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Colored Lux

by Zeith

Colored Lux replaces vanilla lighting on Forge 1.12.2 with a colored light engine, so torches, blocks and mobs can cast light in chosen colors.

ForgeClient required, server optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2

What it does

Colored Lux implements a colored lighting engine for Minecraft 1.12.2. Light sources carry a color that spreads through the world, and hand-held light and particles follow the same colored lighting. Light shading modes and maximum light counts can be set in the config file, and a custom JSON file lets players choose which blocks emit light and in which colors. Non-tile blocks can be assigned a light frame instead of a search cycle.

The mod started as a remake of Albedo by elucent, rewritten to fix bugs and extend its behavior. HammerLib is required for it to run, and the client needs Colored Lux while the server may run without it. Partial OptiFine support exists, but Render Regions shaders must be disabled. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with files for 1.12.2 only.

Key features

  1. Colored light engine

    Light sources emit colors that mix and spread through the world, in place of vanilla white light.

  2. Configurable light shading

    Light shading modes and color blending can be adjusted in the config, and light counts can be capped.

  3. Custom light JSON

    A JSON file assigns colored light to chosen blocks, so vanilla lighting can be improved without code changes.

  4. Light limits

    The default maximum of 1.5k lights can be raised, though the author advises staying below 4096 because frame rate drops quickly.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.212.6.38
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

HammerLibUtility mod that contains really useful code for quite a few mods.
Required

Questions

Does Colored Lux need HammerLib?

Yes. HammerLib is a required dependency, so it must be installed next to Colored Lux on Forge 1.12.2.

Does the server need Colored Lux?

Only players need the mod; the server can run without it, or add it for extra features, so either side works without the other.

Can Colored Lux run with OptiFine?

Only partially. Render Regions shaders must be disabled, and the author asks players to report OptiFine errors to them, not to OptiFine.

In the catalog

Colored Lux is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.

Library mods3,514Forge modsMods for 1.12.22,920

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What the author says

This mod is a simple fork and remake of the original Albedo by elucent. It implements a colored lighting engine into Minecraft!
Zeith, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Zeith
Published
2023-05-16
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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