diff --git a/core/modules/color/color.module b/core/modules/color/color.module
index 20d099a..b7d1276 100644
--- a/core/modules/color/color.module
+++ b/core/modules/color/color.module
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ function template_preprocess_color_scheme_form(&$variables) {
   }
 
   // Attempt to load preview HTML if the theme provides it.
-  $preview_html_path = \Drupal::root() . '/' . (isset($info['preview_html']) ? drupal_get_path('theme', $theme) . '/' . $info['preview_html'] : drupal_get_path('module', 'color') . '/preview.html');
-  $variables['html_preview']['#markup'] = file_get_contents($preview_html_path);
+  $preview_html_path = isset($info['preview_html']) ? drupal_get_path('theme', $theme) . '/' . $info['preview_html'] : drupal_get_path('module', 'color') . '/preview.html.twig';
+  $variables['html_preview']['#markup'] = \Drupal::service('twig')->loadTemplate($preview_html_path, NULL)->render(array());
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/color/preview.html b/core/modules/color/preview.html
deleted file mode 100644
index d89edcb..0000000
--- a/core/modules/color/preview.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<div class="color-preview">
-  <div id="text">
-    <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor</h2>
-    <p>Sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud <a href="#">exercitation ullamco</a> laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
-  </div>
-  <div id="img"></div>
-</div>
diff --git a/core/modules/color/preview.html.twig b/core/modules/color/preview.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eac40f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/color/preview.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div class="color-preview">
+  <div id="text">
+    <h2>
+      {% trans %}Example heading{% endtrans %}
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      {% trans %}This is a block of example content. This content is here to
+       demonstrate what actual content would look like in the color scheme you
+       configure. <a href="#">This is an example link</a>, to demonstrate how
+       background colors you configure may affect the readability of links. This
+       is some more text to demonstrate what actual content would look like in
+       the color scheme you configure.{% endtrans %}
+    </p>
+  </div>
+  <div id="img"></div>
+</div>
diff --git a/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/color.inc b/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/color.inc
index ee77a5a..9f190b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/color.inc
+++ b/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/color.inc
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
   'css' => [
     'css/colors.css',
   ],
-  'preview_html' => 'color/preview.html',
+  'preview_html' => 'color/preview.html.twig',
 ];
diff --git a/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html b/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f7346ca..0000000
--- a/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<div class="color-preview">
-  <div id="text">
-    <h2>TEST COLOR PREVIEW</h2>
-    <p>Sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud <a href="#">exercitation ullamco</a> laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
-  </div>
-  <div id="img"></div>
-</div>
-<script>alert("security filter test");</script>
diff --git a/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html.twig b/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..370f48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<div class="color-preview">
+  <div id="text">
+    <h2>{% trans %}TEST COLOR PREVIEW{% endtrans %}</h2>
+    <p>{% trans %}Sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud <a href="#">exercitation ullamco</a> laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.{% endtrans %}</p>
+  </div>
+  <div id="img"></div>
+</div>
+<script>alert("security filter test");</script>
diff --git a/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorSafePreviewTest.php b/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorSafePreviewTest.php
index 9f6914c..2cf5951 100644
--- a/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorSafePreviewTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorSafePreviewTest.php
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ public function testColorPreview() {
     \Drupal::service('theme_handler')->install(['color_test_theme']);
     $this->drupalLogin($this->bigUser);
 
-    // Markup is being printed from a HTML file located in:
-    // core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html
+    // Markup is being printed from a Twig file located in:
+    // core/modules/color/tests/modules/color_test/themes/color_test_theme/color/preview.html.twig
     $url = Url::fromRoute('system.theme_settings_theme', ['theme' => 'color_test_theme']);
     $this->drupalGet($url);
+
     $this->assertText('TEST COLOR PREVIEW');
 
     $this->assertNoRaw('<script>alert("security filter test");</script>');
diff --git a/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorTranslationPreviewTest.php b/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorTranslationPreviewTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d1dea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/color/tests/src/Functional/ColorTranslationPreviewTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\color\Functional;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\BrowserTestBase;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+
+/**
+ * Tests will check the text in the loaded preview file is translatable.
+ *
+ * @group color
+ */
+class ColorTranslationPreviewTest extends BrowserTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['color', 'color_test', 'language', 'locale'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    // Add a default locale storage.
+    $this->storage = $this->container->get('locale.storage');
+
+    // Add French language.
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('fr')->save();
+
+    // Installing bartik theme.
+    \Drupal::service('theme_installer')->install(['bartik']);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ensuring the the text in the preview.html.twig file is wrapped with trans tag.
+   */
+  public function testTranslationPreview() {
+    $account = $this->drupalCreateUser(['administer languages', 'administer themes']);
+    $this->drupalLogin($account);
+
+    $source = $this->storage->createString([
+      'source' => 'Example heading',
+      'context' => '',
+    ])->save();
+    $this->storage->createTranslation([
+      'lid' => $source->lid,
+      'language' => 'fr',
+      'translation' => 'Exemple de titre',
+    ])->save();
+
+    // Checking the string 'Example heading' is translating to French.
+    $this->drupalGet('fr/admin/appearance/settings/bartik');
+    $this->assertSession()->statusCodeEquals(200);
+    $this->assertSession()->pageTextContains('Exemple de titre');
+
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc b/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
index 55464f2..c90f589 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
   // Preview files.
   'preview_library' => 'bartik/color.preview',
-  'preview_html' => 'color/preview.html',
+  'preview_html' => 'color/preview.html.twig',
 
