diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Color.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Color.java
index d2f8f5a8e4..e088390ec3 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Color.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Color.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.SerializableAs;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * A container for a color palette. This class is immutable; the set methods
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 @SerializableAs("Color")
 public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
     private static final int BIT_MASK = 0xff;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_ALPHA = 255;
 
     /**
      * White, or (0xFF,0xFF,0xFF) in (R,G,B)
@@ -103,10 +105,26 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     public static final Color ORANGE = fromRGB(0xFFA500);
 
+    private final byte alpha;
     private final byte red;
     private final byte green;
     private final byte blue;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Color object from an alpha, red, green, and blue
+     *
+     * @param alpha integer from 0-255
+     * @param red integer from 0-255
+     * @param green integer from 0-255
+     * @param blue integer from 0-255
+     * @return a new Color object for the alpha, red, green, blue
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any value is strictly {@literal >255 or <0}
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public static Color fromARGB(int alpha, int red, int green, int blue) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        return new Color(alpha, red, green, blue);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new Color object from a red, green, and blue
      *
@@ -118,7 +136,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public static Color fromRGB(int red, int green, int blue) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        return new Color(red, green, blue);
+        return new Color(DEFAULT_ALPHA, red, green, blue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -132,7 +150,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public static Color fromBGR(int blue, int green, int red) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        return new Color(red, green, blue);
+        return new Color(DEFAULT_ALPHA, red, green, blue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -146,8 +164,20 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public static Color fromRGB(int rgb) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument((rgb >> 24) == 0, "Extrenuous data in: ", rgb);
-        return fromRGB(rgb >> 16 & BIT_MASK, rgb >> 8 & BIT_MASK, rgb >> 0 & BIT_MASK);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument((rgb >> 24) == 0, "Extraneous data in: %s", rgb);
+        return fromRGB(rgb >> 16 & BIT_MASK, rgb >> 8 & BIT_MASK, rgb & BIT_MASK);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new color object from an integer that contains the alpha, red,
+     * green, and blue bytes.
+     *
+     * @param argb the integer storing the alpha, red, green, and blue values
+     * @return a new color object for specified values
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public static Color fromARGB(int argb) {
+        return fromARGB(argb >> 24 & BIT_MASK, argb >> 16 & BIT_MASK, argb >> 8 & BIT_MASK, argb & BIT_MASK);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,20 +191,46 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public static Color fromBGR(int bgr) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument((bgr >> 24) == 0, "Extrenuous data in: ", bgr);
-        return fromBGR(bgr >> 16 & BIT_MASK, bgr >> 8 & BIT_MASK, bgr >> 0 & BIT_MASK);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument((bgr >> 24) == 0, "Extrenuous data in: %s", bgr);
+        return fromBGR(bgr >> 16 & BIT_MASK, bgr >> 8 & BIT_MASK, bgr & BIT_MASK);
     }
 
     private Color(int red, int green, int blue) {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(red >= 0 && red <= BIT_MASK, "Red is not between 0-255: ", red);
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(green >= 0 && green <= BIT_MASK, "Green is not between 0-255: ", green);
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(blue >= 0 && blue <= BIT_MASK, "Blue is not between 0-255: ", blue);
+        this(DEFAULT_ALPHA, red, green, blue);
+    }
 
+    private Color(int alpha, int red, int green, int blue) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(alpha >= 0 && alpha <= BIT_MASK, "Alpha[%s] is not between 0-255", alpha);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(red >= 0 && red <= BIT_MASK, "Red[%s] is not between 0-255", red);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(green >= 0 && green <= BIT_MASK, "Green[%s] is not between 0-255", green);
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(blue >= 0 && blue <= BIT_MASK, "Blue[%s] is not between 0-255", blue);
+
+        this.alpha = (byte) alpha;
         this.red = (byte) red;
         this.green = (byte) green;
         this.blue = (byte) blue;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the alpha component
+     *
+     * @return alpha component, from 0 to 255
+     */
+    public int getAlpha() {
+        return BIT_MASK & alpha;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Color object with specified component
+     *
+     * @param alpha the alpha component, from 0 to 255
+     * @return a new color object with the red component
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public Color setAlpha(int alpha) {
+        return fromARGB(alpha, getRed(), getGreen(), getBlue());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the red component
      *
@@ -192,7 +248,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public Color setRed(int red) {
-        return fromRGB(red, getGreen(), getBlue());
+        return fromARGB(getAlpha(), red, getGreen(), getBlue());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -212,7 +268,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public Color setGreen(int green) {
-        return fromRGB(getRed(), green, getBlue());
+        return fromARGB(getAlpha(), getRed(), green, getBlue());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -232,7 +288,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      */
     @NotNull
     public Color setBlue(int blue) {
-        return fromRGB(getRed(), getGreen(), blue);
+        return fromARGB(getAlpha(), getRed(), getGreen(), blue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -241,7 +297,16 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      * @return An integer representation of this color, as 0xRRGGBB
      */
     public int asRGB() {
-        return getRed() << 16 | getGreen() << 8 | getBlue() << 0;
+        return getRed() << 16 | getGreen() << 8 | getBlue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the color as an ARGB integer.
+     *
+     * @return An integer representation of this color, as 0xAARRGGBB
+     */
+    public int asARGB() {
+        return getAlpha() << 24 | getRed() << 16 | getGreen() << 8 | getBlue();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -250,7 +315,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
      * @return An integer representation of this color, as 0xBBGGRR
      */
     public int asBGR() {
-        return getBlue() << 16 | getGreen() << 8 | getRed() << 0;
+        return getBlue() << 16 | getGreen() << 8 | getRed();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -263,7 +328,7 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
     // TODO: Javadoc what this method does, not what it mimics. API != Implementation
     @NotNull
     public Color mixDyes(@NotNull DyeColor... colors) {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(colors != null && Arrays.stream(colors).allMatch(Objects::nonNull), "Colors cannot be null");
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(colors != null && Arrays.stream(colors).allMatch(Objects::nonNull), "DyeColor cannot be null or contain null values");
 
