Hex Banners
by Nerjal_Nosk
Hex Banners lets players set a banner's color from a hexadecimal value or a decimal number, so banners can show colors beyond the vanilla dye palette.
What it does
Hex Banners extends banner coloring. Instead of choosing one of the sixteen dye colors, a player can enter a hexadecimal string of up to six characters, with or without a leading hash, or a whole number between 16 and 16777215 inclusive. The mod parses either form and applies the matching RGB value to the banner.
The change is limited to rendering. It adds more colors to banners but does not alter how the game handles dyes or crafting. Mods such as Dye Depot that rely on the vanilla dye order can conflict with banners that use these custom colors, so check compatibility when running both.
Files are published for Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, with 1.0-1.20 for 1.20.4 as the latest file. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Source code and an issue tracker are public, and the mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Key features
Hexadecimal color input
Banners accept a color written as a hexadecimal string of up to six characters, which covers the full RGB range.
Numeric color input
A whole number from 16 to 16777215 can be entered in place of a hex string and is converted to the same RGB value.
Dynamic value parsing
Input is parsed on the fly, so either format can be typed without switching modes or restarting the game.
Rendering-only color change
Only the displayed color of a banner changes; dyes and crafting recipes keep their vanilla behavior.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Builders, roleplay servers and map makers who want banners in colors the vanilla dye palette does not offer. It suits players comfortable typing hex codes or numbers.
How it compares
Banner Text is a server-required mod with an MIT License, open source, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.20.5 – 1.21.11, and only its server must run it. squaremap-banner is server-side only, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 and not open source, with files for 1.20.6 – 1.21.10 on Fabric and Quilt. Colored Hex Blocks is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, published for Fabric alone across 1.20 – 1.21.4, and needs both client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex Banners | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-08-04 |
| Banner Text | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-27 |
| squaremap-banner | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.6 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-10-25 |
| Colored Hex Blocks | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-01-21 |
Questions
Which loaders does Hex Banners support?
Does Hex Banners need to be installed on the server?
Will Hex Banners change how dyes work?
In the catalog
Hex Banners is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Adds the ability to use RGB codes for banner colors. This does not change any gameplay feature, but allows only to render more colors.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hex-banners
- Owner
- Nerjal_Nosk
- Published
- 2024-08-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15