Palette 256 - Simple Colored Blocks
by frikinjay
Palette 256 - Simple Colored Blocks adds 256 colored blocks for building, with Fabric API as its one required dependency.
What it does
The mod adds a set of 256 simple colored blocks, giving builders a wider choice of color than vanilla wool or concrete offers. Several blocks can be crafted with Black Concrete and a Stonecutter, while others come only as part of the set. The author describes the mod as simple and aims its color count at people who enjoy the Chisel Bits workflow.
Fabric API must be installed alongside Palette 256. The mod is available for Fabric and Quilt across four release versions, 1.18.2 – 1.19.2, and the latest files target 1.19.2. Installation is needed on both client and server, so the server and every player run it.
The author recommends using the mod alongside Fabric Bits & Chisels, and lists REI and EMI as item viewers that help find the new blocks. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
256 colored blocks
The set contains 256 simple colored blocks meant to give builders more color options.
Crafting with concrete
Some blocks are made with Black Concrete and a Stonecutter, which ties them into existing vanilla recipes.
Item viewer support
The author suggests REI or EMI to browse the blocks and their recipes in game.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Colored building projects
Builders who want more shades than the default palette can pick from the 256 blocks for walls, floors and decorations.
Pairing with Chisel Bits
Players who already use Chisel Bits can combine it with the mod to extend the colors available for detailed sculpting.
Who it’s for: Builders who want more color choices in decoration projects, and players who use Chisel Bits and want extra shades to work with.
How it compares
Bits And Chisels is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, published for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 and runs on client and server. Rainbow Shenanigans is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, covers 1.16.5 – 1.19.2, and is client-side only, so servers need nothing installed. Palette 256 sits between the two in version coverage and has a non-open MIT-licensed code base.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palette 256 - Simple Colored Blocks | Fabric and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-06-27 |
| Bits And Chisels | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-07-28 |
| Rainbow Shenanigans | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2022-09-03 |
Questions
Does Palette 256 need Fabric API?
Which loaders does Palette 256 support?
Do servers need Palette 256 installed?
In the catalog
Palette 256 - Simple Colored Blocks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
Wouldn't it be great to have more freedom with color choice in a build? Well 256 colored blocks is a lot of freedom. My primary objective with the mod was to have more color options for Chisel and Bits enthusiasts. Its a very simple mod. There might be a couple colors I might have forgotten so do let me know if you…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/palette256
- Owner
- frikinjay
- Published
- 2022-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15