diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AbstractAddBadgeStep.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AbstractAddBadgeStep.java
index ad72a958..1049fb92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AbstractAddBadgeStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AbstractAddBadgeStep.java
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 public abstract class AbstractAddBadgeStep extends Step {
 
     private final String id;
-    private final String icon;
-    private final String text;
-    private final String cssClass;
-    private final String style;
-    private final String link;
+    private String icon;
+    private String text;
+    private String cssClass;
+    private String style;
+    private String link;
 
     protected AbstractAddBadgeStep(String id, String icon, String text, String cssClass, String style, String link) {
         this.id = id;
@@ -58,22 +58,42 @@ protected String getIcon() {
         return icon;
     }
 
+    protected void setIcon(String icon) {
+        this.icon = icon;
+    }
+
     protected String getText() {
         return text;
     }
 
+    protected void setText(String text) {
+        this.text = text;
+    }
+
     protected String getCssClass() {
         return cssClass;
     }
 
+    protected void setCssClass(String cssClass) {
+        this.cssClass = cssClass;
+    }
+
     protected String getStyle() {
         return style;
     }
 
+    protected void setStyle(String style) {
+        this.style = style;
+    }
+
     protected String getLink() {
         return link;
     }
 
+    protected void setLink(String link) {
+        this.link = link;
+    }
+
     abstract static class Execution extends SynchronousStepExecution<AbstractBadgeAction> {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AddBadgeStep.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AddBadgeStep.java
index d867e715..54604b88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AddBadgeStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkinsci/plugins/badge/dsl/AddBadgeStep.java
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 import com.jenkinsci.plugins.badge.action.BadgeAction;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
 import hudson.Extension;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.StepContext;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.StepExecution;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundSetter;
 
 /**
  * Add a badge.
@@ -40,6 +42,16 @@ public AddBadgeStep(String id, String icon, String text, String cssClass, String
         super(id, icon, text, cssClass, style, link);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated replaced by {@link #setStyle(String)}.
+     */
+    @DataBoundSetter
+    @Deprecated(since = "2.0", forRemoval = true)
+    public void setColor(String color) {
+        // translate old color to new field
+        setStyle("color: " + color + ";" + StringUtils.defaultString(getStyle()));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public StepExecution start(StepContext context) {
         return new Execution(getId(), getIcon(), getText(), getCssClass(), getStyle(), getLink(), context) {