diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthParser.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthParser.java
index cfde2fcd61a4f8ea66d2a06cbb04ab3b2d4c0787..37a1893e7c4370615f65b91e28faf42de6409888 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthParser.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthParser.java
@@ -658,8 +658,7 @@ class SynthParser extends DefaultHandler {
                     }
                     try {
                         _colorTypes.add((ColorType)checkCast(typeClass.
-                              getField(typeName.substring(classIndex,
-                              typeName.length() - classIndex)).
+                              getField(typeName.substring(classIndex)).
                               get(typeClass), ColorType.class));
                     } catch (NoSuchFieldException nsfe) {
                         throw new SAXException("Unable to find color type: " +
diff --git a/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/SynthTest.java b/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/SynthTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..93921c981c7f59a484396f52112d25b48cfcfd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/SynthTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6771547
+ * @author Alexander Potochkin
+ * @summary SynthParser throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException parsing custom ColorTypes
+ */
+
+import javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthLookAndFeel;
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class SynthTest {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        SynthLookAndFeel laf = new SynthLookAndFeel();
+        InputStream in = SynthTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "synthconfig.xml");
+        laf.load(in, SynthTest.class);
+
+        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf);
+
+        if (!Color.RED.equals(new JButton().getForeground())) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("The wrong foreground color!");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/synthconfig.xml b/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/synthconfig.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48aa2e73db450b285c40ae8427a9d707746294da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/javax/swing/plaf/synth/6771547/synthconfig.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<synth>
+    <style id="button">
+        <font name="Verdana" size="16"/>
+        <state>
+            <color value="RED"
+                   type="javax.swing.plaf.synth.ColorType.FOREGROUND"/>
+        </state>
+    </style>
+    <bind style="button" type="region" key="button"/>
+</synth>