### ✨ FEATURES
* **Default Color Logic:** Implemented automatic default color application via `ConfigManager` for messages and display names when no custom selection is made.
### 🐛 FIXES
* **Formatting Cleanup:** Resolved an issue where non-legacy colors would incorrectly append `</color>` tags to messages.
* **Legacy Handling:** Replaced outdated serialization methods with a unified legacy serializer and added `stripLegacy` support to keep chat clean.
### ⚡ PERFORMANCE
* **Color Engine Overhaul:** Centralized all color tag applications within `ColorUtil` for significantly better consistency and reduced overhead.
* **Pattern Precision:** Improved the `PatternApplier` to handle complex string formatting more efficiently.
Big thank you to [fernsehheft](https://github.com/fernsehheft) for helping with this update. You can view his commit [here. ](https://github.com/BusyBee-Development/ChatColor/commit/0ebd26d5465cb53ff542c1978aeaf1ff175884de)
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