diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
index d22ab8df19..a77617a381 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
@@ -752,8 +752,12 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
                     }
 
                     XSLFTheme theme = getSheet().getTheme();
-                    final XSLFColor c = new XSLFColor(txStyle, theme, phClr, getSheet());
-                    return DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(c.getColorStyle());
+                    try {
+                        final XSLFColor c = new XSLFColor(txStyle, theme, phClr, getSheet());
+                        return DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(c.getColorStyle());
+                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                        return super.getFontColor();
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
index 86db08d097..87bb0ce6a2 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.PaintStyle;
 import org.apache.poi.xslf.XSLFTestDataSamples;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class TestXSLFTableCell
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ class TestXSLFTableCell
         ppt.close();
     }
 
-    @Disabled
     @Test
     void testBug68703() throws IOException {
         try(XMLSlideShow pptx = XSLFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("bug68703.pptx")) {