diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/Context.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/Context.cs
index 2dd2dce9..d70ee7d2 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/Context.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/Context.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Context
     internal readonly ModelRepository Repository;
     internal readonly RedisService Redis;
 
-    public async Task<Message> Reply(string text = null, Embed embed = null, AllowedMentions? mentions = null)
+    public async Task<Message> Reply(string text = null, Embed embed = null, AllowedMentions? mentions = null, MultipartFile[]? files = null)
     {
         var botPerms = await BotPermissions;
 
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public class Context
 
         if (embed != null && !botPerms.HasFlag(PermissionSet.EmbedLinks))
             throw new PKError("PluralKit does not have permission to send embeds in this channel. Please ensure I have the **Embed Links** permission enabled.");
+        
+        if (files != null && !botPerms.HasFlag(PermissionSet.AttachFiles))
+            throw new PKError("PluralKit does not have permission to attach files in this channel. Please ensure I have the **Attach Files** permission enabled.");
 
         var msg = await Rest.CreateMessage(Channel.Id, new MessageRequest
         {
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ public class Context
             Embeds = embed != null ? new[] { embed } : null,
             // Default to an empty allowed mentions object instead of null (which means no mentions allowed)
             AllowedMentions = mentions ?? new AllowedMentions()
-        });
+        }, files: files);
 
         // store log of sent message, so it can be queried or deleted later
         // skip DMs as DM messages can always be deleted
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Groups.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Groups.cs
index a314b248..45c5f8b4 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Groups.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Groups.cs
@@ -443,10 +443,11 @@ public class Groups
                 await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                     .Title("Group color")
                     .Color(target.Color.ToDiscordColor())
-                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{target.Color}/?text=%20"))
+                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
                     .Description($"This group's color is **#{target.Color}**."
                         + (isOwnSystem ? $" To clear it, type `{ctx.DefaultPrefix}group {target.Reference(ctx)} color -clear`." : ""))
-                    .Build());
+                    .Build(),
+                    files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(target.Color)]);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -471,8 +472,9 @@ public class Groups
             await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                 .Title($"{Emojis.Success} Group color changed.")
                 .Color(color.ToDiscordColor())
-                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{color}/?text=%20"))
-                .Build());
+                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
+                .Build(),
+                files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(color)]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
index 0585abd7..525d60ab 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
@@ -308,10 +308,11 @@ public class MemberEdit
                 await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                     .Title("Member color")
                     .Color(target.Color.ToDiscordColor())
-                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{target.Color}/?text=%20"))
+                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
                     .Description($"This member's color is **#{target.Color}**."
                         + (isOwnSystem ? $" To clear it, type `{ctx.DefaultPrefix}member {target.Reference(ctx)} color -clear`." : ""))
-                    .Build());
+                    .Build(),
+                    files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(target.Color)]);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -336,8 +337,9 @@ public class MemberEdit
             await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                 .Title($"{Emojis.Success} Member color changed.")
                 .Color(color.ToDiscordColor())
-                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{color}/?text=%20"))
-                .Build());
+                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
+                .Build(),
+                files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(color)]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/SystemEdit.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/SystemEdit.cs
index 42d6ab5c..3af4a639 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/SystemEdit.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/SystemEdit.cs
@@ -241,10 +241,11 @@ public class SystemEdit
                 await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                     .Title("System color")
                     .Color(target.Color.ToDiscordColor())
-                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{target.Color}/?text=%20"))
+                    .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
                     .Description(
                         $"This system's color is **#{target.Color}**." + (isOwnSystem ? $" To clear it, type `{ctx.DefaultPrefix}s color -clear`." : ""))
-                    .Build());
+                    .Build(),
+                    files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(target.Color)]);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -269,8 +270,9 @@ public class SystemEdit
             await ctx.Reply(embed: new EmbedBuilder()
                 .Title($"{Emojis.Success} System color changed.")
                 .Color(color.ToDiscordColor())
-                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{color}/?text=%20"))
-                .Build());
+                .Thumbnail(new Embed.EmbedThumbnail($"attachment://color.gif"))
+                .Build(),
+                files: [MiscUtils.GenerateColorPreview(color)]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
index 5ee99901..8cc24029 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
-
+using System.Globalization;
 using Myriad.Rest.Exceptions;
+using Myriad.Rest.Types;
 
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
@@ -102,4 +103,26 @@ public static class MiscUtils
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    public static MultipartFile GenerateColorPreview(string color)
+    {
+        //generate a 128x128 solid color gif from bytes
+        //image data is a 1x1 pixel, using the background color to fill the rest of the canvas
+        var imgBytes = new byte[]
+        {
+            0x47, 0x49, 0x46, 0x38, 0x39, 0x61, // Header
+            0x80, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, // Logical Screen Descriptor
+            0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Global Color Table
+            0x21, 0xF9, 0x04, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Graphics Control Extension
+            0x2C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, // Image Descriptor
+            0x02, 0x02, 0x4C, 0x01, 0x00, // Image Data
+            0x3B // Trailer
+        }; //indices 13, 14 and 15 are the R, G, and B values respectively
+
+        imgBytes[13] = byte.Parse(color.Substring(0, 2), NumberStyles.HexNumber);
+        imgBytes[14] = byte.Parse(color.Substring(2, 2), NumberStyles.HexNumber);
+        imgBytes[15] = byte.Parse(color.Substring(4, 2), NumberStyles.HexNumber);
+
+        return new MultipartFile("color.gif", new MemoryStream(imgBytes), null, null, null);
+    }
 }
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