
Marigold Shaders
Java shader pack listed for Minecraft 1.19–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Marigold Shaders
Marigold Shaders is an edit of Mellow Shaders, designed to give it a warmer, and foggier look while keeping the shaderpack lightweight. This shaderpack changes and/or reworked multiple features, including lighting, colors, atmosphere, water, foliage, and post-processing.

What Changed?
ChangesLighting
- Warmer lighting
- Adjusted contrast
- enhanced sunlight, shadows, and ambient light
Colors & Atmosphere
- Reworked color grading
- Warmer color palette
- Adjusted sky and environment colors
- Improved fog and atmospheric depth
- Tweaked day/night and sunrise/sunset visuals
Water
- Improved water waves
- Adjusted color and transparency
- Tuned underwater fog
- Added other features
Shadows
- Softer shadows
- Made shadows match lighting
Post-Processing
- Subtle bloom added
- Reworked exposure and color processing
Sky/Fog
- Reworked fog, fog colors, fog density, and atmospheric fog
- Completely reworked auroras, now they're every night
- Cloud lighting tint
Custom/New features
- Golden/Yellow coloured block highlight
- Emissive Ores + Flowers
Performance
Marigold focuses on visual improvement without relying on expensive rendering techniques, such as path tracing/ray tracing.
Performance depends on hardware, Minecraft settings, render distance, and installed mods.
Compatibility
Shader Loader: Iris (optifine may or may not work) Recommended: Sodium
Credits
Marigold Shaders is an edit of Mellow Shaders.
Original credit goes to the Mellow Shaders TheCMK, the creator of Mellow.
See the included license for permissions and redistribution terms.
Aknowledgements
I would like to thank Velpix for helping me test this shaderpack, and literally all of my other projects, as well as for being a great friend! :D Go check out her shaderpack: Velpix Shaders
Feedback
If you have an issue with the shaderpack, please DM fihmc. on discord (the “.” Is included)
Feedback and suggestions are welcome!
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2
- 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.
- Downloads as Marigold v1.5.zip
- Download size: 647 KB
- Download link checked 20 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.