Colors and formatting

Every way to color text in AT-PinataParty, from plain codes to gradients, rainbows and the named palette.

Every piece of text the plugin shows goes through the same color engine. That means anything on this page works in your language file, in hologram lines, in the piñata's name, and in broadcast prefixes.

Each color format written out on the left with the coloured result it produces on the right

Quick reference

Format	Example	What you get
Legacy codes	`&aGreen &lBold`	The classic Minecraft codes
Hex	`&#FF8800Orange`	One exact color
Hex, tag form	`#{FF8800}Orange`	The same, when a bare `#` is awkward
Hex, solid tag	`<SOLID:FF8800>Orange`	The same again
Hex, angle form	`<#FF8800>Orange`	The same again, for configs copied from elsewhere
Gradient	`<gradient:#FF0000:#0000FF>fade</gradient>`	A smooth fade between two colors
Gradient, second style	`<GRADIENT:FF0000>fade</GRADIENT:0000FF>`	Same result, colors split across both tags
Rainbow	`<RAINBOW>party time</RAINBOW>`	Every color of the spectrum across the text
Named palette	`&t7Coral`	One of 125 named colors

Tags are not case sensitive, and the # in front of a hex value is optional everywhere. <gradient:#aaaaaa:#bbbbbb> and <GRADIENT:aaaaaa> are both fine.

Legacy codes

The codes you already know. An & followed by one character.

Code	Color	Code	Color
`&0`	Black	`&8`	Dark Gray
`&1`	Dark Blue	`&9`	Blue
`&2`	Dark Green	`&a`	Green
`&3`	Dark Aqua	`&b`	Aqua
`&4`	Dark Red	`&c`	Red
`&5`	Dark Purple	`&d`	Light Purple
`&6`	Gold	`&e`	Yellow
`&7`	Gray	`&f`	White

And the format codes:

Code	Effect
`&l`	Bold
`&o`	Italic
`&n`	Underline
`&m`	Strikethrough
`&k`	Obfuscated, the scrambling one
`&r`	Reset everything back to normal

Hex colors

Any color you like, written as six hex digits. Five spellings, all the same result:

pinata-hit: "&#FF8800You hit the Pinata!"
pinata-hit: "#FF8800You hit the Pinata!"
pinata-hit: "#{FF8800}You hit the Pinata!"
pinata-hit: "<SOLID:FF8800>You hit the Pinata!"
pinata-hit: "<#FF8800>You hit the Pinata!"

Pick whichever reads best to you. &#FF8800 and the bare #FF8800 are the oldest forms and still work everywhere they used to.

Gradients

A gradient fades between two colors across the text. There are two ways to write one, and they do the same thing.

Both colors live in the opening tag. This is the style used in the shipped files.

prefix: "<gradient:#005bff:#00fbff>&lPinata</gradient> &7»"

Format codes inside a gradient carry through, so &l keeps the whole thing bold. A plain color code inside a gradient is ignored, because the gradient is deciding the color. &r clears the formatting from that point on.

Rainbow

pinata-death:
  title: "<RAINBOW>Pinata Party Over!</RAINBOW>"

The color walks the whole spectrum across the visible characters. Format codes behave the same as in a gradient.

Two rainbows on one line already work, and each one starts its spectrum over:

chat: "<RAINBOW>Winner</RAINBOW> &7- <RAINBOW>congratulations</RAINBOW>"

A number on the opening tag, like <RAINBOW1>, is accepted and ignored. It exists so configs written for other plugins still render. You do not need it.

The named palette

125 colors with short codes, for when you want something specific without looking up a hex value.

summon-success: "%prefix% &t7A Pinata has been summoned at &u0%location%&t7."

These use the same & prefix as legacy codes but are always a letter followed by a digit, like &t7. A code that is not in the list below is left alone, so &a1 still renders as green followed by the character 1.

