diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bukkit/entities/BukkitChatProvider.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bukkit/entities/BukkitChatProvider.java
index 1f2d676..2973bf9 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bukkit/entities/BukkitChatProvider.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bukkit/entities/BukkitChatProvider.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.frankheijden.serverutils.bukkit.entities;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.bukkit.utils.BukkitUtils;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.entities.ServerCommandSender;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.providers.ChatProvider;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.utils.HexUtils;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public class BukkitChatProvider extends ChatProvider {
      */
     @Override
     public String color(String str) {
-        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', str);
+        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', HexUtils.convertHexString(str));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Bungee/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bungee/entities/BungeeChatProvider.java b/Bungee/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bungee/entities/BungeeChatProvider.java
index 7445282..9c5e04d 100644
--- a/Bungee/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bungee/entities/BungeeChatProvider.java
+++ b/Bungee/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/bungee/entities/BungeeChatProvider.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.frankheijden.serverutils.bungee.entities;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.bungee.utils.BungeeUtils;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.entities.ServerCommandSender;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.providers.ChatProvider;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.utils.HexUtils;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public class BungeeChatProvider extends ChatProvider {
 
     @Override
     public String color(String str) {
-        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', str);
+        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', HexUtils.convertHexString(str));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/common/utils/HexUtils.java b/Common/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/common/utils/HexUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..749c35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/common/utils/HexUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.common.utils;
+
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Provides basic conversion between the hex format <#FFFFFF> and bukkit hex format &x&F&F&F&F&F&F.
+ */
+public class HexUtils {
+
+    private static final Pattern hexPattern = Pattern.compile("<(#[0-9a-fA-F]{6})>");
+    private static final char COLOR_CHAR = '&';
+
+    /**
+     * Prefixes each character provided with the color character {@link #COLOR_CHAR}.
+     * @param color The color to prefix with the color character.
+     * @return The prefixed color.
+     */
+    public static String convertHexColor(String color) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(2 * (color.length() + 1)).append(COLOR_CHAR).append("x");
+        for (char c : color.toCharArray()) {
+            sb.append(COLOR_CHAR).append(c);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the input string to a bukkit readable color string.
+     * The accepted hex format is `<#FFFFFF>`.
+     * @param str The input string.
+     * @return The output converted hex string.
+     */
+    public static String convertHexString(String str) {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(str.length());
+        Matcher matcher = hexPattern.matcher(str);
+        while (matcher.find()) {
+            String hex = matcher.group();
+            matcher.appendReplacement(sb, convertHexColor(hex.substring(2, hex.length() - 1)));
+        }
+        matcher.appendTail(sb);
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b944747..af0abcb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group = 'net.frankheijden.serverutils'
 String dependencyDir = group + '.dependencies'
-version = '2.0.0'
+version = '2.0.1'
 
 sourceCompatibility = targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8