   // Attachments.
   '#attached' => [
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html b/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 7031b08..0000000
--- a/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-<div class="color-preview">
-
-  <div class="color-preview-header">
-    <div class="color-preview-logo"><img src="../../../core/themes/bartik/logo.svg" alt="Site Logo" /></div>
-    <div class="color-preview-site-name">Bartik</div>
-    <div class="color-preview-main-menu">
-      <ul class="color-preview-main-menu-links">
-        <li><a>Home</a></li>
-        <li><a>Te Quidne</a></li>
-        <li><a>Vel Torqueo Quae Erat</a></li>
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="color-preview-main clearfix">
-    <div class="color-preview-sidebar">
-      <div class="color-preview-block preview-block">
-        <h2>Etiam est risus</h2>
-        <div class="preview-content">
-          Maecenas id porttitor Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrudfelis.
-          Laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea.
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="color-preview-content">
-      <h1 class="color-preview-page-title">Lorem ipsum dolor</h1>
-      <div class="color-preview-node">
-        <div class="preview-content">
-          Sit amet, <a>consectetur adipisicing elit</a>, sed do eiusmod tempor
-          incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis
-          nostrud <a>exercitation ullamco</a> laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
-          commodo consequat. Maecenas id porttitor Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostr udfelis.
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="color-preview-footer-wrapper">
-    <div class="color-preview-footer-columns clearfix">
-      <div class="preview-footer-column">
-        <div class="preview-block">
-          <h2>Etiam est risus</h2>
-          <div class="content">
-            Maecenas id porttitor Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrudfelis.
-            Laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea.
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="preview-footer-column">
-        <div class="preview-block preview-block-menu">
-          <h2>Erisus dolor</h2>
-          <div class="preview-content">
-            <ul>
-              <li><a>Donec placerat</a></li>
-              <li><a>Nullam nibh dolor</a></li>
-              <li><a>Blandit sed</a></li>
-              <li><a>Fermentum id</a></li>
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-</div>
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html.twig b/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5843ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/color/preview.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<div class="color-preview">
+
+  <div class="color-preview-header">
+    <div class="color-preview-logo">
+      <img src="../../../core/themes/bartik/logo.svg" alt="{% trans %}Site Logo{% endtrans %}"/>
+    </div>
+    <div class="color-preview-site-name">Bartik</div>
+    <div class="color-preview-main-menu">
+      <ul class="color-preview-main-menu-links">
+        <li><a>{% trans %}Tab One{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+        <li><a>{% trans %}Tab Two{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+        <li><a>{% trans %}Tab Three{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="color-preview-main clearfix">
+    <div class="color-preview-sidebar">
+      <div class="color-preview-block preview-block">
+        <h2>{% trans %}Example heading{% endtrans %}</h2>
+        <div class="preview-content">
+          {% trans %}This content is here to demonstrate what actual content would
+          look like in the color scheme you configure. This is a block of example content.{% endtrans %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="color-preview-content">
+      <h2 class="color-preview-page-title">
+        {% trans %}This is an example heading{% endtrans %}
+      </h2>
+      <div class="color-preview-node">
+        <div class="preview-content">
+          <p>
+            {% trans %} This is a block of example content. This content is here to demonstrate what actual content would
+            look like in the color scheme you configure.
+            <a href="#">This is an example link</a>, to demonstrate how background colors you configure may affect the
+            readability of links.
+            Another sentence to demonstrate what actual content would
+            look like in the color scheme you configure.
+            <a href="#">This is another example link.</a>
+            This is the end of this block of example content.{% endtrans %}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="color-preview-footer-wrapper">
+    <div class="color-preview-footer-columns clearfix">
+      <div class="preview-footer-column">
+        <div class="preview-block">
+          <h2>{% trans %}Example heading{% endtrans %}</h2>
+          <div class="content">
+            {% trans %}This content is here to demonstrate what actual content would
+            look like in the color scheme you configure. This is a block of example content.{% endtrans %}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="preview-footer-column">
+        <div class="preview-block preview-block-menu">
+          <h2>{% trans %}Example heading{% endtrans %}</h2>
+          <div class="preview-content">
+            <ul>
+              <li><a>{% trans %}Footer link one{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+              <li><a>{% trans %}Footer link two{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+              <li><a>{% trans %}Footer link three{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+              <li><a>{% trans %}Footer link four{% endtrans %}</a></li>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+</div>
