How do I install No Light — No Color!?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does No Light — No Color! work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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No Light — No Color!

by SuperAnt_ · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Resource pack3 builds
Mod loader Vanilla1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.20.2–1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.18.2–1.20.1
Minecraft 1.17–1.18.1

Minecraft 1.20.2–1.21.5Newest

⬇ Download for 1.20.2–1.21.11 · Resource pack ⬇ Download for 1.18.2–1.20.1 · Resource pack ⬇ Download for 1.17–1.18.1 · Resource pack ⬇ Download for 1.20.2–1.21.5 · Vanilla

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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No Light — No Color!

This resource pack makes blocks smoothly become less colorful when they have less block light. Sky light doesn't affect this, only block light. Please note — this resource pack applies only to most of the blocks. Entities, some block entities, particles and other stuff will not be affected due to a different lighting method. Maybe I'll try to make entities and block entities work in the future.

Versions: 1.17 — 1.21.11+

Doesn't require Optifine, and works with it too.

Works with LambDynamicLights mod.

Does NOT work with Sodium.

Customization

You can also adjust radius and smoothness of how light will colorize blocks. Go into the resource pack into a file assets/minecraft/shaders/include/no_light_no_color.glsl. You can change the numbers in the first 2 lines. The variables don't work very intuitively so just play around until you are comfortable with the result.

Radius variable here is set to 82:

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as No Light — No Color!.zip
Download size: 274 KB
Download link checked 24 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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