diff --git a/typings/wx/core.pyi b/typings/wx/core.pyi
index c68d01ade..bf52a4b23 100644
--- a/typings/wx/core.pyi
+++ b/typings/wx/core.pyi
@@ -12249,7 +12249,7 @@ class Pen(GDIObject):
     @overload
     def __init__(self, info: PenInfo): ...
     @overload
-    def __init__(self, colour: Colour, width: int = 1, style: PenStyle = PENSTYLE_SOLID): ...
+    def __init__(self, colour: ColourType, width: int = 1, style: PenStyle = PENSTYLE_SOLID): ...
     def SetColour(self, *args, **kw):
         """
         SetColour(colour)
diff --git a/typings/wx/type_defs.pyi b/typings/wx/type_defs.pyi
index 211767587..9f2de419e 100644
--- a/typings/wx/type_defs.pyi
+++ b/typings/wx/type_defs.pyi
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ ColourType = (
     | list[int]
     | wx.Colour
     | tuple[float, float, float, float]
+    | str
 )