diff --git a/colors.go b/colors.go
index 31dd62a..6e9199a 100644
--- a/colors.go
+++ b/colors.go
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ func checkNinjaTplColors(root string) []colorViolation {
 		if strings.Contains(path, "/vendor/") || strings.Contains(path, "/.git/") {
 			return nil
 		}
+		// Email wrapper templates (templates/email/*.ninjatpl) legitimately
+		// require literal hex: mail clients don't support CSS custom
+		// properties, so themed emails inline resolved theme colors
+		// ({{ colors.* }}) with hex fallbacks (WO-WZ-021).
+		if strings.Contains(filepath.ToSlash(path), "/templates/email/") {
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		relPath, _ := filepath.Rel(root, path)
 		if relPath == "" {