Phoenix Chromatic Colors

Phoenix Chromatic Colors is a mod that adds advanced text coloring and animated text effects using simple color codes.

It allows signs, books, chat messages, item names, fluid names, and anything that supports Minecraft lang text formatting to use:

• Custom hex colors
• Animated gradients
• Wave effects
• Pulse effects
• Glitch effects
• Shake effects
• Rainbow text

And more

The mod uses the & symbol to activate color/effect codes in-game and the § symbol to use them in lang.

Basic Usage

Using a Color Code

To use a custom color:

&zHello World

If z is mapped to electric violet, the text becomes violet.

Default Included Codes

Code Description &z Electric Violet &s Chili Red &w Animated wave effect &p Pulsing color &* Static rainbow &y Smooth gradient &g Glitching text &$ Stretching text &- Breathing text

Unicode Support

Any Unicode character can be used as a code symbol.

Examples:

&★Hello &☀Gold Text &❤Love

This means you are not limited to normal letters.

Config File

All custom codes are stored in:

phoenix_chromatic_colors_codes.yaml

You can freely add your own colors and effects.

Creating Simple Color Codes

Syntax

symbol:hexcode

Example

p:ff2100

This creates:

&pHello

Which displays text using the color:

#ff2100

Hex Code Notes

Hex codes should NOT include the #.

Correct:

ff2100

Incorrect:

#ff2100

Creating Effect Codes

Effects allow animated or moving text.

Syntax

symbol:colorSpeed,movementSpeed,movementID,hexCode,hexCode...

Effect Parameters

Parameter Description symbol The code used in-game colorSpeed Speed of color changing movementSpeed Speed of animation movement movementID Type of effect hexCode... One or more colors

Available Built-In Effects

Effect ID Description wave Wavy moving gradient pulse Pulsing colors shake Random shaking movement glitch Distorted glitch animation none Pure gradient only breath Breathing text stretching Stretching rainbow Static rainbow cycling discord Discord boost style gradient

Example: Wave Effect

w:1.0,1.0,wave,ff2100,f2c300

Usage:

&wHello

This creates an animated orange/yellow wave gradient.

Example: Pulse Effect

u:0.8,0.5,pulse,ff0000,ffffff

This pulses between red and white.

Example: Pure Gradient

g:0.0,0.0,none,ff0000,00ff00,0000ff

Creates a smooth static RGB gradient.

Rainbow Support

You can use the keyword:

rainbow

Instead of a hex code.

Example:

r:1.0,1.0,wave,rainbow

Multiple Gradient Colors

Effects support multiple colors.

Example:

m:1.0,0.8,wave,ff0000,00ff00,0000ff,ff00ff

This creates a 4-color animated gradient.

In-Game Examples

Signs

&wWelcome!

Books

&pChapter One

Item Names

&gLegendary Sword

Modded Lang Support

The mod is especially useful for mods that only support lang text formatting.

Examples include:

Items

Fluids

Tooltips

GUI labels

Modded names

Descriptions

Discord Effect

The discord effect recreates the boosted Discord server gradient style.

Example:

d:1.0,1.0,discord,5865f2,eb459e

ChromaticAPI Support

Other mods can add their own custom effects using:

ChromaticAPI

This allows developers to register entirely new movement/effect types.

More information is available on the GitHub page.

Tips

Good Gradient Practice

Using 2–4 colors usually looks best.

Too many colors can become difficult to read.

Performance

Very fast movement speeds may appear chaotic in chat or signs.

Recommended values:

0.5 - 2.0

Troubleshooting

Colors Not Working

Make sure:

You used & or §

The code exists in the config

The hex code is valid

No # is included

Effect Not Working

Make sure:

The movement ID exists

At least one color is provided

The syntax uses commas correctly

Example Full Config

# Simple Colors z:9400ff p:ff2100 # Wave Gradient w:1.0,1.0,wave,ff2100,f2c300 # Pulse u:0.8,0.5,pulse,ff0000,ffffff # Static Gradient g:0.0,0.0,none,ff0000,00ff00,0000ff # Rainbow r:1.0,1.0,wave,rainbow # Discord Style d:1.0,1.0,discord,5865f2,eb459e

Final Notes

Phoenix Chromatic Colors is designed to make Minecraft text styling far more expressive while remaining lightweight and easy to configure.

Experiment with gradients, unicode symbols, and animation combinations to create unique styles for your world or modpack.

Named Codes

Phoenix Chromatic Colors also supports named color/effect codes.

Named codes work exactly like normal symbol codes, but instead of using a single character, you use a readable name inside brackets.

This makes configs easier to organize and remember.

By default named codes are case sensitive.

Using Named Codes In-Game

Syntax

&[name]Text Here

Example

If your config contains:

electric_violet:9400ff

You can use:

&[electric_violet]Hello

Instead of:

&zHello

Why Use Named Codes?

Named codes are useful when:

• You have many custom colors
• You want readable configs
• Multiple people edit the config
• You forget what symbols mean
• You want organized theme names

Named Color Codes

Syntax

name:hexcode

Example

electric_violet:9400ff chili_red:ff2100 golden_sun:f2c300

Usage:

&[electric_violet]Magic &[golden_sun]Legendary

Named Effect Codes

Named effects work the same way as normal effects.

Syntax

name:colorSpeed,movementSpeed,movementID,hexCode,hexCode...

Example: Named Wave

sunset_wave:1.0,1.0,wave,ff5500,ffcc00

Usage:

&[sunset_wave]Animated Text

Example: Named Pulse

danger_pulse:0.7,0.5,pulse,ff0000,ffffff

Usage:

&[danger_pulse]WARNING

Example: Named Gradient

ocean_gradient:0.0,0.0,none,0044ff,00ffee

Usage:

&[ocean_gradient]Ocean Text

Mixing Named and Symbol Codes

You can freely combine both systems.

Example config:

# Symbol Codes z:9400ff p:ff2100 # Named Codes electric_violet:9400ff sunset_wave:1.0,1.0,wave,ff5500,ffcc00

Both will work:

&zHello &[electric_violet]Hello &[sunset_wave]Animated

Naming Tips

Good naming examples:

electric_violet deep_ocean gold_pulse discord_boost toxic_glitch

Avoid:

a thing cool test123

Readable names make large configs much easier to maintain.

Recommended Naming Style

Snake case is recommended:

my_gradient_name

This improves readability and avoids formatting issues.

Example Full Config With Named Codes

# Basic Colors electric_violet:9400ff chili_red:ff2100 # Effects sunset_wave:1.0,1.0,wave,ff5500,ffcc00 danger_pulse:0.7,0.5,pulse,ff0000,ffffff ocean_gradient:0.0,0.0,none,0044ff,00ffee # Discord Style discord_boost:1.0,1.0,discord,5865f2,eb459e

Usage:

&[electric_violet]Magic &[sunset_wave]Animated &[discord_boost]Boosted

Final Notes

Named codes are fully optional, but highly recommended for large modpacks, servers, or heavily customized configs.

Named codes are by default case sensitive.

They provide a cleaner and more scalable way to organize your colors and effects.