diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.Properties.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.Properties.cs
index b21772a2ea9..1ec5deb495b 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.Properties.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.Properties.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public partial class ColorPicker
                 nameof(CustomPaletteColors),
                 typeof(ObservableCollection<Windows.UI.Color>),
                 typeof(ColorPicker),
-                new PropertyMetadata(Windows.UI.Color.FromArgb(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)));
+                new PropertyMetadata(null));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the list of custom palette colors.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public int CustomPaletteColumnCount
                 nameof(CustomPalette),
                 typeof(IColorPalette),
                 typeof(ColorPicker),
-                new PropertyMetadata(DependencyProperty.UnsetValue));
+                new PropertyMetadata(null));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the custom color palette.
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToColorShadeConverter.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToColorShadeConverter.cs
index a74e6e4ae54..f7676c93c8b 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToColorShadeConverter.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToColorShadeConverter.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Helpers;
 using Windows.UI;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ public object Convert(
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid color value provided");
+                // Invalid color value provided
+                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
 
             // Get the value component delta
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ public object Convert(
             }
             catch
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid parameter provided, unable to convert to integer");
+                // Invalid parameter provided, unable to convert to integer
+                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
 
             // Specially handle minimum (black) and maximum (white)
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ public object ConvertBack(
             object parameter,
             string language)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToHexConverter.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToHexConverter.cs
index b460c8820fa..268094d502e 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToHexConverter.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ColorToHexConverter.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Helpers;
 using Windows.UI;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ public object Convert(
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid color value provided");
+                // Invalid color value provided
+                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
 
             string hexColor = color.ToHex().Replace("#", string.Empty);
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ public object ConvertBack(
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid hex color value provided");
+                    // Invalid hex color value provided
+                    return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ public object ConvertBack(
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid hex color value provided");
+                    // Invalid hex color value provided
+                    return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ContrastBrushConverter.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ContrastBrushConverter.cs
index abd1dc1dbd7..b08611531ce 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ContrastBrushConverter.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Input/ColorPicker/ContrastBrushConverter.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Windows.UI;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ public object Convert(
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid color value provided");
+                // Invalid color value provided
+                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
 
             // Get the default color when transparency is high
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public object ConvertBack(
             object parameter,
             string language)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Converters/ColorToDisplayNameConverter.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Converters/ColorToDisplayNameConverter.cs
index 5aa9a78cefe..5eb2b901be9 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Converters/ColorToDisplayNameConverter.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Converters/ColorToDisplayNameConverter.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Windows.UI;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ public object Convert(
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid color value provided");
+                // Invalid color value provided
+                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
 
             return ColorHelper.ToDisplayName(color);
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ public object ConvertBack(
             object parameter,
             string language)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
         }
     }
 }
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