    <button ion-button item-left color="dark">Dark</button>
+    <h1>Heading</h1>
+    <p>Normal paragraph</p>
+    <button ion-button outline item-right>Outline</button>
+  </ion-item>
+
+  <button ion-item color="dark">
+    <button ion-button item-left icon-left>
+      <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
+      Left Icon
+    </button>
+    left icon buttons
+    <p color="primary">Primary paragraph</p>
+  </button>
+
+  <button ion-item disabled color="dark">
+    <button ion-button item-left icon-left>
+      <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
+      Left Icon
+    </button>
+    disabled left icon buttons
+    <p color="primary">Primary paragraph</p>
+  </button>
+
+  <ion-item color="light">
+    <button ion-button item-left icon-right>
+      Right Icon
+      <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
+    </button>
+    right icon buttons
+    <button ion-button outline item-right icon-right>
+      Right Icon
+      <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
+    </button>
+  </ion-item>
+
+  <a ion-item disabled color="danger">
+    a ion-item disabled right icon/text button large
+    <p>Default paragraph</p>
+  </a>
+
+</ion-content>