         Color[] toPass = new Color[colors.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < colors.length; i++) {
@@ -275,7 +340,10 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new color with its RGB components changed as if it was dyed
-     * with the colors passed in, replicating vanilla workbench dyeing
+     * with the colors passed in, replicating vanilla workbench dyeing.
+     *
+     * <b>Note that this method does not currently take into account alpha
+     * components.</b>
      *
      * @param colors The colors to dye with
      * @return A new color with the changed rgb components
@@ -313,36 +381,42 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
             return false;
         }
         final Color that = (Color) o;
-        return this.blue == that.blue && this.green == that.green && this.red == that.red;
+        return this.alpha == that.alpha && this.blue == that.blue && this.green == that.green && this.red == that.red;
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return asRGB() ^ Color.class.hashCode();
+        return asARGB() ^ Color.class.hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
     @NotNull
     public Map<String, Object> serialize() {
-        return ImmutableMap.<String, Object>of(
-            "RED", getRed(),
-            "BLUE", getBlue(),
-            "GREEN", getGreen()
+        return ImmutableMap.of(
+                "ALPHA", getAlpha(),
+                "RED", getRed(),
+                "BLUE", getBlue(),
+                "GREEN", getGreen()
         );
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
     @NotNull
     public static Color deserialize(@NotNull Map<String, Object> map) {
-        return fromRGB(
-            asInt("RED", map),
-            asInt("GREEN", map),
-            asInt("BLUE", map)
+        return fromARGB(
+                asInt("ALPHA", map, DEFAULT_ALPHA),
+                asInt("RED", map),
+                asInt("GREEN", map),
+                asInt("BLUE", map)
         );
     }
 
     private static int asInt(@NotNull String string, @NotNull Map<String, Object> map) {
-        Object value = map.get(string);
+        return asInt(string, map, null);
+    }
+
+    private static int asInt(@NotNull String string, @NotNull Map<String, Object> map, @Nullable Object defaultValue) {
+        Object value = map.getOrDefault(string, defaultValue);
         if (value == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(string + " not in map " + map);
         }
@@ -354,6 +428,6 @@ public final class Color implements ConfigurationSerializable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "Color:[rgb0x" + Integer.toHexString(getRed()).toUpperCase() + Integer.toHexString(getGreen()).toUpperCase() + Integer.toHexString(getBlue()).toUpperCase() + "]";
+        return "Color:[argb0x" + Integer.toHexString(asARGB()).toUpperCase() + "]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ColorTest.java b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ColorTest.java
index 70183fdb7f..1f722fb249 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ColorTest.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ColorTest.java
@@ -10,19 +10,27 @@ public class ColorTest {
     static class TestColor {
         static int id = 0;
         final String name;
+        final int argb;
         final int rgb;
         final int bgr;
+        final int a;
         final int r;
         final int g;
         final int b;
 
