diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/command/CosmeticCommand.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/command/CosmeticCommand.java
index 8f10385d..849db89d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/command/CosmeticCommand.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/command/CosmeticCommand.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class CosmeticCommand implements CommandExecutor {
                 Cosmetic cosmetic = user.getCosmetic(slot);
 
                 if (args.length >= 3) {
-                    if (!args[2].contains("#") || args[2].isEmpty()) {
+                    if (args[2].isEmpty()) {
                         MessagesUtil.sendMessage(player, "invalid-color");
                         return true;
                     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/config/serializer/ItemSerializer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/config/serializer/ItemSerializer.java
index 59fb3652..636b1863 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/config/serializer/ItemSerializer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/config/serializer/ItemSerializer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.config.serializer;
 
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.HMCCosmeticsPlugin;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.hooks.items.ItemHooks;
+import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.util.ServerUtils;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.util.builder.ColorBuilder;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.util.misc.StringUtils;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.util.misc.Utils;
@@ -126,7 +127,11 @@ public class ItemSerializer implements TypeSerializer<ItemStack> {
 
         if (!colorNode.virtual()) {
             if (ColorBuilder.canBeColored(item.getType())) {
-                itemMeta = ColorBuilder.color(itemMeta, Color.fromRGB(redNode.getInt(0), greenNode.getInt(0), blueNode.getInt(0)));
+                if (!redNode.virtual()) {
+                    itemMeta = ColorBuilder.color(itemMeta, Color.fromRGB(redNode.getInt(0), greenNode.getInt(0), blueNode.getInt(0)));
+                } else {
+                    itemMeta = ColorBuilder.color(itemMeta, ServerUtils.hex2Rgb(colorNode.getString("#FFFFFF")));
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/util/ServerUtils.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/util/ServerUtils.java
index aad0d138..f756bb69 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/util/ServerUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/util/ServerUtils.java
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ public class ServerUtils {
     }
 
     public static Color hex2Rgb(String colorStr) {
+        if (colorStr.startsWith("#")) return Color.fromRGB(Integer.valueOf(colorStr.substring(1), 16));
+        if (colorStr.startsWith("0x")) return Color.fromRGB(Integer.valueOf(colorStr.substring(2), 16));
+        if (colorStr.contains(",")) {
+            String[] colorString = colorStr.replace(" ", "").split(",");
+            for (String color : colorString) if (Integer.valueOf(color) == null) return Color.WHITE;
+            Color.fromRGB(Integer.valueOf(colorString[0]), Integer.valueOf(colorString[1]), Integer.valueOf(colorString[2]));
+        }
+
+        return Color.WHITE;
+        /* Old method
         try {
             return Color.fromRGB(
                     Integer.valueOf(colorStr.substring(1, 3), 16),
@@ -45,6 +55,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
             return null;
         }
+         */
     }
 
     // particle amount offsetxyz