diff --git a/R/color.R b/R/color.R
index 6727372..fa3b479 100644
--- a/R/color.R
+++ b/R/color.R
@@ -9,19 +9,33 @@
 #' * All , categorical colors start with ", cat_";
 #' * All sequential colors start with "seq_";
 #'
-#' Then, a number indi, cates the number of colors that belong to the palettes, a string the name of the palette, and, finally, a number the position of the color. E.g., "seq_5_red_4" would be the 4th color of a continuous palettes of 5 colors in the red band. Exception is made for white, light_grey, dark_grey, and black.
+#' Then, a number indicates the number of colors that belong to the palettes, a string the name of the palette, and, finally, a number the position of the color. E.g., "seq_5_red_4" would be the 4th color of a continuous palettes of 5 colors in the red band. Exception is made for white, light_grey, dark_grey, and black.
 #'
 #'
 #' @return Hex codes named or unnamed.
 #'
 #' @export
 color <- function(..., unname = TRUE) {
+  #------ Checks
+
+  # unname is a logical scalar
+  checkmate::assert_logical(unname, len = 1)
+
+  # all elements in ... are character strings
+  dots <- list(...)
+  if (length(dots) > 0) {
+    # Check each argument is a single character string
+    for (i in seq_along(dots)) {
+      checkmate::assert_string(dots[[i]], .var.name = paste0("Argument #", i))
+    }
+  }
+
   #------ Prep
 
-  # Retrieve colors
+  # retrieve colors
   cols <- c(...)
 
-  # Defined colors
+  # define color vector
   colors <- c(
     white = "#FFFFFF",
     lighter_grey = "#F5F5F5",
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-color.R b/tests/testthat/test-color.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee09eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-color.R
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Tests for color functions
+
+test_that("color returns expected hex codes", {
+  # Test default behavior (returning all colors when no args provided)
+  all_colors <- color(unname = FALSE)
+  expect_type(all_colors, "character")
+  expect_true(length(all_colors) > 0)
+  expect_named(all_colors)
+
+  # Test requesting specific colors
+  expect_identical(color("white"), "#FFFFFF")
+  expect_identical(color("black"), "#000000")
+
+  # Test requesting multiple colors
+  expect_identical(
+    color("white", "black"),
+    c("#FFFFFF", "#000000")
+  )
+
+  # Test requesting multiple colors with names preserved
+  named_colors <- color("white", "black", unname = FALSE)
+  expect_identical(
+    named_colors,
+    c(white = "#FFFFFF", black = "#000000")
+  )
+
+  # Test requesting non-existent color
+  expect_error(
+    color("nonexistent_color"),
+    "Some colors not defined"
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("color_pattern works as expected", {
+  # Positive test cases
+  cat_colors <- color_pattern("cat_", unname = FALSE)
+  expect_true(length(cat_colors) > 0)
+  expect_true(all(startsWith(names(cat_colors), "cat_")))
+
+  seq_colors <- color_pattern("seq_")
+  expect_true(length(seq_colors) > 0)
+
+  # Test with a pattern that should match nothing
+  expect_warning(
+    color_pattern("xyz_nonexistent_"),
+    "No colors match the pattern"
+  )
+
+  # Test argument validation
+  expect_error(color_pattern(123))
+  expect_error(color_pattern(c("cat_", "seq_")))
+  expect_error(
+    color_pattern("cat_", unname = "yes"),
+    "Assertion on 'unname' failed"
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("color function parameter validation", {
+  # Empty call should return all colors
+  all_colors <- color()
+  expect_type(all_colors, "character")
+  expect_true(length(all_colors) > 0)
+
+  # unname parameter behavior
+  named_all <- color(unname = FALSE)
+  expect_named(named_all)
+  unnamed_all <- color(unname = TRUE)
+  expect_null(names(unnamed_all))
+
+  # Test validation of ... arguments to ensure they're strings
+  expect_error(color(123), "Assertion on 'Argument #1' failed")
+  expect_error(color(TRUE), "Assertion on 'Argument #1' failed")
+  expect_error(
+    color(list("white")),
+    "Assertion on 'Argument #1' failed"
+  )
+
+  # Test that vectors are not allowed
+  expect_error(
+    color(c("white", "black")),
+    "Assertion on 'Argument #1' failed: Must have length 1."
+  )
+
+  # Multiple arguments should still work as long as each is a single string
+  expect_length(color("white", "black"), 2)
+})