diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 3579b9b81bf48f..6a8f3255297c46 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Display a date archive of your posts. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gut
 
 -	**Name:** core/archives
 -	**Category:** widgets
--	**Supports:** align, interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, color (background, gradients, link, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** displayAsDropdown, showLabel, showPostCounts, type
 
 ## Audio
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/archives/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/archives/block.json
index 7fe956a994ed5a..0351a4b694c002 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/archives/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/archives/block.json
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@
 				"fontSize": true
 			}
 		},
+		"color": {
+			"gradients": true,
+			"link": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"background": true,
+				"text": true,
+				"link": true
+			}
+		},
 		"interactivity": {
 			"clientNavigation": true
 		}