diff --git a/src/ecc/ECC.jl b/src/ecc/ECC.jl
index 955ec5818..f23c18a21 100644
--- a/src/ecc/ECC.jl
+++ b/src/ecc/ECC.jl
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ include("codes/gottesman.jl")
 include("codes/surface.jl")
 include("codes/concat.jl")
 include("codes/random_circuit.jl")
+include("codes/color_codes.jl")
 include("codes/classical/reedmuller.jl")
 include("codes/classical/bch.jl")
 include("codes/classical/recursivereedmuller.jl")
diff --git a/src/ecc/codes/color_codes.jl b/src/ecc/codes/color_codes.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ede06db94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ecc/codes/color_codes.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+abstract type ColorCode <: AbstractECC end
+
+"""Planar color codes that encode a single logical qubit."""
+abstract type TriangularCode <: ColorCode end
+
+"""Triangular code following the 4.8.8 tiling. Constructor take a distance d as input."""
+struct Triangular4_8_8 <: TriangularCode
+    d::Int
+    function Triangular4_8_8(d)
+        if d%2!=1
+            throw(DomainError("only odd distance trianglular color codes are allowed.\nRefer to https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5738"))
+        end
+        return new(d)
+    end
+end
+
+"""Triangular code following the 6.6.6 tiling. Constructor take a distance d as input."""
+struct Triangular6_6_6 <: TriangularCode
+    d::Int
+    function Triangular6_6_6(d)
+        if d%2!=1
+            throw(DomainError("only odd distance trianglular color codes are allowed.\nRefer to https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5738"))
+        end
+        return new(d)
+    end
+end
+
+Triangular4_8_8() = Triangular4_8_8(3) # smallest d
+Triangular6_6_6() = Triangular6_6_6(3) # smallest d
+
+function parity_checks(c::TriangularCode)
+    matrix = get_check_matrix(c)
+
+    num_checks, qubits = size(matrix)
+    return Stabilizer(vcat(matrix,zeros(Bool,num_checks,qubits)), vcat(zeros(Bool,num_checks,qubits), matrix))
+end
+
+function get_check_matrix(c::Triangular6_6_6) 
+    # TODO make code look a bit nicer by copying the style of the "init_pos" code blocks
+    n = code_n(c)
+    num_checks = (n-1)/2 |> Int 
+    num_layers = (c.d-1)/2 |> Int
+    checks = zeros(Bool, num_checks, n)
+
+    i = 1
+    checks_written = 0
+    for layer in 1:num_layers
+        # extend half 6-gons from last iteration to full hexagons
+        num_6_gons = layer-1
+        checks_written -= num_6_gons
+        for j in 1:(num_6_gons)
+            init_pos = i + 2*(j-1)
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos+2*(layer-1)+1] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos+2*(layer-1)+2] = 1
+            checks_written+=1
+        end
+
+        # red trapezoid
+        checks[checks_written+1,i] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+(layer-1)*2+1] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+2+4*(layer-1)] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+2+4*(layer-1)+1] = 1
+        checks_written += 1
+
+        # blue trapezoid
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+1+4*(layer-1)] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+1+4*(layer-1)+layer*2] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+5+8*(layer-1)] = 1
+        checks[checks_written+1,i+5+8*(layer-1)+1] = 1
+        checks_written += 1
+
+        # red hexagons
+        for j in 1:(layer-1)
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+1] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+2+2*(layer-1)] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+2+2*(layer-1)+1] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+2+2*(layer-1)+layer*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+(j-1)*2+2+2*(layer-1)+layer*2+1] = 1
+
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        # blue hexagons
+        for j in 1:(layer-1)
+            init_pos = i+(j-1)*2+(layer-1)*2+1
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos+1] = 1 
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos+2*layer] = 1 
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos+2*layer+1] = 1 
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos+4*layer] = 1 
+            checks[checks_written+1, init_pos+4*layer+1] = 1 
+
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        # green half 6gons
+        for j in 0:(layer-1)
+            init_pos = i+2*j+2+4*(layer-1)
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos+1] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos+2*layer] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,init_pos+2*layer+1] = 1
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        i += 4+6*(layer-1)
+    end
+
+    return checks
+end
+
+"""Returns the binary matrix defining the X stabilizers for the Triangular4_8_8 code. The Z stabilizers are the same.
+Based on Fig. 2 of https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5738"""
+function get_check_matrix(c::Triangular4_8_8)
+    n = code_n(c)
+    num_checks = (n-1)/2 |> Int 
+    num_layers = (c.d-1)/2 |> Int
+    checks = zeros(Bool, num_checks, n)
+    
+    i = 1
+    checks_written = 0
+    for layer in 1:num_layers
+        # Convert half 8-gons from previous layer into full 8-gons
+        num_8_gons = layer-1
+        checks_written -= num_8_gons
+        for j in 1:(num_8_gons)
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+1+(j-1)*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+j*2] = 1
+
+            offset = 0
+            if layer == num_layers && num_layers%2==0
+                offset = 1
+            end
+
+            checks[checks_written+1,(2*layer+1)+i+2*layer+1+(j-1)*2 - offset] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,(2*layer+1)+i+2*layer+j*2 - offset] = 1
+
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        # red 4-gons
+        for j in 0:(layer-1)
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+j*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+1+j*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+j*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+1+j*2] = 1
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        if layer%2 == 1
+            # green half 8-gons on left side
+            checks[checks_written+1,i] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+4*layer] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+4*layer+1] = 1
+            checks_written += 1
+        else
+            # blue half 8-gon on right side
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+1+(layer-1)*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+1+(layer-1)*2] = 1
+
+            # when d=5,9,13,... the final row qubits is indexed slightly differently.
+            offset = 0
+            if layer == num_layers
+                offset = 1
+            end
+
+            checks[checks_written+1,(i+4*layer)+layer*2-offset] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,(i+4*layer)+1+layer*2-offset] = 1
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        # blue/green half 8-gons on the bottom
+        for j in 0:(layer-1)
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+j*2] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,i+2*layer+1+j*2] = 1
+
+            offset = 0
+            if layer == num_layers && num_layers%2==0
+                offset = 1
+            end
+
+            checks[checks_written+1,(2*layer+1)+i+2*layer+j*2 - offset] = 1
+            checks[checks_written+1,(2*layer+1)+i+2*layer+1+j*2 - offset] = 1
+
+            checks_written += 1
+        end
+
+        i += 4*layer  
+    end
+    return checks
+end
+
+"""Returns which qubits each stabilizer touches when given a parity check matrix. Useful for debugging/testing."""
+function get_qubit_indices(matrix::Matrix{Bool})
+    for j in 1:size(matrix)[1] println(findall(>(0),matrix[j,:])) end
+    return
+end
+
+function iscss(::ColorCode)
+    return true
+end
+
+"""From https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.5738 Fig. 2's caption:"""
+code_n(c::Triangular4_8_8) = 0.5*c.d^2+c.d-0.5 |> Int
+code_n(c::Triangular6_6_6) = 0.75*c.d^2+.25 |> Int
+code_k(c::TriangularCode) = 1
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