diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/nei/RecipeHandlerToolMaterials.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/nei/RecipeHandlerToolMaterials.java
index 0b41bca3b4f..397abbc7aa0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/nei/RecipeHandlerToolMaterials.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/nei/RecipeHandlerToolMaterials.java
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@
 
 public class RecipeHandlerToolMaterials extends RecipeHandlerBase {
 
+    private static final int DefaultTextColor = 0x404040;
+    private static final String ColorKey = "tconstruct.nei.color.";
+
+    private static int getLocalizedColor(String colorName, int fallbackColor) {
+        String colorKey = ColorKey + colorName;
+        String colorValue = StatCollector.translateToLocal(colorKey);
+        if (colorKey.equals(colorValue)) {
+            return fallbackColor;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return Integer.decode(colorValue.trim());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
+            return fallbackColor;
+        }
+    }
+
     public class CachedToolMaterialsRecipe extends CachedBaseRecipe {
 
         public List<PositionedStack> toolParts;
@@ -99,38 +116,43 @@ public void loadTransferRects() {
     public void drawExtras(int recipe) {
         CachedToolMaterialsRecipe crecipe = (CachedToolMaterialsRecipe) this.arecipes.get(recipe);
         if (crecipe.material != null) {
-            GuiDraw.drawString(EnumChatFormatting.BOLD + crecipe.material.localizedName(), 35, 10, 0x404040, false);
+            GuiDraw.drawString(
+                    EnumChatFormatting.BOLD + crecipe.material.localizedName(),
+                    35,
+                    10,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialName", DefaultTextColor),
+                    false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter4") + crecipe.material.durability,
                     35,
                     20,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialDurability", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter5") + crecipe.material.handleModifier + "x",
                     35,
                     30,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialHandleModifier1", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter11")
                             + Math.round(crecipe.material.durability * crecipe.material.handleModifier),
                     35,
                     40,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialHandleModifier2", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter6") + crecipe.material.miningspeed / 100F,
                     35,
                     50,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialMiningSpeed", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter7")
                             + HarvestLevels.getHarvestLevelName(crecipe.material.harvestLevel),
                     35,
                     60,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialHarvestLevel", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             String heart = crecipe.material.attack == 2 ? StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter8")
                     : StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter9");
@@ -139,19 +161,24 @@ public void drawExtras(int recipe) {
                         StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter10") + crecipe.material.attack / 2 + heart,
                         35,
                         70,
-                        0x404040,
+                        getLocalizedColor("materialAttack1", DefaultTextColor),
                         false);
             } else {
                 GuiDraw.drawString(
                         StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.partcrafter10") + crecipe.material.attack / 2F + heart,
                         35,
                         70,
-                        0x404040,
+                        getLocalizedColor("materialAttack2", DefaultTextColor),
                         false);
             }
             int abilityY = 85;
             if (crecipe.material.reinforced > 0) {
-                GuiDraw.drawString(getReinforcedString(crecipe.material.reinforced), 35, 85, 0x404040, false);
+                GuiDraw.drawString(
+                        getReinforcedString(crecipe.material.reinforced),
+                        35,
+                        85,
+                        getLocalizedColor("materialReinforced", DefaultTextColor),
+                        false);
                 abilityY += 10;
             }
             String ability = crecipe.material.ability();
@@ -161,10 +188,15 @@ public void drawExtras(int recipe) {
                             ability + " (" + Math.abs(crecipe.material.stonebound) + ")",
                             35,
                             abilityY,
-                            0x404040,
+                            getLocalizedColor("materialStonebound", DefaultTextColor),
                             false);
                 } else {
-                    GuiDraw.drawString(ability, 35, abilityY, 0x404040, false);
+                    GuiDraw.drawString(
+                            ability,
+                            35,
+                            abilityY,
+                            getLocalizedColor("materialAbility", DefaultTextColor),
+                            false);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -175,20 +207,20 @@ public void drawExtras(int recipe) {
                     EnumChatFormatting.BOLD + StatCollector.translateToLocal("tconstruct.nei.projectilematerials"),
                     35,
                     10,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialBow", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.toolstation6") + crecipe.bowMaterial.drawspeed,
                     x,
                     y,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialBowDrawSpeed", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             y += 10;
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.toolstation7") + crecipe.bowMaterial.flightSpeedMax,
                     x,
                     y,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialBowFlightSpeedMax", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
         }
         if (crecipe.arrowMaterial != null) {
@@ -198,14 +230,14 @@ public void drawExtras(int recipe) {
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.toolstation8") + crecipe.arrowMaterial.mass,
                     x,
                     y,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialArrowMass", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
             y += 10;
             GuiDraw.drawString(
                     StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.toolstation22") + crecipe.arrowMaterial.breakChance,
                     x,
                     y,
-                    0x404040,
+                    getLocalizedColor("materialArrowBreakChance", DefaultTextColor),
                     false);
         }
     }