diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/ColorableTileBlockColor.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/ColorableTileBlockColor.java
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+/*
+ * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2014, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
+ */
+
+package appeng.client.render;
+
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.IBlockColor;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
+
+import appeng.api.implementations.tiles.IColorableTile;
+import appeng.api.util.AEColor;
+
+
+/**
+ * Automatically exposes the color of a colorable tile using tint indices 0-2
+ */
+public class ColorableTileBlockColor implements IBlockColor
+{
+
+	public static final ColorableTileBlockColor INSTANCE = new ColorableTileBlockColor();
+
+	@Override
+	public int colorMultiplier( IBlockState state, @Nullable IBlockAccess worldIn, @Nullable BlockPos pos, int tintIndex )
+	{
+		AEColor color = AEColor.Transparent; // Default to a neutral color
+
+		if( worldIn != null && pos != null )
+		{
+			TileEntity te = worldIn.getTileEntity( pos );
+			if( te instanceof IColorableTile )
+			{
+				color = ( (IColorableTile) te ).getColor();
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch( tintIndex )
+		{
+			default:
+			case 0:
+				return color.whiteVariant;
+			case 1:
+				return color.mediumVariant;
+			case 2:
+				return color.blackVariant;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/StaticItemColor.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/StaticItemColor.java
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+package appeng.client.render;
+
+
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.IItemColor;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+import appeng.api.util.AEColor;
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns the shades of a single AE color for tint indices 0, 1, and 2.
+ */
+public class StaticItemColor implements IItemColor
+{
+
+	private final AEColor color;
+
+	public StaticItemColor( AEColor color )
+	{
+		this.color = color;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getColorFromItemstack( ItemStack stack, int tintIndex )
+	{
+		switch( tintIndex )
+		{
+			default:
+			case 0:
+				return color.whiteVariant;
+			case 1:
+				return color.mediumVariant;
+			case 2:
+				return color.blackVariant;
+		}
+	}
+
+}