Chat Colors

Overview

RexChat includes a chat color system that lets players select a color preset for their messages. Colors are defined in config.yml with per-color permissions.

Usage

/chatcolor              — List available colors
/chatcolor list         — List available colors
/chatcolor set <color>  — Set your chat color
/chatcolor <color>      — Set your chat color (shortcut)
/chatcolor off          — Remove your chat color

Alias: /color

Configuration

chatcolor:
  enabled: true
  colors:
    red:
      format: "&c"
      permission: "rexchat.chatcolor.red"
      display-name: "Red"
    gold:
      format: "&6"
      permission: "rexchat.chatcolor.gold"
      display-name: "Gold"
    rainbow:
      format: '<rainbow>'
      permission: "rexchat.chatcolor.rainbow"
      display-name: "&cR&6a&ei&an&bb&do&5w"
    sunset:
      format: '<gradient:#FF6B6B:#FFE66D>'
      permission: "rexchat.chatcolor.sunset"
      display-name: "Sunset"
    ocean:
      format: '<gradient:#00B4DB:#0083B0>'
      permission: "rexchat.chatcolor.ocean"
      display-name: "Ocean"

Format Types

• Legacy codes: &c, &6, &a, etc.
• MiniMessage tags: <rainbow>, <gradient:#FF6B6B:#FFE66D>, etc.

How It Works

• Player selections are stored in data.yml by UUID
• The selected color is applied to the message text only (not the format/prefix)
• Preview tokens ([item], [inventory]) are not colored — they keep their own styling
• If a player loses permission for their selected color, it’s automatically removed

Disabling

Set chatcolor.enabled: false to disable the entire system. The /chatcolor command will return an error.

You can also remove individual colors from the config — they won’t regenerate automatically.