What is ChatColor in Bukkit?

org.bukkit.ChatColor is an enum that maps names like RED to the same 16 Minecraft legacy colors. Plugins often translate &c in config files into §c at runtime.

Plugin reference

Bukkit Color Codes

ChatColor enum names for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper plugins. Colors match the Minecraft legacy palette. HEX and RGB are calculated from those RGB triples.

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Aqua	AQUA	§b	&b	\u00A7b	#55FFFF	rgb(85, 255, 255)	Open
Black	BLACK	§0	&0	\u00A70	#000000	rgb(0, 0, 0)	Open
Blue	BLUE	§9	&9	\u00A79	#5555FF	rgb(85, 85, 255)	Open
Dark Aqua	DARK_AQUA	§3	&3	\u00A73	#00AAAA	rgb(0, 170, 170)	Open
Dark Blue	DARK_BLUE	§1	&1	\u00A71	#0000AA	rgb(0, 0, 170)	Open
Dark Gray	DARK_GRAY	§8	&8	\u00A78	#555555	rgb(85, 85, 85)	Open
Dark Green	DARK_GREEN	§2	&2	\u00A72	#00AA00	rgb(0, 170, 0)	Open
Dark Purple	DARK_PURPLE	§5	&5	\u00A75	#AA00AA	rgb(170, 0, 170)	Open
Dark Red	DARK_RED	§4	&4	\u00A74	#AA0000	rgb(170, 0, 0)	Open
Gold	GOLD	§6	&6	\u00A76	#FFAA00	rgb(255, 170, 0)	Open
Gray	GRAY	§7	&7	\u00A77	#AAAAAA	rgb(170, 170, 170)	Open
Green	GREEN	§a	&a	\u00A7a	#55FF55	rgb(85, 255, 85)	Open
Light Purple	LIGHT_PURPLE	§d	&d	\u00A7d	#FF55FF	rgb(255, 85, 255)	Open
Red	RED	§c	&c	\u00A7c	#FF5555	rgb(255, 85, 85)	Open
White	WHITE	§f	&f	\u00A7f	#FFFFFF	rgb(255, 255, 255)	Open
Yellow	YELLOW	§e	&e	\u00A7e	#FFFF55	rgb(255, 255, 85)	Open

Aqua

NameAqua

ChatColorAQUA

Chat Code§b

& alias&b

MOTD Code\u00A7b

HEX#55FFFF

RGBrgb(85, 255, 255)

Black

NameBlack

ChatColorBLACK

Chat Code§0

& alias&0

MOTD Code\u00A70

HEX#000000

RGBrgb(0, 0, 0)

Blue

NameBlue

ChatColorBLUE

Chat Code§9

& alias&9

MOTD Code\u00A79

HEX#5555FF

RGBrgb(85, 85, 255)

Dark Aqua

NameDark Aqua

ChatColorDARK_AQUA

Chat Code§3

& alias&3

MOTD Code\u00A73

HEX#00AAAA

RGBrgb(0, 170, 170)

Dark Blue

NameDark Blue

ChatColorDARK_BLUE

Chat Code§1

& alias&1

MOTD Code\u00A71

HEX#0000AA

RGBrgb(0, 0, 170)

Dark Gray

NameDark Gray

ChatColorDARK_GRAY

Chat Code§8

& alias&8

MOTD Code\u00A78

HEX#555555

RGBrgb(85, 85, 85)

Dark Green

NameDark Green

ChatColorDARK_GREEN

Chat Code§2

& alias&2

MOTD Code\u00A72

HEX#00AA00

RGBrgb(0, 170, 0)

Dark Purple

NameDark Purple

ChatColorDARK_PURPLE

Chat Code§5

& alias&5

MOTD Code\u00A75

HEX#AA00AA

RGBrgb(170, 0, 170)

Dark Red

NameDark Red

ChatColorDARK_RED

Chat Code§4

& alias&4

MOTD Code\u00A74

HEX#AA0000

RGBrgb(170, 0, 0)

Gold

NameGold

ChatColorGOLD

Chat Code§6

& alias&6

MOTD Code\u00A76

HEX#FFAA00

RGBrgb(255, 170, 0)

Gray

NameGray

ChatColorGRAY

Chat Code§7

& alias&7

MOTD Code\u00A77

HEX#AAAAAA

RGBrgb(170, 170, 170)

Green

NameGreen

ChatColorGREEN

Chat Code§a

& alias&a

MOTD Code\u00A7a

HEX#55FF55

RGBrgb(85, 255, 85)

Light Purple

NameLight Purple

ChatColorLIGHT_PURPLE

Chat Code§d

& alias&d

MOTD Code\u00A7d

HEX#FF55FF

RGBrgb(255, 85, 255)

Red

NameRed

ChatColorRED

Chat Code§c

& alias&c

MOTD Code\u00A7c

HEX#FF5555

RGBrgb(255, 85, 85)

White

NameWhite

ChatColorWHITE

Chat Code§f

& alias&f

MOTD Code\u00A7f

HEX#FFFFFF

RGBrgb(255, 255, 255)

Yellow

NameYellow

ChatColorYELLOW

Chat Code§e

& alias&e

MOTD Code\u00A7e

HEX#FFFF55

RGBrgb(255, 255, 85)

Using ChatColor in plugins

Prefer `ChatColor.RED + "Warning"` or MiniMessage/Adventure components in modern Paper APIs. Config files still commonly store `&cWarning&r`. Translate `&` to `§` only for the 16 color digits and the six format codes (`k`–`o`, `r`). Do not treat `&` inside URLs as a color prefix.

player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "Ready " + ChatColor.WHITE + "to play");
// config.yml style: "&aReady &fto play"

Color

Actions

Aqua

AQUA

§b

\u00A7b

#55FFFF

rgb(85, 255, 255)