diff --git a/.gitlab/dangerjs/mrAreaLabels.js b/.gitlab/dangerjs/mrAreaLabels.js
index 6ee5796879..6ee3148be7 100644
--- a/.gitlab/dangerjs/mrAreaLabels.js
+++ b/.gitlab/dangerjs/mrAreaLabels.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  */
 module.exports = async function () {
     const projectId = 103; // ESP-IDF
-    const areaLabelColor = "#d2eBFA";
+    const areaLabelColor = /^#d2ebfa$/i; // match color code (case-insensitive)
     const projectLabels = await danger.gitlab.api.Labels.all(projectId); // Get all project labels
     const areaLabels = projectLabels
-        .filter((label) => label.color === areaLabelColor)
+        .filter((label) => areaLabelColor.test(label.color))
         .map((label) => label.name); // Filter only area labels
     const mrLabels = danger.gitlab.mr.labels; // Get MR labels