diff --git a/lidarserv-input-file/src/commands/replay.rs b/lidarserv-input-file/src/commands/replay.rs
index ccc64245..adb5784f 100644
--- a/lidarserv-input-file/src/commands/replay.rs
+++ b/lidarserv-input-file/src/commands/replay.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use lidarserv_common::geometry::coordinate_system::CoordinateSystem;
 use lidarserv_common::tracy_client::{plot, span};
 use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::AttributeExtractor;
 use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::basic_flags::LasBasicFlagsExtractor;
+use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::color::ColorExtractor;
 use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::copy::CopyExtractor;
 use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::extended_flags::LasExtendedFlagsExtractor;
 use lidarserv_input_file::extractors::position::PositionExtractor;
@@ -238,6 +239,14 @@ impl FrameManager {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // color
+            if let Some(extractor) =
+                ColorExtractor::check(dst_attribute, dst_point_size, src_layout)
+            {
+                extractors.push(Box::new(extractor));
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // most normal attributes: bitwise copy
             if let Some(extractor) = CopyExtractor::check(dst_attribute, dst_point_size, src_layout)
             {
diff --git a/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/color.rs b/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/color.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d195f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/color.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+use pasture_core::layout::attributes::COLOR_RGB;
+use pasture_core::layout::{PointAttributeDataType, PointAttributeMember, PointLayout};
+
+use super::AttributeExtractor;
+
+pub struct ColorExtractor {
+    src_offset: usize,
+    src_stride: usize,
+    dst_offset: usize,
+    dst_stride: usize,
+    conversion: Conversion,
+}
+
+enum Conversion {
+    Copy { len: usize },
+    Vec3u16ToVec3u8,
+    U32ToVec3u8,
+    U64ToVec3u16,
+}
+
+impl ColorExtractor {
+    pub fn check(
+        dst_attribute: &PointAttributeMember,
+        dst_point_size: usize,
+        src_layout: &PointLayout,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
+        if !is_color_attribute(dst_attribute) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let dst_datatype = dst_attribute.datatype();
+        if !matches!(
+            dst_datatype,
+            PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u8 | PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u16
+        ) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let src_attribute = src_layout
+            .get_attribute(dst_attribute.attribute_definition())
+            .or_else(|| src_layout.get_attribute_by_name(dst_attribute.name()))
+            .or_else(|| {
+                let dst_name = dst_attribute.name().to_ascii_lowercase();
+                src_layout
+                    .attributes()
+                    .find(|attr| attr.name().to_ascii_lowercase() == dst_name)
+            })?;
+
+        let conversion = match (src_attribute.datatype(), dst_datatype) {
+            (PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u8, PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u8) => {
+                Conversion::Copy {
+                    len: dst_attribute.size() as usize,
+                }
+            }
+            (PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u16, PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u16) => {
+                Conversion::Copy {
+                    len: dst_attribute.size() as usize,
+                }
+            }
+            (PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u16, PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u8) => {
+                Conversion::Vec3u16ToVec3u8
+            }
+            (PointAttributeDataType::U32, PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u8) => {
+                Conversion::U32ToVec3u8
+            }
+            (PointAttributeDataType::U64, PointAttributeDataType::Vec3u16) => {
+                Conversion::U64ToVec3u16
+            }
+            _ => return None,
+        };
+
+        Some(ColorExtractor {
+            src_offset: src_attribute.byte_range_within_point().start,
+            src_stride: src_layout.size_of_point_entry() as usize,
+            dst_offset: dst_attribute.byte_range_within_point().start,
+            dst_stride: dst_point_size,
+            conversion,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl AttributeExtractor for ColorExtractor {
+    fn extract(&self, src: &[u8], dst: &mut [u8]) {
+        let nr_points = src.len() / self.src_stride;
+        assert_eq!(src.len(), nr_points * self.src_stride);
+        assert_eq!(dst.len(), nr_points * self.dst_stride);
+
+        match self.conversion {
+            Conversion::Copy { len } => {
+                for i in 0..nr_points {
+                    let src_start = i * self.src_stride + self.src_offset;
+                    let dst_start = i * self.dst_stride + self.dst_offset;
+                    dst[dst_start..dst_start + len]
+                        .copy_from_slice(&src[src_start..src_start + len]);
+                }
+            }
+            Conversion::Vec3u16ToVec3u8 => {
+                for i in 0..nr_points {
+                    let src_start = i * self.src_stride + self.src_offset;
+                    let dst_start = i * self.dst_stride + self.dst_offset;
+                    for c in 0..3 {
+                        let s = src_start + c * 2;
+                        let value = u16::from_le_bytes([src[s], src[s + 1]]);
+                        dst[dst_start + c] = value as u8;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Conversion::U32ToVec3u8 => {
+                for i in 0..nr_points {
+                    let src_start = i * self.src_stride + self.src_offset;
+                    let dst_start = i * self.dst_stride + self.dst_offset;
+                    let bytes = [
+                        src[src_start],
+                        src[src_start + 1],
+                        src[src_start + 2],
+                        src[src_start + 3],
+                    ];
+                    let packed = u32::from_le_bytes(bytes);
+                    dst[dst_start] = (packed & 0xFF) as u8;
+                    dst[dst_start + 1] = ((packed >> 8) & 0xFF) as u8;
+                    dst[dst_start + 2] = ((packed >> 16) & 0xFF) as u8;
+                }
+            }
+            Conversion::U64ToVec3u16 => {
+                for i in 0..nr_points {
+                    let src_start = i * self.src_stride + self.src_offset;
+                    let dst_start = i * self.dst_stride + self.dst_offset;
+                    let bytes = [
+                        src[src_start],
+                        src[src_start + 1],
+                        src[src_start + 2],
+                        src[src_start + 3],
+                        src[src_start + 4],
+                        src[src_start + 5],
+                        src[src_start + 6],
+                        src[src_start + 7],
+                    ];
+                    let packed = u64::from_le_bytes(bytes);
+                    for c in 0..3 {
+                        let value = ((packed >> (c * 16)) & 0xFFFF) as u16;
+                        let le = value.to_le_bytes();
+                        let dst_idx = dst_start + c * 2;
+                        dst[dst_idx] = le[0];
+                        dst[dst_idx + 1] = le[1];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_color_attribute(attribute: &PointAttributeMember) -> bool {
+    if *attribute.attribute_definition() == COLOR_RGB {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    let name = attribute.name().to_ascii_lowercase();
+    name.contains("color") || name.ends_with("rgb") || name == "rgb"
+}
diff --git a/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/mod.rs b/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/mod.rs
index 25331aea..18777cb8 100644
--- a/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/mod.rs
+++ b/lidarserv-input-file/src/extractors/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod scan_angle;
 pub mod scan_angle_rank;
 pub mod scan_direction_flag;
 pub mod scanner_channel;
+pub mod color;
 
 pub trait AttributeExtractor {
     fn extract(&self, src: &[u8], dst: &mut [u8]);
diff --git a/lidarserv-server/src/index/settings.rs b/lidarserv-server/src/index/settings.rs
index 04bc34ae..3f696eef 100644
--- a/lidarserv-server/src/index/settings.rs
+++ b/lidarserv-server/src/index/settings.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,17 @@ fn get_data_folder_settings_file(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
 impl IndexSettings {
     pub fn load_from_file(file_name: &Path) -> Result<Self, IndexSettingIoError> {
         let file = File::open(file_name)?;
-        let settings = serde_json::from_reader(file)?;
+        let mut settings: IndexSettings = serde_json::from_reader(file)?;
+
+        // Rebuild the point layout from the attribute definitions to eliminate
+        // stale offset/size metadata lingering in older settings files.
+        let attributes: Vec<_> = settings
+            .point_layout
+            .attributes()
+            .map(|member| member.attribute_definition().clone())
+            .collect();
+        settings.point_layout = PointLayout::from_attributes(&attributes);
+
         Ok(settings)
     }