diff --git a/React/Views/RCTView.h b/React/Views/RCTView.h
index 7b86d088ae6..c82242d90b1 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTView.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTView.h
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ extern const UIAccessibilityTraits SwitchAccessibilityTrait;
 /**
  * Border colors (actually retained).
  */
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderTopColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderRightColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderBottomColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderLeftColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderStartColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderEndColor;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) CGColorRef borderColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderTopColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderRightColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderBottomColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderLeftColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderStartColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderEndColor;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *borderColor;
 
 /**
  * Border widths.
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTView.m b/React/Views/RCTView.m
index 91e28ab95ec..87ff206081f 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTView.m
@@ -729,28 +729,28 @@ static CGFloat RCTDefaultIfNegativeTo(CGFloat defaultValue, CGFloat x)
   const BOOL isRTL = _reactLayoutDirection == UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirectionRightToLeft;
 
   if ([[RCTI18nUtil sharedInstance] doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL]) {
-    const CGColorRef borderStartColor = _borderStartColor ?: _borderLeftColor;
-    const CGColorRef borderEndColor = _borderEndColor ?: _borderRightColor;
+    UIColor *borderStartColor = _borderStartColor ?: _borderLeftColor;
+    UIColor *borderEndColor = _borderEndColor ?: _borderRightColor;
 
-    const CGColorRef directionAwareBorderLeftColor = isRTL ? borderEndColor : borderStartColor;
-    const CGColorRef directionAwareBorderRightColor = isRTL ? borderStartColor : borderEndColor;
+    UIColor *directionAwareBorderLeftColor = isRTL ? borderEndColor : borderStartColor;
+    UIColor *directionAwareBorderRightColor = isRTL ? borderStartColor : borderEndColor;
 
     return (RCTBorderColors){
-        _borderTopColor ?: _borderColor,
-        directionAwareBorderLeftColor ?: _borderColor,
-        _borderBottomColor ?: _borderColor,
-        directionAwareBorderRightColor ?: _borderColor,
+        (_borderTopColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+        (directionAwareBorderLeftColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+        (_borderBottomColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+        (directionAwareBorderRightColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
     };
   }
 
-  const CGColorRef directionAwareBorderLeftColor = isRTL ? _borderEndColor : _borderStartColor;
-  const CGColorRef directionAwareBorderRightColor = isRTL ? _borderStartColor : _borderEndColor;
+  UIColor *directionAwareBorderLeftColor = isRTL ? _borderEndColor : _borderStartColor;
+  UIColor *directionAwareBorderRightColor = isRTL ? _borderStartColor : _borderEndColor;
 
   return (RCTBorderColors){
-      _borderTopColor ?: _borderColor,
-      directionAwareBorderLeftColor ?: _borderLeftColor ?: _borderColor,
-      _borderBottomColor ?: _borderColor,
-      directionAwareBorderRightColor ?: _borderRightColor ?: _borderColor,
+    (_borderTopColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+    (directionAwareBorderLeftColor ?: _borderLeftColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+    (_borderBottomColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
+    (directionAwareBorderRightColor ?: _borderRightColor ?: _borderColor).CGColor,
   };
 }
 
@@ -902,19 +902,18 @@ static void RCTUpdateShadowPathForView(RCTView *view)
 
 #pragma mark Border Color
 
-#define setBorderColor(side)                                \
-  -(void)setBorder##side##Color : (CGColorRef)color         \
-  {                                                         \
-    if (CGColorEqualToColor(_border##side##Color, color)) { \
-      return;                                               \
-    }                                                       \
-    CGColorRelease(_border##side##Color);                   \
-    _border##side##Color = CGColorRetain(color);            \
-    [self.layer setNeedsDisplay];                           \
+#define setBorderColor(side)                       \
+  -(void)setBorder##side##Color : (UIColor *)color \
+  {                                                \
+    if ([_border##side##Color isEqual:color]) {    \
+      return;                                      \
+    }                                              \
+    _border##side##Color = color;                  \
+    [self.layer setNeedsDisplay];                  \
   }
 
 setBorderColor() setBorderColor(Top) setBorderColor(Right) setBorderColor(Bottom) setBorderColor(Left)
-        setBorderColor(Start) setBorderColor(End)
+    setBorderColor(Start) setBorderColor(End)
 