Code	Name	Hex
`&s0`	Absolute Zero	`#0048BA`
`&s1`	Acid Green	`#B0BF1A`
`&s2`	Aero	`#7CB9E8`
`&s3`	Alice Blue	`#F0F8FF`
`&s4`	Antique White	`#FAEBD7`
`&s5`	Amethyst	`#9966CC`
`&s6`	Aquamarine	`#7FFFD4`
`&s7`	Azure	`#F0FFFF`
`&s8`	Beige	`#F5F5DC`
`&s9`	Bisque	`#FFE4C4`
`&t0`	Blanched Almond	`#FFEBCD`
`&t1`	Blue Violet	`#8A2BE2`
`&t2`	Brown	`#A52A2A`
`&t3`	Burlywood	`#DEB887`
`&t4`	Cadet Blue	`#5F9EA0`
`&t5`	Chartreuse	`#7FFF00`
`&t6`	Chocolate	`#D2691E`
`&t7`	Coral	`#FF7F50`
`&t8`	Cornflower Blue	`#6495ED`
`&t9`	Cornsilk	`#FFF8DC`
`&u0`	Crimson	`#DC143C`
`&u1`	Cyan	`#00FFFF`
`&u2`	Dark Cyan	`#008B8B`
`&u3`	Dark Goldenrod	`#B8860B`
`&u4`	Dark Khaki	`#BDB76B`
`&u5`	Dark Magenta	`#8B008B`
`&u6`	Dark Olive Green	`#556B2F`
`&u7`	Dark Orange	`#FF8C00`
`&u8`	Dark Orchid	`#9932CC`
`&u9`	Dark Salmon	`#E9967A`
`&v0`	Dark Sea Green	`#8FBC8F`
`&v1`	Dark Slate Blue	`#483D8B`
`&v2`	Dark Slate Gray	`#2F4F4F`
`&v3`	Dark Turquoise	`#00CED1`
`&v4`	Dark Violet	`#9400D3`
`&v5`	Deep Pink	`#FF1493`
`&v6`	Deep Skyblue	`#00BFFF`
`&v7`	Dim Gray	`#696969`
`&v8`	Dodger Blue	`#1E90FF`
`&v9`	Firebrick	`#B22222`
`&w0`	Floral White	`#FFFAF0`
`&w1`	Forest Green	`#228B22`
`&w2`	Fuchsia	`#FF00FF`
`&w3`	Gainsboro	`#DCDCDC`
`&w4`	Ghost White	`#F8F8FF`
`&w5`	Goldenrod	`#DAA520`
`&w6`	Green Yellow	`#ADFF2F`
`&w7`	Honeydew	`#F0FFF0`
`&w8`	Hot Pink	`#FF69B4`
`&w9`	Indian Red	`#CD5C5C`
`&x0`	Indigo	`#4B0082`
`&x1`	Ivory	`#FFFFF0`
`&x2`	Khaki	`#F0E68C`
`&x3`	Lavender	`#E6E6FA`
`&x4`	Lavender Blush	`#FFF0F5`
`&x5`	Lawn Green	`#7CFC00`
`&x6`	Lemon Chiffon	`#FFFACD`
`&x7`	Light Blue	`#ADD8E6`
`&x8`	Light Coral	`#F08080`
`&x9`	Light Goldenrod Yellow	`#FAFAD2`
`&y0`	Light Grey	`#D3D3D3`
`&y1`	Light Pink	`#FFB6C1`
`&y2`	Light Salmon	`#FFA07A`
`&y3`	Light Sea Green	`#20B2AA`
`&y4`	Light Sky Blue	`#87CEFA`
`&y5`	Light Slate Gray	`#778899`
`&y6`	Light Steel Blue	`#B0C4DE`
`&y7`	Light Yellow	`#FFFFE0`
`&y8`	Linen	`#FAF0E6`
`&y9`	Maroon	`#800000`
`&z0`	Medium Aquamarine	`#66CDAA`
`&z1`	Medium Blue	`#0000CD`
`&z2`	Medium Orchid	`#BA55D3`
`&z3`	Medium Purple	`#9370DB`
`&z4`	Medium Sea Green	`#3CB371`
`&z5`	Medium Spring Green	`#00FA9A`
`&z6`	Medium Turquoise	`#48D1CC`
`&z7`	Medium Violet Red	`#C71585`
`&z8`	Midnight Blue	`#191970`
`&z9`	Mintcream	`#F5FFFA`
`&h0`	Mistyrose	`#FFE4E1`
`&h1`	Moccasin	`#FFE4B5`
`&h2`	Navajo White	`#FFDEAD`
`&h3`	Navy	`#000080`
`&h4`	Old Lace	`#FDF5E6`
`&h5`	Olive	`#808000`
`&h6`	Olive Drab	`#6B8E23`
`&h7`	Orange	`#FFA500`
`&h8`	Orangered	`#FF4500`
`&h9`	Orchid	`#DA70D6`
`&i0`	Pale Goldenrod	`#EEE8AA`
`&i1`	Pale Green	`#98FB98`
`&i2`	Pale Turquoise	`#AFEEEE`
`&i3`	Pale Violetred	`#DB7093`
`&i4`	Papayawhip	`#FFEFD5`
`&i5`	Peach Puff	`#FFDAB9`
`&i6`	Peru	`#CD853F`
`&i7`	Pink	`#FFC0CB`
`&i8`	Plum	`#DDA0DD`
`&i9`	Powder Blue	`#B0E0E6`
`&j0`	Purple	`#800080`
`&j1`	Rosy Brown	`#BC8F8F`
`&j2`	Royal Blue	`#4169E1`
`&j3`	Saddle Brown	`#8B4513`
`&j4`	Salmon	`#FA8072`
`&j5`	Sandy Brown	`#F4A460`
`&j6`	Sea Green	`#2E8B57`
`&j7`	Sea Shell	`#FFF5EE`
`&j8`	Sienna	`#A0522D`
`&j9`	Silver	`#C0C0C0`
`&p0`	Sky Blue	`#87CEEB`
`&p1`	Slate Blue	`#6A5ACD`
`&p2`	Slate Gray	`#708090`
`&p3`	Snow	`#FFFAFA`
`&p4`	Spring Green	`#00FF7F`
`&p5`	Steel Blue	`#4682B4`
`&p6`	Tan	`#D2B48C`
`&p7`	Teal	`#008080`
`&p8`	Thistle	`#D8BFD8`
`&p9`	Tomato	`#FF6347`
`&q0`	Turquoise	`#40E0D0`
`&q1`	Violet	`#EE82EE`
`&q2`	Wheat	`#F5DEB3`
`&q3`	White Smoke	`#F5F5F5`
`&q4`	Yellow Green	`#9ACD32`

Test a line in game before committing to it. /pp reload picks up language changes without a restart.
Gradients look best on short text. Across a long sentence the two ends are so close together that the fade is hard to see.
Rainbow on a whole chat line is a lot. It works well on a title or a single word.
If a color is not showing, check you used & and not §, and that the value is wrapped in quotes in the YAML file.

Quick reference

Legacy codes

Hex colors

Gradients

Rainbow

The named palette

Where you can use all this

Language files

Holograms

Broadcasts

Configuration

Tips

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