diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 52855a9..5367623 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ yarn_mappings=1.20.4+build.3
 loader_version=0.15.11
 
 # Mod Properties
-mod_version=1.1.0
+mod_version=1.2.0-alpha
 maven_group=dev.fire
 archives_base_name=dfrevert
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/fire/utils/MiniMessage.java b/src/main/java/dev/fire/utils/MiniMessage.java
index 322c3f3..506c1da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/fire/utils/MiniMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/fire/utils/MiniMessage.java
@@ -1,11 +1,35 @@
 package dev.fire.utils;
 
 import dev.fire.DFrevert;
+import dev.fire.config.DefaultConfig;
 import net.minecraft.text.*;
 
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static java.util.Map.entry;
 
 public class MiniMessage {
+    public static Map<String, String> map_hex_colors = Map.ofEntries(
+            entry("dark_red", "#AA0000"),
+            entry("red", "#FF5555"),
+            entry("gold", "#FFAA00"),
+            entry("yellow", "#FFFF55"),
+            entry("dark_green", "#00AA00"),
+            entry("green", "#55FF55"),
+            entry("aqua", "#55FFFF"),
+            entry("dark_aqua", "#00AAAA"),
+            entry("dark_blue", "#0000AA"),
+            entry("blue", "#5555FF"),
+            entry("light_purple", "#FF55FF"),
+            entry("dark_purple", "#AA00AA"),
+            entry("white", "#FFFFFF"),
+            entry("gray", "#AAAAAA"),
+            entry("dark_gray", "#555555"),
+            entry("black", "#000000")
+    );
+
     public static Text format(String input, boolean keep_minimessage_tags) {
         MutableText text = Text.empty();
 
@@ -52,6 +76,20 @@ public static Text format(String input, boolean keep_minimessage_tags) {
                     if (formatting.equals("obfuscated") || formatting.equals("obf") || formatting.equals("o") || formatting.equals("&k")) is_obfuscated = true;
                     if (formatting.startsWith("#") && formatting.length() > 1) is_color = true;
 
+
+
+                    if (!is_color) {
+                        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map_hex_colors.entrySet()) {
+                            String k = entry.getKey();
+                            String v = entry.getValue();
+                            if (formatting.equals(k)) {
+                                formatting = v;
+                                is_color = true;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     // add /remove colors from stack
                     if (is_color) {
                         formatting = formatting.substring( 1);
@@ -126,8 +164,6 @@ public static Text format(String input, boolean keep_minimessage_tags) {
         }
     }
 
-
-
     public static int parseIntFromHex(String hexString) {
         return Integer.parseInt(hexString, 16);
     }