 #pragma mark - Border Width
 
@@ -928,8 +927,8 @@ setBorderColor() setBorderColor(Top) setBorderColor(Right) setBorderColor(Bottom
     [self.layer setNeedsDisplay];                \
   }
 
-            setBorderWidth() setBorderWidth(Top) setBorderWidth(Right) setBorderWidth(Bottom) setBorderWidth(Left)
-                setBorderWidth(Start) setBorderWidth(End)
+        setBorderWidth() setBorderWidth(Top) setBorderWidth(Right) setBorderWidth(Bottom) setBorderWidth(Left)
+            setBorderWidth(Start) setBorderWidth(End)
 
 #pragma mark - Border Radius
 
@@ -943,9 +942,9 @@ setBorderColor() setBorderColor(Top) setBorderColor(Right) setBorderColor(Bottom
     [self.layer setNeedsDisplay];                  \
   }
 
-                    setBorderRadius() setBorderRadius(TopLeft) setBorderRadius(TopRight) setBorderRadius(TopStart)
-                        setBorderRadius(TopEnd) setBorderRadius(BottomLeft) setBorderRadius(BottomRight)
-                            setBorderRadius(BottomStart) setBorderRadius(BottomEnd)
+                setBorderRadius() setBorderRadius(TopLeft) setBorderRadius(TopRight) setBorderRadius(TopStart)
+                    setBorderRadius(TopEnd) setBorderRadius(BottomLeft) setBorderRadius(BottomRight)
+                        setBorderRadius(BottomStart) setBorderRadius(BottomEnd)
 
 #pragma mark - Border Style
 
@@ -959,17 +958,6 @@ setBorderColor() setBorderColor(Top) setBorderColor(Right) setBorderColor(Bottom
     [self.layer setNeedsDisplay];                       \
   }
 
-                                setBorderStyle()
+                            setBorderStyle()
 
-    - (void)dealloc
-{
-  CGColorRelease(_borderColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderTopColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderRightColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderBottomColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderLeftColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderStartColor);
-  CGColorRelease(_borderEndColor);
-}
-
-@end
+                                @end
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
index 36f8851f04a..a2d5dd683e0 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(borderRadius, CGFloat, RCTView)
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(borderColor, CGColor, RCTView)
 {
   if ([view respondsToSelector:@selector(setBorderColor:)]) {
-    view.borderColor = json ? [RCTConvert CGColor:json] : defaultView.borderColor;
+    view.borderColor = json ? [RCTConvert UIColor:json] : defaultView.borderColor;
   } else {
     view.layer.borderColor = json ? [RCTConvert CGColor:json] : defaultView.layer.borderColor;
   }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(collapsable, BOOL, RCTView)
   RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(border##SIDE##Color, UIColor, RCTView)                                    \
   {                                                                                                  \
     if ([view respondsToSelector:@selector(setBorder##SIDE##Color:)]) {                              \
-      view.border##SIDE##Color = json ? [RCTConvert CGColor:json] : defaultView.border##SIDE##Color; \
+      view.border##SIDE##Color = json ? [RCTConvert UIColor:json] : defaultView.border##SIDE##Color; \
     }                                                                                                \
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/PlatformColor/PlatformColorExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/PlatformColor/PlatformColorExample.js
index 14f5d816a6b..5c333a9d44a 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/PlatformColor/PlatformColorExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/PlatformColor/PlatformColorExample.js
@@ -237,6 +237,20 @@ function DynamicColorsExample() {
           }}
         />
       </View>
+      <View style={styles.row}>
+        <Text style={styles.labelCell}>
+          DynamicColorIOS({'{\n'}
+          {'  '}light: 'red', dark: 'blue'{'\n'}
+          {'}'})
+        </Text>
+        <View
+          style={{
+            ...styles.colorCell,
+            borderColor: DynamicColorIOS({light: 'red', dark: 'blue'}),
+            borderWidth: 1,
+          }}
+        />
+      </View>
       <View style={styles.row}>
         <Text style={styles.labelCell}>
           DynamicColorIOS({'{\n'}