diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
index 15f732ca6..d7bbed6d3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ class Chart {
 		var fromMods:Bool = fromMods;
 		for (path in [metaDiffPath, metaPath]) if (Assets.exists(path)) {
 			fromMods = Paths.assetsTree.existsSpecific(path, "TEXT", MODS);
-			try data = Json.parse(Assets.getText(path))
-			catch(e) Logs.trace('Failed to load song metadata for ${songName} ($path): ${Std.string(e)}', ERROR);
+			try {
+				var tempData = Json.parse(Assets.getText(path));
+				tempData.color = CoolUtil.getColorFromDynamic(tempData.color).getDefault(defaultColor);
+				data = tempData;
+			} catch(e) Logs.trace('Failed to load song metadata for ${songName} ($path): ${Std.string(e)}', ERROR);
 			if (data != null) break;
 		}
 
@@ -115,7 +118,6 @@ class Chart {
 		data.setFieldDefault("coopAllowed", false);
 		data.setFieldDefault("opponentModeAllowed", false);
 		data.setFieldDefault("displayName", data.name);
-		data.setFieldDefault("parsedColor", data.color.getColorFromDynamic().getDefault(defaultColor));
 
 		if (data.difficulties.length <= 0) {
 			data.difficulties = [for(f in Paths.getFolderContent('songs/${songNameLower}/charts/', false, !fromMods)) if (Path.extension(f = f.toUpperCase()) == "JSON") Path.withoutExtension(f)];
@@ -257,33 +259,33 @@ class Chart {
 
 		CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(chartPath, Json.stringify(filteredChart, null, saveSettings.prettyPrint == true ? "\t" : null));
 
-		// idk how null reacts to it so better be sure
 		if (saveSettings.overrideExistingMeta == true || !FileSystem.exists(metaPath))
-			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(metaPath, Json.stringify(meta, null, saveSettings.prettyPrint == true ? "\t" : null));
+			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(metaPath, makeMetaSaveable(meta));
 		#end
 		return filteredChart;
 	}
 
 	public static function filterChartForSaving(chart:ChartData, ?saveMetaInChart:Null<Bool>, ?saveEventsInChart:Null<Bool>):ChartData {
 		var data = Reflect.copy(chart); // make a copy of the chart to leave the OG intact
-		if (saveMetaInChart != true) {
-			data.meta = null;
-		} else {
-			data.meta = Reflect.copy(chart.meta); // also make a copy of the metadata to leave the OG intact.
-			if(data.meta != null && Reflect.hasField(data.meta, "parsedColor")) Reflect.deleteField(data.meta, "parsedColor");
-		}
+		data.meta = saveMetaInChart != true ? null : data.meta = Reflect.copy(chart.meta); // also make a copy of the metadata to leave the OG intact.
 
 		data.events = saveEventsInChart != true ? null : Reflect.copy(chart.events);  // same here once again
 		data.fromMods = null;
 
 		var sortedData:Dynamic = {};
-		for(f in Reflect.fields(data)) {
+		for (f in Reflect.fields(data)) {
 			var v = Reflect.field(data, f);
 			if (v != null)
 				Reflect.setField(sortedData, f, v);
 		}
 		return sortedData;
 	}
+
+	public static inline function makeMetaSaveable(meta:ChartMetaData, prettyPrint:Bool = true):String {
+		var data:Dynamic = Reflect.copy(meta);
+		if (data.color != null) data.color = new FlxColor(data.color).toWebString();  // dont even ask me  - Nex
+		return Json.stringify(data, null, prettyPrint ? "\t" : null);
+	}
 }
 
 typedef ChartSaveSettings = {
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
index c46164f54..bc69d4bd3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ typedef ChartMetaData = {
 	public var ?stepsPerBeat:Float;
 	public var ?needsVoices:Bool;
 	public var ?icon:String;
-	public var ?color:Dynamic;
+	public var ?color:FlxColor;
 	public var ?difficulties:Array<String>;
 	public var ?coopAllowed:Bool;
 	public var ?opponentModeAllowed:Bool;
 	public var ?customValues:Dynamic;
-
-	// NOT TO BE EXPORTED
-	public var ?parsedColor:FlxColor;
 }
 
 typedef ChartStrumLine = {
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
index daf7aad2d..839853708 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 		#if sys
 		CoolUtil.safeSaveFile(
 			'${Paths.getAssetsRoot()}/songs/${__song.toLowerCase()}/meta.json',
-			Json.stringify(PlayState.SONG.meta == null ? {} : PlayState.SONG.meta, null, "\t")
+			PlayState.SONG.meta == null ? null : Chart.makeMetaSaveable(PlayState.SONG.meta)
 		);
 		#else
 		_file_meta_saveas(_);
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 	}
 
 	function _file_meta_saveas(_) {
-		openSubState(new SaveSubstate(Json.stringify(PlayState.SONG.meta == null ? {} : PlayState.SONG.meta, null, "\t"), { // always pretty print meta
+		openSubState(new SaveSubstate(PlayState.SONG.meta == null ? null : Chart.makeMetaSaveable(PlayState.SONG.meta), { // always pretty print meta
 			defaultSaveFile: 'meta.json'
 		}));
 	}
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
index e58898c08..ddb7e3220 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 		coopAllowedCheckbox = new UICheckbox(opponentModeCheckbox.x + 150 + 26, opponentModeCheckbox.y, "Co-op Mode", metadata.coopAllowed);
 		add(coopAllowedCheckbox);
 
