# Talk:Colors
My xterm colours
Hello!
Below are the xterm colours I use with nethack.  I spent a bit of time developing &amp; testing them and decided to share... please give me some feedback.&nbsp;:)
Side note: to remember grey vs. gray - (e)nglish, (a)merican.
rsarson

copy &amp; paste the code to the end of your .Xresources file
run 'xrdb .Xresources' (you may see override messages if your file already has any of these lines)
reload xterm
play nethack (with OPTIONS=use_darkgray in your rc file, if playing on NAO)
#define NETHACK 
#ifdef NETHACK
/* In nethack, CLR_BLACK &amp; NO_COLOR = color8, and CLR_GRAY = foreground; */
/* colorBD is used but color7 is not - they are made equal here to balance */
/* the greys, ie, 3 greys instead of 4 makes them more distinct. */

/*** cursor ***/
xterm*VT100.cursorBlink:        true
xterm*VT100.cursorColor:        foreground

/*** background &amp; foreground ***/
xterm*VT100.background:         #000000 /* black */
xterm*VT100.foreground:         #808080 /* CLR_GRAY */

/*** bold ***/
xterm*VT100.allowBoldFonts:     false   /* no "thick" bold characters */
xterm*VT100.colorBDMode:        true
xterm*VT100.colorBD:            #BFBFBF /* lightgrey */

/*** palette ***/
xterm*VT100.color0:             #000000 /* background */
xterm*VT100.color1:             #BF0000 /* CLR_RED */
xterm*VT100.color2:             #00BF00 /* CLR_GREEN */
xterm*VT100.color3:             #804000 /* CLR_BROWN */
xterm*VT100.color4:             #0060BF /* CLR_BLUE */
xterm*VT100.color5:             #BF00BF /* CLR_MAGENTA */
xterm*VT100.color6:             #00BFBF /* CLR_CYAN */
xterm*VT100.color7:             #BFBFBF /* not used in nethack */
/***/
xterm*VT100.color8:             #404040 /* CLR_BLACK &amp; NO_COLOR */
xterm*VT100.color9:             #FF8000 /* CLR_ORANGE */
xterm*VT100.color10:            #00FF00 /* CLR_BRIGHT_GREEN */
xterm*VT100.color11:            #FFFF00 /* CLR_YELLOW */
xterm*VT100.color12:            #0080FF /* CLR_BRIGHT_BLUE */
xterm*VT100.color13:            #FF00FF /* CLR_BRIGHT_MAGENTA */
xterm*VT100.color14:            #00FFFF /* CLR_BRIGHT_CYAN */
xterm*VT100.color15:            #FFFFFF /* CLR_WHITE */
#endif /* NETHACK */

--Rsarson (talk) 23:46, 15 October 2013 (UTC)rsarson