Colored Lighting
by ThirtyFangs
Colored Lighting is a Game mechanics mod by ThirtyFangs that adds block-based colored light sources to the world through a datapack.
What it does
Colored light sources emit a specific color that is only visible within about 15 blocks of the source. Two different colored sources placed close together each emit their own color, and the color grows stronger the closer a player stands to the source. Light is generated from blocks, so builds can be lit in customized ways by placing and decorating the light sources.
The colored lighting is implemented only in the Deep Dark and Wooded Badlands biomes. Pre-generated worlds do not receive the effect automatically, so a player has to manually get close to the light trigger in those areas. The author notes that an older preview version was smoother and that its orange shade looked less red than the current release.
Colored Lighting runs on server and client, with the environment set as server required and client optional. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, plus a Data pack server platform, for 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2. The latest file for each loader is 1.3+mod for 26.2, dated 2026-07-13, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Colored light sources
Blocks emit light in a chosen color that can be seen from roughly 15 blocks away.
Color blending
Two differently colored sources placed near each other each keep their own color, which grows stronger as the player approaches.
Biome-limited lighting
The effect is implemented in the Deep Dark and Wooded Badlands biomes only.
Customizable builds
Light sources can be placed and decorated to shape how a build is lit.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Purple End Lighting is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.1 – 26.3, is server required with the client optional, and is not open source under All rights reserved. Light Suppression Mod is a Fabric-only mod for 26.2, with a server required and client optional environment, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source. Dynamic Lighting covers 1.17 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with a server required and client optional environment, and is not open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colored Lighting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-13 |
| Purple End Lighting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-22 |
| Light Suppression Mod | Fabric | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-17 |
| Dynamic Lighting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.17 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-21 |
Questions
Which game versions does Colored Lighting support?
Does Colored Lighting need to be installed on the client?
Why do some areas show no colored light?
In the catalog
Colored Lighting is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This datapack makes it possible to customize the lighting of your builds based on the light source you are using to decorate it. Old preview (test version, it's smoother now and doesn't have text, the orange is also less red)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/colored-lighting
- Owner
- ThirtyFangs
- Published
- 2026-04-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15