diff --git a/packages/preset-mini/src/utils/utilities.ts b/packages/preset-mini/src/utils/utilities.ts
index 7ac7b8c482..30dac481f9 100644
--- a/packages/preset-mini/src/utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/preset-mini/src/utils/utilities.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,27 @@ export const directionSize = (propertyPrefix: string) => ([_, direction, size]:
 /**
  * Obtain color from theme by camel-casing colors.
  */
-const getThemeColor = (theme: Theme, colors: string[]) =>
-  theme.colors?.[
-    colors.join('-').replace(/(-[a-z])/g, n => n.slice(1).toUpperCase())
-  ]
+const getThemeColor = (theme: Theme, colors: string[]) => {
+  let obj: Theme['colors'] | string = theme.colors
+  let index = -1
+
+  for (const c of colors) {
+    index += 1
+    if (obj && typeof obj !== 'string') {
+      const camel = colors.slice(index).join('-').replace(/(-[a-z])/g, n => n.slice(1).toUpperCase())
+      if (obj[camel])
+        return obj[camel]
+
+      if (obj[c]) {
+        obj = obj[c]
+        continue
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return obj
+}
 
 /**
  * Parse color string into {@link ParsedColorValue} (if possible). Color value will first be matched to theme object before parsing.
@@ -81,6 +98,10 @@ export const parseColor = (body: string, theme: Theme): ParsedColorValue | undef
     if (scale.match(/^\d+$/)) {
       no = scale
       colorData = getThemeColor(theme, colors.slice(0, -1))
+      if (!colorData || typeof colorData === 'string')
+        color = undefined
+      else
+        color = colorData[no] as string
     }
     else {
       colorData = getThemeColor(theme, colors)
@@ -88,12 +109,11 @@ export const parseColor = (body: string, theme: Theme): ParsedColorValue | undef
         [, no = no] = colors
         colorData = getThemeColor(theme, [name])
       }
+      if (typeof colorData === 'string')
+        color = colorData
+      else if (no && colorData)
+        color = colorData[no] as string
     }
-
-    if (typeof colorData === 'string')
-      color = colorData
-    else if (no && colorData)
-      color = colorData[no]
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/preset-mini.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/preset-mini.test.ts.snap
index 3ea116cdd5..d59156ad4a 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/preset-mini.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/preset-mini.test.ts.snap
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ exports[`preset-mini > custom var prefix 1`] = `
 .scale-100{--hi-scale-x:1;--hi-scale-y:1;transform:translateX(var(--hi-translate-x)) translateY(var(--hi-translate-y)) translateZ(var(--hi-translate-z)) rotate(var(--hi-rotate)) rotateX(var(--hi-rotate-x)) rotateY(var(--hi-rotate-y)) rotateZ(var(--hi-rotate-z)) skewX(var(--hi-skew-x)) skewY(var(--hi-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--hi-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--hi-scale-y)) scaleZ(var(--hi-scale-z));}"
 `;
 
+exports[`preset-mini > nested theme colors 1`] = `
+"/* layer: default */
+.bg-a-b-c{--un-bg-opacity:1;background-color:rgba(81,69,67,var(--un-bg-opacity));}
+.text-a-b-c{--un-text-opacity:1;color:rgba(81,69,67,var(--un-text-opacity));}
+.text-a-camel-case{--un-text-opacity:1;color:rgba(34,51,68,var(--un-text-opacity));}"
+`;
+
 exports[`preset-mini > targets 1`] = `
 "/* layer: preflights */
 *,::before,::after{--un-rotate:0;--un-rotate-x:0;--un-rotate-y:0;--un-rotate-z:0;--un-scale-x:1;--un-scale-y:1;--un-scale-z:1;--un-skew-x:0;--un-skew-y:0;--un-translate-x:0;--un-translate-y:0;--un-translate-z:0;--un-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-ring-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-shadow-inset: ;--un-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-ring-inset: ;--un-ring-offset-width:0px;--un-ring-offset-color:#fff;--un-ring-width:0px;--un-ring-color:rgba(147,197,253,0.5);}::backdrop{--un-rotate:0;--un-rotate-x:0;--un-rotate-y:0;--un-rotate-z:0;--un-scale-x:1;--un-scale-y:1;--un-scale-z:1;--un-skew-x:0;--un-skew-y:0;--un-translate-x:0;--un-translate-y:0;--un-translate-z:0;--un-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-ring-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-shadow-inset: ;--un-shadow:0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);--un-ring-inset: ;--un-ring-offset-width:0px;--un-ring-offset-color:#fff;--un-ring-width:0px;--un-ring-color:rgba(147,197,253,0.5);}
diff --git a/test/preset-mini.test.ts b/test/preset-mini.test.ts
index 3ef92d5b71..4b713fb850 100644
--- a/test/preset-mini.test.ts
+++ b/test/preset-mini.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ const uno = createGenerator({
         a: 'var(--custom)',
         b: 'rgba(var(--custom), %alpha)',
       },
+      a: {
+        b: {
+          c: '#514543',
+        },
+        camelCase: '#234',
+      },
     },
   },
 })
@@ -62,6 +68,17 @@ describe('preset-mini', () => {
     expect(css).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
+  test('nested theme colors', async () => {
+    const { css, matched } = await uno.generate([
+      'text-a-b-c',
+      'text-a-camel-case',
+      'bg-a-b-c',
+    ], { preflights: false })
+
+    expect(css).toMatchSnapshot('')
+    expect(matched.size).toBe(3)
+  })
+
   test('none targets', async () => {
     const { css, matched } = await uno.generate(new Set(presetMiniNonTargets), { minify: true, preflights: false })