diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a5c96fa2..0a0033f3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ allprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        compileOnly 'com.willfp:eco:6.8.1'
+        compileOnly 'com.willfp:eco:6.9.0'
 
         compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:19.0.0'
 
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
index 1fad5c0f..3cbacab0 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ missing-requirements-format: "&m"
 
 curse-color: "&c"
 normal-color: "&7"
-special-color: "<gradient:FB57EC>{}</gradient:EF1DEC>&d"
-artifact-color: "<gradient:CAC531>{}</gradient:F3F9A7>&e"
-spell-color: "<gradient:0575E6>{}</gradient:1e3fba>&9"
+special-color: "<gradient:#FB57EC:#EF1DEC>"
+artifact-color: "<gradient:#CAC531:#F3F9A7>"
+spell-color: "<gradient:#0575E6:#1E3FBA>"
 
-above-max-level-color: "<gradient:#1D976C>{}</gradient:#93F9B9>"
+above-max-level-color: "<gradient:#1D976C:#93F9B9>"
 
 description-color: "&8"