diff --git a/moviepy/video/VideoClip.py b/moviepy/video/VideoClip.py
index 6a7a6c8ec..73266242a 100644
--- a/moviepy/video/VideoClip.py
+++ b/moviepy/video/VideoClip.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import multiprocessing
 import tempfile
 from copy import copy
+import warnings
 
 from tqdm import tqdm
 import numpy as np
@@ -1031,13 +1032,24 @@ class ColorClip(ImageClip):
 
     ismask
       Set to true if the clip will be used as a mask.
-    """
 
+    col
+      Has been deprecated. Do not use.
+    """
 
-    def __init__(self, size, col=(0, 0, 0), ismask=False, duration=None):
+    def __init__(self, size, color=None, ismask=False, duration=None, col=None):
+        if col is not None:
+            warnings.warn("The `ColorClip` parameter `col` has been deprecated."
+                          " Please use `color` instead", DeprecationWarning)
+            if color is not None:
+                warnings.warn("The arguments `color` and `col` have both been "
+                              "passed to `ColorClip` so `col` has been ignored.",
+                              UserWarning)
+            else:
+                color = col
         w, h = size
-        shape = (h, w) if np.isscalar(col) else (h, w, len(col))
-        ImageClip.__init__(self, np.tile(col, w * h).reshape(shape),
+        shape = (h, w) if np.isscalar(color) else (h, w, len(color))
+        ImageClip.__init__(self, np.tile(color, w * h).reshape(shape),
                            ismask=ismask, duration=duration)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_PR.py b/tests/test_PR.py
index cbb4f2d6f..36583ae81 100644
--- a/tests/test_PR.py
+++ b/tests/test_PR.py
@@ -32,5 +32,15 @@ def test_PR_339():
     #overlay = TextClip(txt='foo', method='label')
     pass
 
+
+def test_PR_424():
+    # Recommended use
+    clip = ColorClip([1000, 600], color=(60, 60, 60), duration=10)
+    # Uses `col` so should work the same as above, but give warning
+    clip = ColorClip([1000, 600], col=(60, 60, 60), duration=10)
+    # Should give 2 warnings and use `color`, not `col`
+    clip = ColorClip([1000, 600], color=(60, 60, 60), duration=10, col=(2,2,2))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    pytest.main()