Manually resolve color attributes and set for each state

ThemeUtils.java

public static int DEFAULT_STATE = -1;

public static int[][] createStatesArray(int... args) {
    int length = args.length;
    int[][] states = new int[length][];
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
        int state = args[i];
        if (state == DEFAULT_STATE) {
            states[i] = new int[]{};
        } else {
            states[i] = new int[]{state};
        }
    }
    return states;
}

public static int[] createColorsArray(Context context, int... args) {
    int length = args.length;
    int[] colors = new int[length];
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
        int attr = args[i];
        int color = ThemeUtils.getColor(context, attr);
        colors[i] = color;
    }
    return colors;
}

public static int getColor(Context context, int attrResId) {
    TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue();
    Resources.Theme theme = context.getTheme();
    theme.resolveAttribute(attrResId, typedValue, true);
    return typedValue.data;
}

Usage.java

Context context = getContext();
int[][] states = ThemeUtils.createStatesArray(
        android.R.attr.state_selected,
        ThemeUtils.DEFAULT_STATE);
int[] colors = ThemeUtils.createColorsArray(
        context,
        R.attr.greenColor,
        R.attr.secondaryTextColor);

ColorStateList colorStateList = new ColorStateList(states, colors);
mTextView.setTextColor(colorStateList);