diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/api/serializer/GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/api/serializer/GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.java
index 33003d72..953717e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/api/serializer/GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/api/serializer/GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.java
@@ -94,5 +94,16 @@ static <T> GsonConfigSerializerBuilder<T> create(ConfigClassHandler<T> config) {
      */
     GsonConfigSerializerBuilder<T> setJson5(boolean json5);
 
+    /**
+     * If disabled, writes colors to the json in decimal ({@code -1610612736}).
+     * If enabled with JSON5 ({@link #setJson5(boolean)}), writes colors to the json as hexadecimal literals ({@code 0xA0000000}).
+     * If enabled without JSON5, writes colors to the json as hexadecimal strings ({@code "0xA0000000"}).
+     * Colors are saved in ARGB.
+     *
+     * @param hexColor whether to store color in hexadecimal instead of decimal
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    GsonConfigSerializerBuilder<T> setStoreColorsAsHex(boolean hexColor);
+
     ConfigSerializer<T> build();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/GsonConfigSerializer.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/GsonConfigSerializer.java
index 9fadd58f..5fc548c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/GsonConfigSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/GsonConfigSerializer.java
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ public class GsonConfigSerializer<T> extends ConfigSerializer<T> {
     private final Gson gson;
     private final Path path;
     private final boolean json5;
+    private final boolean hexColor;
 
-    private GsonConfigSerializer(ConfigClassHandler<T> config, Path path, Gson gson, boolean json5) {
+    private GsonConfigSerializer(ConfigClassHandler<T> config, Path path, Gson gson, boolean json5, boolean hexColor) {
         super(config);
         this.gson = gson;
         this.path = path;
         this.json5 = json5;
+        this.hexColor = hexColor;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -52,7 +54,13 @@ public void save() {
 
         try (StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter()) {
             JsonWriter jsonWriter = json5 ? JsonWriter.json5(stringWriter) : JsonWriter.json(stringWriter);
-            GsonWriter gsonWriter = new GsonWriter(jsonWriter);
+            GsonWriter gsonWriter;
+            if (!hexColor)
+                gsonWriter = new GsonWriter(jsonWriter);
+            else if (json5)
+                gsonWriter = new HexColorLiteralGsonWriter(jsonWriter);
+            else
+                gsonWriter = new HexColorStringGsonWriter(jsonWriter);
 
             jsonWriter.beginObject();
 
@@ -192,12 +200,21 @@ public JsonElement serialize(Style src, Type typeOfSrc, JsonSerializationContext
     public static class ColorTypeAdapter implements JsonSerializer<Color>, JsonDeserializer<Color> {
         @Override
         public Color deserialize(JsonElement jsonElement, Type type, JsonDeserializationContext jsonDeserializationContext) throws JsonParseException {
-            return new Color(jsonElement.getAsInt(), true);
+            String value = jsonElement.getAsString();
+
+            int argb;
+            if (value.startsWith("0x") || value.startsWith("0X"))
+                // Parse JSON5 hex literal or hex string
+                argb = (int) Long.parseLong(value.substring(2), 16);
+            else
+                argb = jsonElement.getAsInt();
+
+            return new Color(argb, true);
         }
 
         @Override
         public JsonElement serialize(Color color, Type type, JsonSerializationContext jsonSerializationContext) {
-            return new JsonPrimitive(color.getRGB());
+            return new JsonPrimitive(new HexColorNumber(color.getRGB()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -218,6 +235,7 @@ public static class Builder<T> implements GsonConfigSerializerBuilder<T> {
         private final ConfigClassHandler<T> config;
         private Path path;
         private boolean json5;
+        private boolean hexColor;
         private UnaryOperator<GsonBuilder> gsonBuilder = builder -> builder
                 .setFieldNamingPolicy(FieldNamingPolicy.LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES)
                 .serializeNulls()
@@ -261,9 +279,15 @@ public Builder<T> setJson5(boolean json5) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public GsonConfigSerializerBuilder<T> setStoreColorsAsHex(boolean hexColor) {
+            this.hexColor = hexColor;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public GsonConfigSerializer<T> build() {
-            return new GsonConfigSerializer<>(config, path, gsonBuilder.apply(new GsonBuilder()).create(), json5);
+            return new GsonConfigSerializer<>(config, path, gsonBuilder.apply(new GsonBuilder()).create(), json5, hexColor);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorLiteralGsonWriter.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorLiteralGsonWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f974f65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorLiteralGsonWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package dev.isxander.yacl3.config.v2.impl.serializer;
+
+import org.quiltmc.parsers.json.JsonWriter;
+import org.quiltmc.parsers.json.gson.GsonWriter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class HexColorLiteralGsonWriter extends GsonWriter {
+    public HexColorLiteralGsonWriter(JsonWriter writer) {
+        super(writer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter value(Number value) throws IOException {
+        return value instanceof HexColorNumber hexColorNumber
+                ? jsonValue(hexColorNumber.hex())
+                : super.value(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorNumber.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorNumber.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f306a47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorNumber.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package dev.isxander.yacl3.config.v2.impl.serializer;
+
+import java.util.HexFormat;
+
+public class HexColorNumber extends Number {
+    private static final HexFormat HEX_FORMAT = HexFormat.of().withUpperCase();
+    protected final int value;
+
+    public HexColorNumber(int value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String hex() {
+        return "0x" + HEX_FORMAT.toHexDigits(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int intValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long longValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public float floatValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public double doubleValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Integer.hashCode(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) return true;
+        if (!(obj instanceof HexColorNumber other)) return false;
+        return value == other.value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorStringGsonWriter.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorStringGsonWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf4ff1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/config/v2/impl/serializer/HexColorStringGsonWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package dev.isxander.yacl3.config.v2.impl.serializer;
+
+import org.quiltmc.parsers.json.JsonWriter;
+import org.quiltmc.parsers.json.gson.GsonWriter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class HexColorStringGsonWriter extends GsonWriter {
+    public HexColorStringGsonWriter(JsonWriter writer) {
+        super(writer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter value(Number value) throws IOException {
+        return value instanceof HexColorNumber hexColorNumber
+                ? value(hexColorNumber.hex())
+                : super.value(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/platform/YACLConfig.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/platform/YACLConfig.java
index 8d790042..8868ae0b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/platform/YACLConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/platform/YACLConfig.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class YACLConfig {
             .serializer(config -> GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.create(config)
                     .setPath(YACLPlatform.getConfigDir().resolve("yacl.json5"))
                     .setJson5(true)
+                    .setStoreColorsAsHex(true)
                     .build())
             .build();
 
diff --git a/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/AutogenConfigTest.java b/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/AutogenConfigTest.java
index b49938fb..a53c8bd4 100644
--- a/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/AutogenConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/AutogenConfigTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class AutogenConfigTest {
             .serializer(config -> GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.create(config)
                     .setPath(YACLPlatform.getConfigDir().resolve("yacl-test-v2.json5"))
                     .setJson5(true)
+                    .setStoreColorsAsHex(true)
                     .build())
             .build();
 
diff --git a/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/ConfigTest.java b/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/ConfigTest.java
index 9c5f8d6e..d06f9b27 100644
--- a/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/ConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/testmod/java/dev/isxander/yacl3/test/ConfigTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class ConfigTest {
     public static final ConfigClassHandler<ConfigTest> GSON = ConfigClassHandler.createBuilder(ConfigTest.class)
             .serializer(config -> GsonConfigSerializerBuilder.create(config)
                     .setPath(YACLPlatform.getConfigDir().resolve("yacl-test.json"))
+                    .setStoreColorsAsHex(true)
                     .build())
             .build();