diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ShadowStyleSpan.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ShadowStyleSpan.kt
index 392dd518f930..fe06af110fc0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ShadowStyleSpan.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/ShadowStyleSpan.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class ShadowStyleSpan(
     private val dx: Float,
     private val dy: Float,
     private val radius: Float,
-    private val color: Int
+    public val color: Int
 ) : CharacterStyle(), ReactSpan {
   public override fun updateDrawState(textPaint: TextPaint) {
     textPaint.setShadowLayer(radius, dx, dy, color)