diff --git a/news/changelog-1.9.md b/news/changelog-1.9.md
index c195f23f04..d6f0dd09f8 100644
--- a/news/changelog-1.9.md
+++ b/news/changelog-1.9.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ All changes included in 1.9:
   - New `shorthands` variable for Babel language shortcuts control.
   - New `pdf-trailer-id` support for reproducible PDF builds.
   - New `cancel` package support for `\cancel` command in math.
+- ([#14017](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/14017)]): `tColorOptions()` in .tex file will now always have options in alphabetical order. Previously, they were in random order leading to a different .tex intermediates for identical .qmd.
 
 ### `revealjs`
 
diff --git a/src/resources/filters/common/latex.lua b/src/resources/filters/common/latex.lua
index ab8b17ee96..6224edb8bb 100644
--- a/src/resources/filters/common/latex.lua
+++ b/src/resources/filters/common/latex.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function tColorOptions(options)
 
   local optionStr = ""
   local prepend = false
-  for k, v in pairs(options) do
+  for k, v in spairs(options) do
     if (prepend) then 
       optionStr = optionStr .. ', '
     end
diff --git a/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/issue-14017.qmd b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/issue-14017.qmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f0e0eb0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2026/02/11/issue-14017.qmd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: "Issue 14017"
+code-block-bg: true
+format:
+  pdf:
+    keep-tex: true
+_quarto:
+  tests:
+    pdf:
+      noErrors: default
+      ensureLatexFileRegexMatches:
+        - ['boxrule=0pt, breakable, enhanced, frame hidden, interior hidden, sharp corners']
+        - []
+---
+
+```r
+1 + 1
+```