diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 41a8ed43e8813..de2ad9343ae5f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -10101,27 +10101,22 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public final long skip(long) throws java.io.IOException;
   }
 
-  public class ColorStateList extends android.content.res.ComplexColor implements android.os.Parcelable {
+  public class ColorStateList implements android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public ColorStateList(int[][], int[]);
     method public static deprecated android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public int describeContents();
+    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColorForState(int[], int);
     method public int getDefaultColor();
     method public boolean isOpaque();
+    method public boolean isStateful();
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList valueOf(int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList withAlpha(int);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.res.ColorStateList> CREATOR;
   }
 
-  public abstract class ComplexColor {
-    ctor public ComplexColor();
-    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
-    method public abstract int getDefaultColor();
-    method public boolean isStateful();
-  }
-
   public final class Configuration implements java.lang.Comparable android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public Configuration();
     ctor public Configuration(android.content.res.Configuration);
@@ -10225,11 +10220,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     field public int uiMode;
   }
 
-  public class GradientColor extends android.content.res.ComplexColor {
-    method public static android.content.res.GradientColor createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, android.content.res.XmlResourceParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
-    method public int getDefaultColor();
-  }
-
   public class ObbInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
@@ -10289,7 +10279,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public void getValue(java.lang.String, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public void getValueForDensity(int, int, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public android.content.res.XmlResourceParser getXml(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor loadComplexColor(android.util.TypedValue, int, android.content.res.Resources.Theme);
     method public final android.content.res.Resources.Theme newTheme();
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainAttributes(android.util.AttributeSet, int[]);
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainTypedArray(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
@@ -10325,7 +10314,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColor(int, int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList getColorStateList(int);
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor getComplexColor(int);
     method public float getDimension(int, float);
     method public int getDimensionPixelOffset(int, int);
     method public int getDimensionPixelSize(int, int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 95630af3fc2df..344d9bf9131d6 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -10499,27 +10499,22 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public final long skip(long) throws java.io.IOException;
   }
 
-  public class ColorStateList extends android.content.res.ComplexColor implements android.os.Parcelable {
+  public class ColorStateList implements android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public ColorStateList(int[][], int[]);
     method public static deprecated android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public int describeContents();
+    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColorForState(int[], int);
     method public int getDefaultColor();
     method public boolean isOpaque();
+    method public boolean isStateful();
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList valueOf(int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList withAlpha(int);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.res.ColorStateList> CREATOR;
   }
 
-  public abstract class ComplexColor {
-    ctor public ComplexColor();
-    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
-    method public abstract int getDefaultColor();
-    method public boolean isStateful();
-  }
-
   public final class Configuration implements java.lang.Comparable android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public Configuration();
     ctor public Configuration(android.content.res.Configuration);
@@ -10623,11 +10618,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     field public int uiMode;
   }
 
-  public class GradientColor extends android.content.res.ComplexColor {
-    method public static android.content.res.GradientColor createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, android.content.res.XmlResourceParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
-    method public int getDefaultColor();
-  }
-
   public class ObbInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
@@ -10687,7 +10677,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public void getValue(java.lang.String, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public void getValueForDensity(int, int, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public android.content.res.XmlResourceParser getXml(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor loadComplexColor(android.util.TypedValue, int, android.content.res.Resources.Theme);
     method public final android.content.res.Resources.Theme newTheme();
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainAttributes(android.util.AttributeSet, int[]);
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainTypedArray(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
@@ -10723,7 +10712,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColor(int, int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList getColorStateList(int);
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor getComplexColor(int);
     method public float getDimension(int, float);
     method public int getDimensionPixelOffset(int, int);
     method public int getDimensionPixelSize(int, int);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 771ad0d58adef..5166a5a67ab90 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -10111,27 +10111,22 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public final long skip(long) throws java.io.IOException;
   }
 
-  public class ColorStateList extends android.content.res.ComplexColor implements android.os.Parcelable {
+  public class ColorStateList implements android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public ColorStateList(int[][], int[]);
     method public static deprecated android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public int describeContents();
+    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColorForState(int[], int);
     method public int getDefaultColor();
     method public boolean isOpaque();
+    method public boolean isStateful();
     method public static android.content.res.ColorStateList valueOf(int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList withAlpha(int);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.res.ColorStateList> CREATOR;
   }
 
-  public abstract class ComplexColor {
-    ctor public ComplexColor();
-    method public int getChangingConfigurations();
-    method public abstract int getDefaultColor();
-    method public boolean isStateful();
-  }
-
   public final class Configuration implements java.lang.Comparable android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public Configuration();
     ctor public Configuration(android.content.res.Configuration);
@@ -10235,11 +10230,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     field public int uiMode;
   }
 
-  public class GradientColor extends android.content.res.ComplexColor {
-    method public static android.content.res.GradientColor createFromXml(android.content.res.Resources, android.content.res.XmlResourceParser, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
-    method public int getDefaultColor();
-  }
-
   public class ObbInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
@@ -10299,7 +10289,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public void getValue(java.lang.String, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public void getValueForDensity(int, int, android.util.TypedValue, boolean) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
     method public android.content.res.XmlResourceParser getXml(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor loadComplexColor(android.util.TypedValue, int, android.content.res.Resources.Theme);
     method public final android.content.res.Resources.Theme newTheme();
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainAttributes(android.util.AttributeSet, int[]);
     method public android.content.res.TypedArray obtainTypedArray(int) throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
@@ -10335,7 +10324,6 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method public int getColor(int, int);
     method public android.content.res.ColorStateList getColorStateList(int);
-    method public android.content.res.ComplexColor getComplexColor(int);
     method public float getDimension(int, float);
     method public int getDimensionPixelOffset(int, int);
     method public int getDimensionPixelSize(int, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/ComplexColor.java b/core/java/android/content/res/ComplexColor.java
index b297764629cfa..58c6fc5174d32 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/ComplexColor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/ComplexColor.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 /**
  * Defines an abstract class for the complex color information, like
  * {@link android.content.res.ColorStateList} or {@link android.content.res.GradientColor}
+ * @hide
  */
 public abstract class ComplexColor {
     private int mChangingConfigurations;
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/GradientColor.java b/core/java/android/content/res/GradientColor.java
index f29656abe6c3c..c49c4b28a413c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/GradientColor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/GradientColor.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  *
  * Also note if any color "item" element is defined, then startColor, centerColor and endColor will
  * be ignored.
+ * @hide
  */
 public class GradientColor extends ComplexColor {
     private static final String TAG = "GradientColor";
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java b/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
index fb706fcb3c94b..387fda717e487 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
@@ -999,6 +999,9 @@ public class Resources {
         return mResourcesImpl.loadColorStateList(this, value, id, theme);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
     @Nullable
     public ComplexColor loadComplexColor(@NonNull TypedValue value, int id, @Nullable Theme theme) {
         return mResourcesImpl.loadComplexColor(this, value, id, theme);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
index f6ac0bac125a2..92134ee01de86 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ public class TypedArray {
      *         been recycled.
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the attribute is defined but is
      *         not an integer color, color state list or GradientColor.
+     * @hide
      */
     @Nullable
     public ComplexColor getComplexColor(@StyleableRes int index) {