diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.3/utilities/object-fit.md b/site/content/docs/5.3/utilities/object-fit.md
index 4d6c476eb7..debd495e8e 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.3/utilities/object-fit.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.3/utilities/object-fit.md
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Classes for the value of `object-fit` are named using the format `.object-fit-{v
 Add the `object-fit-{value}` class to the [replaced element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Replaced_element):
 
 {{< example class="d-flex overflow-auto" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-contain border rounded" text="Object fit contain" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-cover border rounded" text="Object fit cover" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-fill border rounded" text="Object fit fill" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-scale border rounded" text="Object fit scale down" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-none border rounded" text="Object fit none" markup="img" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-contain border rounded" text="Object fit contain" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-cover border rounded" text="Object fit cover" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-fill border rounded" text="Object fit fill" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-scale border rounded" text="Object fit scale down" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="120" class="object-fit-none border rounded" text="Object fit none" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
 {{< /example >}}
 
 ## Responsive
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ Add the `object-fit-{value}` class to the [replaced element](https://developer.m
 Responsive variations also exist for each `object-fit` value using the format `.object-fit-{breakpoint}-{value}`, for the following breakpoint abbreviations: `sm`, `md`, `lg`, `xl`, and `xxl`. Classes can be combined for various effects as you need.
 
 {{< example class="d-flex overflow-auto" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-sm-contain border rounded" text="Contain on sm" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-md-contain border rounded" text="Contain on md" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-lg-contain border rounded" text="Contain on lg" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-xl-contain border rounded" text="Contain on xl" markup="img" >}}
-{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-xxl-contain border rounded" text="Contain on xxl" markup="img" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-sm-contain border rounded" text="Contain on sm" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-md-contain border rounded" text="Contain on md" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-lg-contain border rounded" text="Contain on lg" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-xl-contain border rounded" text="Contain on xl" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
+{{< placeholder width="140" height="80" class="object-fit-xxl-contain border rounded" text="Contain on xxl" markup="img" color="#868e96" background="#dee2e6" >}}
 {{< /example >}}
 
 ## Video
diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/placeholder.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/placeholder.html
index 7c65bf00bf..6a6a020339 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/placeholder.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/placeholder.html
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 {{- if eq $markup "img" -}}
   <img class="bd-placeholder-img{{ with $class }} {{ . }}{{ end }}" alt="{{ $title }} : {{ $text }}" width="{{ $width }}" height="{{ $height }}" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20style='font-size:%201.125rem;%20font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,%22Segoe%20UI%22,Roboto,%22Helvetica%20Neue%22,%22Noto%20Sans%22,%22Liberation%20Sans%22,Arial,sans-serif,%22Apple%20Color%20Emoji%22,%22Segoe%20UI%20Emoji%22,%22Segoe%20UI%20Symbol%22,%22Noto%20Color%20Emoji%22;%20-webkit-user-select:%20none;%20-moz-user-select:%20none;%20user-select:%20none;%20text-anchor:%20middle;'%20width='200'%20height='200'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E
       {{- if $show_title }}%3Ctitle%3E{{ $title }}%3C/title%3E{{ end -}}
-      %3Crect%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20fill='%23dee2e6'%3E%3C/rect%3E
-      {{- if $show_text }}%3Ctext%20x='50%25'%20y='50%25'%20fill='%23868e96'%20dy='.3em'%3E{{ $text }}%3C/text%3E{{ end -}}
+      %3Crect%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20fill='{{ replace $background "#" "%23" }}'%3E%3C/rect%3E
+      {{- if $show_text }}%3Ctext%20x='50%25'%20y='50%25'%20fill='{{ replace $color "#" "%23" }}'%20dy='.3em'%3E{{ $text }}%3C/text%3E{{ end -}}
     %3C/svg%3E">
 {{- else -}}
   <svg class="bd-placeholder-img{{ with $class }} {{ . }}{{ end }}" width="{{ $width }}" height="{{ $height }}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"{{ if (or $show_title $show_text) }} role="img" aria-label="{{ if $show_title }}{{ $title }}{{ if $show_text }}: {{ end }}{{ end }}{{ if ($show_text) }}{{ $text }}{{ end }}"{{ else }} aria-hidden="true"{{ end }} preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice" focusable="false">