diff --git a/defaultConfig.stub.js b/defaultConfig.stub.js
index 66f1da688..30e0bd670 100644
--- a/defaultConfig.stub.js
+++ b/defaultConfig.stub.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
   variants: {
     appearance: ['responsive'],
     backgroundAttachment: ['responsive'],
-    backgroundColors: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
+    backgroundColor: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
     backgroundPosition: ['responsive'],
     backgroundRepeat: ['responsive'],
     backgroundSize: ['responsive'],
diff --git a/defaultTheme.js b/defaultTheme.js
index de29a6a15..27b40c215 100644
--- a/defaultTheme.js
+++ b/defaultTheme.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
       wide: '0.05em',
     },
     textColors: theme => theme.colors,
-    backgroundColors: theme => theme.colors,
+    backgroundColor: theme => theme.colors,
     backgroundPosition: {
       bottom: 'bottom',
       center: 'center',
diff --git a/plugins/backgroundColor.js b/plugins/backgroundColor.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3ad7c700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/backgroundColor.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('../lib/plugins/backgroundColor').default
diff --git a/plugins/backgroundColors.js b/plugins/backgroundColors.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c3928bee8..000000000
--- a/plugins/backgroundColors.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = require('../lib/plugins/backgroundColors').default
diff --git a/src/corePlugins.js b/src/corePlugins.js
index 40ea0458c..7637e6573 100644
--- a/src/corePlugins.js
+++ b/src/corePlugins.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import preflight from './plugins/preflight'
 import lists from './plugins/lists'
 import appearance from './plugins/appearance'
 import backgroundAttachment from './plugins/backgroundAttachment'
-import backgroundColors from './plugins/backgroundColors'
+import backgroundColor from './plugins/backgroundColor'
 import backgroundPosition from './plugins/backgroundPosition'
 import backgroundRepeat from './plugins/backgroundRepeat'
 import backgroundSize from './plugins/backgroundSize'
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function(config) {
     lists,
     appearance,
     backgroundAttachment,
-    backgroundColors,
+    backgroundColor,
     backgroundPosition,
     backgroundRepeat,
     backgroundSize,
diff --git a/src/plugins/backgroundColors.js b/src/plugins/backgroundColor.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/backgroundColors.js
rename to src/plugins/backgroundColor.js