-		colorWheel = new UIColorwheel(iconTextBox.x, coopAllowedCheckbox.y, metadata.parsedColor);
+		colorWheel = new UIColorwheel(iconTextBox.x, coopAllowedCheckbox.y, metadata.color);
 		add(colorWheel);
 		addLabelOn(colorWheel, "Color");
 
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 			needsVoices: needsVoicesCheckbox.checked,
 			displayName: displayNameTextBox.label.text,
 			icon: iconTextBox.label.text,
-			color: colorWheel.curColorString,
-			parsedColor: colorWheel.curColor,
+			color: colorWheel.curColor,
 			opponentModeAllowed: opponentModeCheckbox.checked,
 			coopAllowed: coopAllowedCheckbox.checked,
 			difficulties: [for (diff in difficulitesTextBox.label.text.split(",")) diff.trim()],
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
index 6fd97bdcd..e630c9317 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterSelection.hx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 package funkin.editors.charter;
 
-import funkin.backend.chart.ChartData;
+import funkin.backend.chart.Chart;
 import funkin.backend.chart.ChartData.ChartMetaData;
-import haxe.Json;
-import funkin.editors.charter.SongCreationScreen.SongCreationData;
-import funkin.options.type.NewOption;
+import funkin.backend.chart.ChartData;
 import funkin.backend.system.framerate.Framerate;
-import funkin.menus.FreeplayState.FreeplaySonglist;
 import funkin.editors.EditorTreeMenu;
+import funkin.editors.charter.SongCreationScreen.SongCreationData;
+import funkin.menus.FreeplayState.FreeplaySonglist;
 import funkin.options.*;
 import funkin.options.type.*;
+import funkin.options.type.NewOption;
+import haxe.Json;
 
 using StringTools;
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class CharterSelection extends EditorTreeMenu {
 					FlxG.state.openSubState(new ChartCreationScreen(saveChart));
 				}));
 				optionsTree.add(new OptionsScreen(s.name, "Select a difficulty to continue.", list));
-			}, s.parsedColor.getDefault(0xFFFFFFFF))
+			}, s.color.getDefault(0xFFFFFFFF))
 		];
 
 		list.insert(0, new NewOption("New Song", "New Song", function() {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class CharterSelection extends EditorTreeMenu {
 		sys.FileSystem.createDirectory('$songFolder/charts');
 
 		// Save Files
-		CoolUtil.safeSaveFile('$songFolder/meta.json', Json.stringify(creation.meta, "\t"));
+		CoolUtil.safeSaveFile('$songFolder/meta.json', Chart.makeMetaSaveable(creation.meta));
 		if (creation.instBytes != null) sys.io.File.saveBytes('$songFolder/song/Inst.${Paths.SOUND_EXT}', creation.instBytes);
 		if (creation.voicesBytes != null) sys.io.File.saveBytes('$songFolder/song/Voices.${Paths.SOUND_EXT}', creation.voicesBytes);
 		#end
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ class CharterSelection extends EditorTreeMenu {
 				FlxG.state.openSubState(new ChartCreationScreen(saveChart));
 			}));
 			optionsTree.insert(1, new OptionsScreen(creation.meta.name, "Select a difficulty to continue.", list));
-		}, creation.meta.parsedColor.getDefault(0xFFFFFFFF));
+		}, creation.meta.color.getDefault(0xFFFFFFFF));
 
 		// Add to List
 		freeplayList.songs.insert(0, creation.meta);
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ class CharterSelection extends EditorTreeMenu {
 		var meta = Json.parse(sys.io.File.getContent('$songFolder/meta.json'));
 		if (meta.difficulties != null && !meta.difficulties.contains(name)) {
 			meta.difficulties.push(name);
-			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile('$songFolder/meta.json', Json.stringify(meta));
+			CoolUtil.safeSaveFile('$songFolder/meta.json', Chart.makeMetaSaveable(meta));
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
index 007c8f6c0..d752f42d0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/SongCreationScreen.hx
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ class SongCreationScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 			needsVoices: needsVoicesCheckbox.checked,
 			displayName: displayNameTextBox.label.text,
 			icon: iconTextBox.label.text,
-			color: colorWheel.curColorString,
-			parsedColor: colorWheel.curColor,
+			color: colorWheel.curColor,
 			opponentModeAllowed: opponentModeCheckbox.checked,
 			coopAllowed: coopAllowedCheckbox.checked,
 			difficulties: [for (diff in difficulitesTextBox.label.text.split(",")) diff.trim()],
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/FreeplayState.hx b/source/funkin/menus/FreeplayState.hx
index fc56054ae..2a7cf8f5e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/FreeplayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/FreeplayState.hx
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatState
 		scoreText.x = coopText.x = scoreBG.x + 4;
 		diffText.x = Std.int(scoreBG.x + ((scoreBG.width - diffText.width) / 2));
 
-		interpColor.fpsLerpTo(songs[curSelected].parsedColor, 0.0625);
+		interpColor.fpsLerpTo(songs[curSelected].color, 0.0625);
 		bg.color = interpColor.color;
 
 		#if PRELOAD_ALL
@@ -456,4 +456,4 @@ class FreeplaySonglist {
 
 		return songList;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}