diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/API.md b/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/API.md
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+# mcl_colors
+Mod providing global table containing legacy minecraft colors to be used in mods.
+
+## mcl_colors.*
+Colors by upper name, in hex value.
+
+## mcl_colors.background.*
+Background colors by upper name, in hex value.
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/init.lua
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+mcl_colors = {
+	BLACK = "#000000",
+	DARK_BLUE = "#0000AA",
+	DARK_GREEN = "#00AA00",
+	DARK_AQUA = "#00AAAA",
+	DARK_RED = "#AA0000",
+	DARK_PURPLE = "#AA00AA",
+	GOLD = "#FFAA00",
+	GRAY = "#AAAAAA",
+	DARK_GRAY = "#555555",
+	BLUE = "#5555FF",
+	GREEN = "#55FF55",
+	AQUA = "#55FFFF",
+	RED = "#FF5555",
+	LIGHT_PURPLE = "#FF55FF",
+	YELLOW = "#FFFF55",
+	WHITE = "#FFFFFF",
+	background = {
+		BLACK = "#000000",
+		DARK_BLUE = "#00002A",
+		DARK_GREEN = "#002A00",
+		DARK_AQUA = "#002A2A",
+		DARK_RED = "#2A0000",
+		DARK_PURPLE = "#2A002A",
+		GOLD = "#2A2A00",
+		GRAY = "#2A2A2A",
+		DARK_GRAY = "#151515",
+		BLUE = "#15153F",
+		GREEN = "#153F15",
+		AQUA = "#153F3F",
+		RED = "#3F1515",
+		LIGHT_PURPLE = "#3F153F",
+		YELLOW = "#3F3F15",
+		WHITE = "#373501",
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/mod.conf b/mods/CORE/mcl_colors/mod.conf
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+name = mcl_colors
+author = Fleckenstein
+description = The HTML sequences for the minecraft colors