diff --git a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/badeline.json b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/badeline.json
index 5b24d4c1..6a6c6360 100644
--- a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/badeline.json
+++ b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/badeline.json
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
     "Model": "badeline",
     "HideHair": false,
     "Name": "Badeline",
-    "HairNormal" : 10174389,
-    "HairNoDash" : 7258367,
-    "HairTwoDash" : 16421375,
-    "HairRefillFlash" : 16777215,
-    "HairFeather" : 15914064
+    "HairNormal" : "9B3FB5",
+    "HairNoDash" : "6EC0FF",
+    "HairTwoDash" : "FA91FF",
+    "HairRefillFlash" : "FFFFFF",
+    "HairFeather" : "F2D450"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/granny.json b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/granny.json
index 0a4ea856..4c7b895d 100644
--- a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/granny.json
+++ b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/granny.json
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
     "Model": "granny",
     "HideHair": true,
     "Name": "Granny",
-    "HairNormal" : 16777215,
-    "HairNoDash" : 7258367,
-    "HairTwoDash" : 16421375,
-    "HairRefillFlash" : 16777215,
-    "HairFeather" : 15914064
+    "HairNormal" : "FFFFFF",
+    "HairNoDash" : "6EC0FF",
+    "HairTwoDash" : "FA91FF",
+    "HairRefillFlash" : "FFFFFF",
+    "HairFeather" : "F2D450"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/player-short-hair.json b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/player-short-hair.json
index b0f4ee87..2c2c7582 100644
--- a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/player-short-hair.json
+++ b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/player-short-hair.json
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {
     "Model": "player",
     "HideHair": true,
-    "Name": "Short Hair",
-    "HairNormal" : 14363648,
-    "HairNoDash" : 7258367,
-    "HairTwoDash" : 16421375,
-    "HairRefillFlash" : 16777215,
-    "HairFeather" : 15914064
+    "Name": "Short Hair"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/theo.json b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/theo.json
index fae7ff61..d6485955 100644
--- a/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/theo.json
+++ b/Mods/DefaultSkins/Skins/theo.json
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
     "Model": "theo",
     "HideHair": true,
     "Name": "Theo",
-    "HairNormal" : 4530968,
-    "HairNoDash" : 7258367,
-    "HairTwoDash" : 16421375,
-    "HairRefillFlash" : 16777215,
-    "HairFeather" : 15914064
+    "HairNormal" : "452318"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Mod/Helpers/SkinInfo.cs b/Source/Mod/Helpers/SkinInfo.cs
index cb29f941..0dc9948b 100644
--- a/Source/Mod/Helpers/SkinInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/Mod/Helpers/SkinInfo.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Celeste64;
@@ -12,11 +13,17 @@ public class SkinInfo
 	public virtual string Model { get; set; } = "";
 	public virtual bool HideHair { get; set; } = false;
 	public virtual string CollectableId { get; set; } = "";
-	public virtual int HairNormal { get; set; } = 0;
-	public virtual int HairNoDash { get; set; } = 0;
-	public virtual int HairTwoDash { get; set; } = 0;
-	public virtual int HairRefillFlash { get; set; } = 0;
-	public virtual int HairFeather { get; set; } = 0;
+
+	[JsonConverter(typeof(DecimalOrHexConverter))]
+	public virtual int HairNormal { get; set; } = 0xdb2c00;
+	[JsonConverter(typeof(DecimalOrHexConverter))]
+	public virtual int HairNoDash { get; set; } = 0x6ec0ff;
+	[JsonConverter(typeof(DecimalOrHexConverter))]
+	public virtual int HairTwoDash { get; set; } = 0xfa91ff;
+	[JsonConverter(typeof(DecimalOrHexConverter))]
+	public virtual int HairRefillFlash { get; set; } = 0xffffff;
+	[JsonConverter(typeof(DecimalOrHexConverter))]
+	public virtual int HairFeather { get; set; } = 0xf2d450;
 
 	public bool IsValid()
 	{
@@ -32,6 +39,39 @@ public virtual void OnEquipped(Player player, Model m) { }
 	public virtual void OnRemoved(Player player, Model m) { }
 }
 
+// This allows us to support either decimal integers or hex strings.
+public class DecimalOrHexConverter : JsonConverter<int>
+{
+	public override int Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+	{
+		if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Number)
+		{
+			return reader.TryGetInt32(out var i) ? i : 0;
+		}
+		else if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.String)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return Convert.ToInt32(reader.GetString(), 16);
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Log.Error("Error: Could not parse value in skin file: " + ex.ToString());
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, int value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+	{
+		JsonSerializer.Serialize(writer, value, value.GetType());
+	}
+}
+
 [JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
 [JsonSerializable(typeof(SkinInfo))]
 internal partial class SkinInfoContext : JsonSerializerContext { }