diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/destro174/custommotd/CustomMOTD.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/destro174/custommotd/CustomMOTD.java
index 97a55e5..eed37ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/destro174/custommotd/CustomMOTD.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/destro174/custommotd/CustomMOTD.java
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ package com.alttd.destro174.custommotd;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import com.alttd.destro174.custommotd.commands.custommotdCommand;
 import com.alttd.destro174.custommotd.listener.PapiPingListener;
 import com.alttd.destro174.custommotd.listener.PingListener;
 import com.alttd.destro174.custommotd.storage.MOTDConfig;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
@@ -26,11 +28,24 @@ public class CustomMOTD extends JavaPlugin {
     public static CachedServerIcon icon;
     public boolean useproxyonlinecount;
 
+    private Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\{&#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}\\}");
+    private Pattern GRADIENT = Pattern.compile("\\{&#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}>\\}[^\\{]*\\{&#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}<\\}");
 
     public List<String> colorList(List<String> list){
         List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>();
 
         for (String s : list) {
+            Matcher matcher = PATTERN.matcher(s);
+            while(matcher.find()) {
+                /*
+                val hexcode = m.group()
+                val fixed = hexcode.substring(2, 8)
+                 */
+                String hexcode = matcher.group();
+                String color = hexcode.substring(2, 9);
+                s = s.replace(matcher.group(), ChatColor.of(color) + "");
+                matcher = PATTERN.matcher(s);
+            }
             s = s.replace("%version%", Bukkit.getMinecraftVersion()); // 1.16 addon
             lines.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', s));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 338e0f0..aa4545f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: CustomMOTD
 main: com.alttd.destro174.custommotd.CustomMOTD
 version: 1.0
 author: destro174
+api-version: 1.16
 softdepend: [PlaceholderAPI]
 commands:
     custommotd: