Solved Color Codes in chat format

[memes]

I made it where it shows a score before a player's name and I want to be able to use a command to color it so this is my code:

On chat:
    set message format to "%{level.color.%player%}%✯%{level.level.%player%}% %player's display name%&7: %message%"
    stop

and this is what it shows (the %{level.color.%player%}% is set to &7):
https://pasteboard.co/Hvf8pVm.png

So everything works fine except the color code, any ideas?
(I'm sorry if this isn't well explained, feel free to ask questions)

 

[ShaneBee]

could you possible show your code, where it is setting that variable as &7?

 

[memes]

could you possible show your code, where it is setting that variable as &7?

Nevermind, I found an answer, thanks anyways.

 

[TPGamesNL]

If anyone else has this issue: use

%colored {level.color.%player%}%