Colorful Lighting

Colorful Lighting

Adds colored lighting to the game.

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About this Mod

a creeper in a cave lit by lava
The mod adds colored lighting to the game. Other mods that add colored lights can use it as a dependency.

Warning

The mod is not compatible with Sodium!

Features

  • Different blocks can emit different light colors
  • Light that passes through stained glass is also colored
  • Emitted colors and filtered colors can be customized in resource packs
  • The mod is client side - you can play with it on any server and you won't have any problems removing it from your world

Resource Pack Tutorial

In your resourcepack's namespace folder (where folders like textures and models are located) create a light folder. There, you can create an emitters.json file, which defines what light colors blocks emit. Example:

assets\example\light\emitters.json

{
	"minecraft:torch": "#00FF00", // color in hex
	"minecraft:red_candle": "red", // dye name
	"minecraft:redstone_lamp": [ 0, 255, 255 ],
	"minecraft:soul_torch": "purple;5", // override light level emission
	"minecraft:oak_leaves": "light_blue;F" // value after ';' is a hex number from 0 to F
}

You can also create filters.json, where you define what light color passes through a given block. Example:
assets\example\light\filters.json

{
	"minecraft:red_stained_glass": "#00FF00", // color in hex
	"minecraft:green_stained_glass": "red", // dye name
	"minecraft:glass": [ 0, 255, 255 ]
}

Example Resource Packs

Colorful Candles: colorful-candles.zip

Available Versions

Colorful Lighting 1.3.0release
MC 26.1.2neoforge
April 18, 2026
Colorful Lighting 1.3.0release
MC 26.1.1neoforge
April 5, 2026
Colorful Lighting 1.3.0release
MC 26.1neoforge
April 5, 2026
Colorful Lighting 1.3.0release
MC 1.21.11neoforge
April 5, 2026
Colorful Lighting 1.3.0release
MC 1.21.10neoforge
November 16, 2025

How to Install Colorful Lighting on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Colorful Lighting". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+10 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Colorful Lighting server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Colorful Lighting compatible with forge and neoforge?

Colorful Lighting officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Colorful Lighting – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Colorful Lighting consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.5+3 more