ColorfulNames

A lightweight name-color plugin for Minecraft: legacy colors, HEX colors, static gradients, GUI presets, random colors, import/export, permission defaults, economy costs, and PlaceholderAPI support. Compatible with Paper / Folia 1.21+.

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Name color types

Core features

• GUI color menu with presets, gradients, page buttons, reset, and close.
• Direct commands for legacy colors, HEX colors, gradients, presets, random colors, import/export, and reset.
• Static gradients only: no animated color task, designed for stable long-term server use.
• Permission defaults so VIP or special groups can have their own default colors.
• Cooldown and daily limits to control how often players can change colors.
• Economy support through Vault: charge different prices for raw colors, presets, gradients, random, import, and reset.
• PlaceholderAPI support for TAB, chat formats, scoreboards, and other display plugins.
• CMI nickname support: show CMI nicknames with ColorfulNames colors.
• Chinese and English messages included.
• Paper / Folia compatible.

Player commands

Aliases:

/nc
/ncolor

Admin commands

Examples

Set a green name:

/namecolor &a

Set a HEX mint color:

/namecolor &#55F7D4

Set a pink-to-purple gradient:

/namecolor gradient #FF8A00 #FF2D95

Set a bold gradient:

/namecolor gradient #FF8A00 #FF2D95 l

Set a three-color gradient:

/namecolor gradient #55F7D4 #2AA9FF #A970FF

Open the GUI:

/namecolor gui

Apply a preset:

/namecolor preset aurora

Share a color setup:

/namecolor export

Import a shared setup:

/namecolor import <exported-value>

Styles

Styles can be combined:

/namecolor gradient #55F7D4 #A970FF lon

GUI

Players can open the color menu with:

/namecolor gui

The GUI can contain:

• legacy color presets
• HEX color presets
• gradient presets
• previous / next page buttons
• reset button
• close button

If the server has many colors, ColorfulNames automatically paginates them.

Permissions

Example:

/lp group default permission set colorfulnames.change true

Economy

Color changes can cost money when Vault and an economy plugin are installed.

Supported paid actions:

You can also give players bypass or discount permissions.

Cooldowns and limits

Servers can limit how often players change their name color.

Examples:

• change color only once every 60 seconds
• change color only 5 times per day
• allow VIP groups to use better default colors

This is useful for survival servers, economy servers, and servers where colors are used as rewards.

PlaceholderAPI

Useful placeholders:

Test with:

/papi parse me %colorfulnames_name%

TAB and chat examples

Show a colored original name:

%colorfulnames_name%

Show a CMI nickname with ColorfulNames color:

%colorfulnames_cmi_name%

Use a plain original name for console or log formats:

%colorfulnames_console_name%

or:

%colorfulnames_cmi_console_name%

CMI nickname support

ColorfulNames can use the player's CMI nickname as the visible name while keeping the player's selected ColorfulNames color or gradient.

Example result:

✎ Nickname

The marker before nicknames can be changed or disabled by the server.

Use cases

Compatibility

Languages

Included languages:

• English
• Simplified Chinese

Server owners can edit messages freely.

Notes

ColorfulNames does not include animated names. It focuses on static colors and static gradients for better stability and lower overhead.