diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7798513..436efc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 			</activation>
 			<properties>
 				<!-- Override only if necessary -->
-				<build.number>-#${env.BUILD_NUMBER}</build.number>
+        <build.number>-#${env.BUILD_NUMBER}</build.number>
 				<!-- GIT_BRANCH -->
 			</properties>
 		</profile>
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/EditLevelGUI.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/EditLevelGUI.java
index 175c2a3..6f5a3f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/EditLevelGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/EditLevelGUI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.panel.admin;
 
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.enchantments.Enchantment;
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ public class EditLevelGUI extends CommonGUI
 	private PanelItem createChallengeIcon(Challenge challenge)
 	{
 		return new PanelItemBuilder().
-			name(challenge.getFriendlyName()).
+			name(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', challenge.getFriendlyName())).
 			description(GuiUtils.stringSplit(
 				challenge.getDescription(),
 				this.addon.getChallengesSettings().getLoreLineLength())).
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListChallengesGUI.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListChallengesGUI.java
index 6771147..1c21908 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListChallengesGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListChallengesGUI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.panel.admin;
 
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public class ListChallengesGUI extends CommonGUI
 	private PanelItem createChallengeIcon(Challenge challenge)
 	{
 		PanelItemBuilder itemBuilder = new PanelItemBuilder().
-			name(challenge.getFriendlyName()).
+			name(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', challenge.getFriendlyName())).
 			description(GuiUtils.stringSplit(this.generateChallengeDescription(challenge, this.user.getPlayer()),
 				this.addon.getChallengesSettings().getLoreLineLength())).
 			icon(challenge.getIcon()).
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListLevelsGUI.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListLevelsGUI.java
index 83a0cf5..b7fbc94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListLevelsGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/admin/ListLevelsGUI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.panel.admin;
 
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public class ListLevelsGUI extends CommonGUI
 	private PanelItem createLevelIcon(ChallengeLevel challengeLevel)
 	{
 		PanelItemBuilder itemBuilder = new PanelItemBuilder().
-			name(challengeLevel.getFriendlyName()).
+			name(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', challengeLevel.getFriendlyName())).
 			description(GuiUtils.stringSplit(
 				this.generateLevelDescription(challengeLevel, this.user.getPlayer()),
 				this.addon.getChallengesSettings().getLoreLineLength())).
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/user/ChallengesGUI.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/user/ChallengesGUI.java
index 776f2df..29d52ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/user/ChallengesGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/user/ChallengesGUI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.panel.user;
 
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
@@ -350,7 +351,9 @@ public class ChallengesGUI extends CommonGUI
 	{
 		return new PanelItemBuilder().
 			icon(challenge.getIcon()).
-			name(challenge.getFriendlyName().isEmpty() ? challenge.getUniqueId() : challenge.getFriendlyName()).
+			name(challenge.getFriendlyName().isEmpty() ?
+				challenge.getUniqueId() :
+				ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', challenge.getFriendlyName())).
 			description(GuiUtils.stringSplit(this.generateChallengeDescription(challenge, this.user.getPlayer()),
 				this.addon.getChallengesSettings().getLoreLineLength())).
 			clickHandler((panel, user1, clickType, slot) -> {
@@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ public class ChallengesGUI extends CommonGUI
 
 		return new PanelItemBuilder().
 			icon(icon).
-			name(name).
+			name(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', name)).
 			description(description).
 			glow(glow).
 			clickHandler(clickHandler).
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/util/SelectChallengeGUI.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/util/SelectChallengeGUI.java
index d47082c..b348663 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/util/SelectChallengeGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/panel/util/SelectChallengeGUI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.panel.util;
 
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.ClickType;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ public class SelectChallengeGUI
 
 
 		return new PanelItemBuilder().
-			name(challenge.getFriendlyName()).
+			name(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', challenge.getFriendlyName())).
 			description(GuiUtils.stringSplit(description, this.lineLength)).
 			icon(challenge.getIcon()).
 			clickHandler((panel, user1, clickType, slot) -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/tasks/TryToComplete.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/tasks/TryToComplete.java
index b53384d..cf7e060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/tasks/TryToComplete.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/challenges/tasks/TryToComplete.java
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 package world.bentobox.challenges.tasks;
 
 
-import org.bukkit.GameMode;
-import org.bukkit.Material;
-import org.bukkit.World;
+
+import org.bukkit.*;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockFace;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
@@ -1250,7 +1249,7 @@ public class TryToComplete
             outputMessage = outputMessage.replace("[rewardText]", challenge.getRewardText());
         }
 
-        return outputMessage;
+        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', outputMessage);
     }
 
 
@@ -1270,7 +1269,7 @@ public class TryToComplete
             outputMessage = outputMessage.replace("[rewardText]", level.getRewardText());
         }
 
-        return outputMessage;
+        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', outputMessage);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
index 6b38ad0..22706b0 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@ challenges:
         admin:
             hit-things: 'Hit things to add them to the list of things required. Right click when done.'
             you-added: 'You added one [thing] to the challenge'
-            challenge-created: '[challenge] created!'
-        you-completed-challenge: '&2You completed the [value] challenge!'
-        you-repeated-challenge: '&2You repeated the [value] challenge!'
-        you-repeated-challenge-multiple: '&2You repeated the [value] challenge [count] times!'
-        you-completed-level: '&2You completed the [value] level!'
-        name-has-completed-challenge: '&5[name] has completed the [value] challenge!'
-        name-has-completed-level: '&5[name] has completed the [value] level!'
+            challenge-created: '[challenge]&r created!'
+        you-completed-challenge: '&2You completed the [value] &r&2challenge!'
+        you-repeated-challenge: '&2You repeated the [value] &r&2challenge!'
+        you-repeated-challenge-multiple: '&2You repeated the [value] &r&2challenge [count] times!'
+        you-completed-level: '&2You completed the [value] &r&2level!'
+        name-has-completed-challenge: '&5[name] has completed the [value] &r&5challenge!'
+        name-has-completed-level: '&5[name] has completed the [value] &r&5level!'
         import-levels: 'Start importing Levels'
         import-challenges: 'Start importing Challenges'
         no-levels: 'Warning: No levels defined in challenges.yml'