         TestColor(int rgb, int bgr, int r, int g, int b) {
+            this((255 << 24 | r << 16 | g << 8 | b), rgb, bgr, 255, r, g, b);
+        }
+
+        TestColor(int argb, int rgb, int bgr, int a, int r, int g, int b) {
+            this.argb = argb;
             this.rgb = rgb;
             this.bgr = bgr;
+            this.a = a;
             this.r = r;
             this.g = g;
             this.b = b;
-            this.name = id + ":" + Integer.toHexString(rgb).toUpperCase() + "_" + Integer.toHexString(bgr).toUpperCase() + "-r" + Integer.toHexString(r).toUpperCase() + "-g" + Integer.toHexString(g).toUpperCase() + "-b" + Integer.toHexString(b).toUpperCase();
+            this.name = id + ":" + Integer.toHexString(argb).toUpperCase() + "_" + Integer.toHexString(rgb).toUpperCase() + "_" + Integer.toHexString(bgr).toUpperCase() + "-a" + Integer.toHexString(a).toUpperCase() + "-r" + Integer.toHexString(r).toUpperCase() + "-g" + Integer.toHexString(g).toUpperCase() + "-b" + Integer.toHexString(b).toUpperCase();
         }
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +40,10 @@ public class ColorTest {
         new TestColor(0xFFFFAA, 0xAAFFFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xAA),
         new TestColor(0xFF00FF, 0xFF00FF, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF),
         new TestColor(0x67FF22, 0x22FF67, 0x67, 0xFF, 0x22),
-        new TestColor(0x000000, 0x000000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
+        new TestColor(0x000000, 0x000000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
+        /*            0xAARRGGBB, 0xRRGGBB, 0xBBGGRR, 0xAA, 0xRR, 0xGG, 0xBB */
+        new TestColor(0xFF559922, 0x559922, 0x229955, 0xFF, 0x55, 0x99, 0x22),
+        new TestColor(0x00000000, 0x000000, 0x000000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
     };
 
     @Test
@@ -55,11 +66,15 @@ public class ColorTest {
     @Test
     public void testEqualities() {
         for (TestColor testColor : examples) {
+            Color fromARGB = Color.fromARGB(testColor.argb);
+            Color fromARGBs = Color.fromARGB(testColor.a, testColor.r, testColor.g, testColor.b);
             Color fromRGB = Color.fromRGB(testColor.rgb);
             Color fromBGR = Color.fromBGR(testColor.bgr);
             Color fromRGBs = Color.fromRGB(testColor.r, testColor.g, testColor.b);
             Color fromBGRs = Color.fromBGR(testColor.b, testColor.g, testColor.r);
 
+            assertThat(testColor.name, fromARGB, is(fromARGB));
+            assertThat(testColor.name, fromARGBs, is(fromARGBs));
             assertThat(testColor.name, fromRGB, is(fromRGBs));
             assertThat(testColor.name, fromRGB, is(fromBGR));
             assertThat(testColor.name, fromRGB, is(fromBGRs));
@@ -73,20 +88,29 @@ public class ColorTest {
     public void testInequalities() {
         for (int i = 1; i < examples.length; i++) {
             TestColor testFrom = examples[i];
-            Color from = Color.fromRGB(testFrom.rgb);
+            Color from = Color.fromARGB(testFrom.argb);
             for (int j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
                 TestColor testTo = examples[j];
-                Color to = Color.fromRGB(testTo.rgb);
+                Color to = Color.fromARGB(testTo.argb);
                 String name = testFrom.name + " to " + testTo.name;
                 assertThat(name, from, is(not(to)));
 
-                Color transform = from.setRed(testTo.r).setBlue(testTo.b).setGreen(testTo.g);
+                Color transform = from.setAlpha(testTo.a).setRed(testTo.r).setBlue(testTo.b).setGreen(testTo.g);
                 assertThat(name, transform, is(not(sameInstance(from))));
                 assertThat(name, transform, is(to));
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // ARGB tests
+    @Test
+    public void testARGB() {
+        for (TestColor testColor : examples) {
+            assertThat(testColor.name, Color.fromARGB(testColor.argb).asARGB(), is(testColor.argb));
+            assertThat(testColor.name, Color.fromARGB(testColor.a, testColor.r, testColor.g, testColor.b).asARGB(), is(testColor.argb));
+        }
+    }
+
     // RGB tests
     @Test
     public void testRGB() {
@@ -149,6 +173,74 @@ public class ColorTest {
         Color.fromBGR(-1);
     }
 
+    // Alpha tests
+    @Test
+    public void testAlpha() {
+        for (TestColor testColor : examples) {
+            assertThat(testColor.name, Color.fromARGB(testColor.argb).getAlpha(), is(testColor.a));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA01() {
+        Color.fromARGB(-1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA02() {
+        Color.fromARGB(Integer.MAX_VALUE, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA03() {
+        Color.fromARGB(Integer.MIN_VALUE, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA04() {
+        Color.fromARGB(0x100, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA05() {
+        Color.fromBGR(0x00, 0x00, 0x00).setAlpha(-1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA06() {
+        Color.fromBGR(0x00, 0x00, 0x00).setAlpha(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA07() {
+        Color.fromBGR(0x00, 0x00, 0x00).setAlpha(Integer.MIN_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA08() {
+        Color.fromBGR(0x00, 0x00, 0x00).setAlpha(0x100);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA09() {
+        Color.WHITE.setAlpha(-1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA10() {
+        Color.WHITE.setAlpha(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA11() {
+        Color.WHITE.setAlpha(Integer.MIN_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testInvalidA12() {
+        Color.WHITE.setAlpha(0x100);
+    }
+
     // Red tests
     @Test
     public void testRed() {