diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c471a1..6432d73 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.majek.hexnicks</groupId>
     <artifactId>HexNicks</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.4</version>
+    <version>2.0.5</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>HexNicks</name>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.9.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Adventure Platform Bukkit -->
@@ -165,21 +165,21 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-legacy</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.9.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Adventure Gson Serializer -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-gson</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.9.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Adventure Plain Text Serializer -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-plain</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.9.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- PlaceholderAPI -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNick.java b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNick.java
index 53df7e7..3c34ede 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNick.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNick.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import dev.majek.hexnicks.config.NicksMessages;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+
+import dev.majek.hexnicks.util.MiniMessageWrapper;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainTextComponentSerializer;
@@ -64,7 +66,20 @@ public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command
       nickInput = Nicks.utils().legacyToMini(nickInput);
     }
 
-    Component nickname = MiniMessage.get().parse(nickInput);
+    MiniMessageWrapper wrapper = new MiniMessageWrapper(nickInput);
+
+    // Check permissions for colors
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.gradient")) {
+      wrapper.removeGradients();
+    }
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.hex")) {
+      wrapper.removeHex();
+    }
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.color")) {
+      wrapper.removeAllTokens();
+    }
+
+    Component nickname = wrapper.mmParse();
     String plainTextNick = PlainTextComponentSerializer.plainText().serialize(nickname);
     int maxLength = Nicks.config().MAX_LENGTH;
     int minLength = Nicks.config().MIN_LENGTH;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNickColor.java b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNickColor.java
index 242d2f5..0f353fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNickColor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/command/CommandNickColor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import dev.majek.hexnicks.config.NicksMessages;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+
+import dev.majek.hexnicks.util.MiniMessageWrapper;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainTextComponentSerializer;
@@ -72,10 +74,23 @@ public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command
       return true;
     }
 
+    MiniMessageWrapper wrapper = new MiniMessageWrapper(nickInput);
+
+    // Check permissions for colors
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.gradient")) {
+      wrapper.removeGradients();
+    }
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.hex")) {
+      wrapper.removeHex();
+    }
+    if(!player.hasPermission("hexnicks.nick.color")) {
+      wrapper.removeAllTokens();
+    }
+
     // Get the players current nickname to apply color codes to
     String plainTextNick = PlainTextComponentSerializer.plainText()
         .serialize(Nicks.core().getDisplayName(player));
-    Component nickname = MiniMessage.get().parse(nickInput + plainTextNick);
+    Component nickname = MiniMessage.get().parse(wrapper.mmString() + plainTextNick);
 
     // Call event
     NickColorEvent colorEvent = new NickColorEvent(player, nickname,
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/util/MiniMessageWrapper.java b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/util/MiniMessageWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77f140b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/majek/hexnicks/util/MiniMessageWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of HexNicks, licensed under the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Majekdor
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package dev.majek.hexnicks.util;
+
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class MiniMessageWrapper {
+
+  private String mmString;
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new wrapper with a string with {@link MiniMessage} tags to eventually be parsed.
+   *
+   * @param mmString String with {@link MiniMessage} tags.
+   */
+  public MiniMessageWrapper(@NotNull String mmString) {
+    this.mmString = mmString;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove {@link MiniMessage}'s hex color code tokens.
+   *
+   * @return Wrapper.
+   */
+  public MiniMessageWrapper removeHex() {
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("<#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("<c:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</c:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</c>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("<color:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</color:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</color>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("<colour:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</colour:#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</colour>", "");
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove {@link MiniMessage}'s gradient tokens.
+   *
+   * @return Wrapper.
+   */
+  public MiniMessageWrapper removeGradients() {
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("<gradient([:#0-9a-fA-F]{8})+>", "");
+    this.mmString = this.mmString.replaceAll("</gradient>", "");
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove all of {@link MiniMessage}'s tokens.
+   *
+   * @return Wrapper.
+   */
+  public MiniMessageWrapper removeAllTokens() {
+    this.mmString = MiniMessage.get().stripTokens(mmString);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse the string passed through in the constructor with {@link MiniMessage}.
+   *
+   * @return Parsed {@link Component}.
+   */
+  public Component mmParse() {
+    return MiniMessage.get().parse(mmString);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the modified string passed through in the constructor.
+   *
+   * @return Modified string.
+   */
+  public String mmString() {
+    return mmString;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 3d4ac70..b4ea9f2 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ permissions:
   hexnicks.nick:
     description: Permission to change nicknames.
     default: true
+  hexnicks.nick.color:
+    description: Permission to use standard color codes in nicknames.
+    default: true
+  hexnicks.nick.hex:
+    description: Permission to use hex color codes in nicknames.
+    default: true
+  hexnicks.nick.gradient:
+    description: Permission to use gradients in nicknames.
+    default: true
   hexnicks.nick.other:
     description: Permission to change other player's nicknames.
     default: op
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ permissions:
     description: Permission to remove other player's nicknames.
     default: op
   hexnicks.nickcolor:
-    description: Permission to change color of nickname.
+    description: Permission to use the nickcolor command to change only the nickname's color.
     default: true
   hexnicks.reload:
     description: Permission to reload the plugin.