Colors

Any text the plugin shows can be colored, from the chat prefix to menu titles and item lore.

zCollections uses the classic & code style, plus hex colors and gradients on top. It does not use MiniMessage, so the <...> tags from other plugins do not apply here. Everything you need is on this page.

One format everywhere

The same codes work in every text field: the prefix and messages in your language file, the display-name and lore in categories.yml, and the titles and items in menus.yml.

The five ways to color text

The little box next to each entry is its real color.

Standard codes

Sixteen built-in colors, each a single character after &.

display-name: '&aGreen text and &cred text'

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

Formatting

Codes that change the style instead of the color. Combine them with a color, like &c&l for bold red.

Code	Effect
&l	Bold
&o	Italic
&n	Underline
&m	Strikethrough
&k	Obfuscated (scrambled, animated)
&r	Reset back to plain white

tier-up-chat: '{prefix}&6&l{resource} &7reached &eTier {tier}&7!'

Hex colors

For an exact color, use &# followed by six hex characters (RRGGBB). This is how the default files get that gold prefix and orange headings.

prefix: '&8[&#FFD700zCollections&8]&r '
display-name: '&#FFAA00Mining'

Example	Color
&#FFD700	Gold
&#FFAA00	Orange
&#55FFDD	Aqua mint
&#FF6B6B	Soft red

note

Hex colors need a server on Minecraft 1.16 or newer. Every version zCollections supports already qualifies, so they always work here.

Gradients

Fade one color into another across a piece of text. Wrap the text in a gradient tag with a start and end hex color.

title: '<gradient:#FFD700:#FF6B6B>Collections</gradient>'

the fade above runs from #FFD700 to #FF6B6B.

The plugin spreads the two colors evenly over every character, so longer words get a smoother fade. You can still add &l or other codes around the tag.

Extended names

On top of the sixteen standard colors, there is a large set of named colors with two-character codes, like &h7 for orange or &p9 for tomato. They are optional shortcuts. If you would rather pick an exact shade, a hex code does the same job.

Code	Color	Code	Color	Code	Color
&s0	Absolute Zero	&w2	Fuchsia	&h4	Old Lace
&s1	Acid Green	&w3	Gainsboro	&h5	Olive
&s2	Aero	&w4	Ghost White	&h6	Olive Drab
&s3	Alice Blue	&w5	Goldenrod	&h7	Orange
&s4	Antique White	&w6	Green Yellow	&h8	Orange Red
&s5	Amethyst	&w7	Honeydew	&h9	Orchid
&s6	Aquamarine	&w8	Hot Pink	&i0	Pale Goldenrod
&s7	Azure	&w9	Indian Red	&i1	Pale Green
&s8	Beige	&x0	Indigo	&i2	Pale Turquoise
&s9	Bisque	&x1	Ivory	&i3	Pale Violet Red
&t0	Blanched Almond	&x2	Khaki	&i4	Papaya Whip
&t1	Blue Violet	&x3	Lavender	&i5	Peach Puff
&t2	Brown	&x4	Lavender Blush	&i6	Peru
&t3	Burlywood	&x5	Lawn Green	&i7	Pink
&t4	Cadet Blue	&x6	Lemon Chiffon	&i8	Plum
&t5	Chartreuse	&x7	Light Blue	&i9	Powder Blue
&t6	Chocolate	&x8	Light Coral	&j0	Purple
&t7	Coral	&x9	Light Goldenrod Yellow	&j1	Rosy Brown
&t8	Cornflower Blue	&y0	Light Grey	&j2	Royal Blue
&t9	Cornsilk	&y1	Light Pink	&j3	Saddle Brown
&u0	Crimson	&y2	Light Salmon	&j4	Salmon
&u1	Cyan	&y3	Light Sea Green	&j5	Sandy Brown
&u2	Dark Cyan	&y4	Light Sky Blue	&j6	Sea Green
&u3	Dark Goldenrod	&y5	Light Slate Gray	&j7	Sea Shell
&u4	Dark Khaki	&y6	Light Steel Blue	&j8	Sienna
&u5	Dark Magenta	&y7	Light Yellow	&j9	Silver
&u6	Dark Olive Green	&y8	Linen	&p0	Sky Blue
&u7	Dark Orange	&y9	Maroon	&p1	Slate Blue
&u8	Dark Orchid	&z0	Medium Aquamarine	&p2	Slate Gray
&u9	Dark Salmon	&z1	Medium Blue	&p3	Snow
&v0	Dark Sea Green	&z2	Medium Orchid	&p4	Spring Green
&v1	Dark Slate Blue	&z3	Medium Purple	&p5	Steel Blue
&v2	Dark Slate Gray	&z4	Medium Sea Green	&p6	Tan
&v3	Dark Turquoise	&z5	Medium Spring Green	&p7	Teal
&v4	Dark Violet	&z6	Medium Turquoise	&p8	Thistle
&v5	Deep Pink	&z7	Medium Violet Red	&p9	Tomato
&v6	Deep Sky Blue	&z8	Midnight Blue	&q0	Turquoise
&v7	Dim Gray	&z9	Mint Cream	&q1	Violet
&v8	Dodger Blue	&h0	Misty Rose	&q2	Wheat
&v9	Firebrick	&h1	Moccasin	&q3	White Smoke
&w0	Floral White	&h2	Navajo White	&q4	Yellow Green
&w1	Forest Green	&h3	Navy

Mixing codes

Codes stack from left to right and stay active until something changes them. Use &r to wipe formatting and start clean.

lore:
  - '&#FFAA00Tier: &f{tier}&8/&f{max-tier}'
  - '&7Keep gathering to &arank up&7.'

Good to know

No MiniMessage

zCollections does not read MiniMessage tags like <red> or <bold>. Stick to the codes on this page and your text will always render. The one tag it does understand is <gradient:...>, shown above.

After editing any colored text, run /collection reload to see the change in game.

Related pages

💬Messages and Language→

Where the prefix and chat messages live.

🗂️Categories→

Display names and lore for collections and resources.

🖼️Menus→

Titles and item text inside the GUI menus.