xterm 256 Color Palette
Description
Examples
The xterm dictionary palette is the 256 colors recognized by xterms in Unix. To avoid off by one mistakes in Maple these colors area numbered starting at 1 and color 0 in Unix is color 256.
The spacing of the colors does not match up exactly with the X11 colors so instead of using those names, the names in this palette are generic descriptive names.
ColorTools:-DisplayPalette("xterm", 'cellheight'=1);
1. Maroon
2. Green
3. Olive
4. Navy
5. Purple
6. Teal
7. Silver
8. Gray
9. Red
10. Lime
11. Yellow
12. Blue
13. Fuchsia
14. Aqua
15. White
16. Black 1
17. Dark Blue 2
18. Dark Blue 1
19. Dark Blue
20. Blue 3
21. Blue 2
22. Dark Green 4
23. Dark Green Blue 5
24. Dark Green Blue 4
25. Dark Green Blue 3
26. Green Blue 8
27. Green Blue 7
28. Dark Green 3
29. Dark Green 2
30. Dark Green Blue 2
31. Dark Green Blue 1
32. Green Blue 6
33. Green Blue 5
34. Dark Green 1
35. Dark Green
36. Dark Blue Green
37. Dark Green Blue
38. Green Blue 4
39. Green Blue 3
40. Green 7
41. Green 6
42. Green 5
43. Blue Green 1
44. Green Blue 2
45. Green Blue 1
46. Green 4
47. Green 3
48. Green 2
49. Green 1
50. Blue Green
51. Green Blue
52. Dark Red 2
53. Dark Purple 4
54. Dark Blue Purple 2
55. Dark Blue Purple 1
56. Purple Blue
57. Blue 1
58. Dark Yellow 4
59. Gray 3
60. Pale Blue 8
61. Pale Blue 7
62. Pale Blue 6
63. Pale Blue 5
64. Dark Yellow 3
65. Pale Green 12
66. Pale Green Blue 11
67. Pale Green Blue 10
68. Pale Green Blue 9
69. Pale Blue 4
70. Dark Green Yellow
71. Pale Green 11
72. Pale Green 10
73. Pale Green Blue 8
74. Pale Green Blue 7
75. Pale Green Blue 6
76. Yellow Green 1
77. Pale Green 9
78. Pale Green 8
79. Pale Green 7
80. Pale Green Blue 5
81. Pale Green Blue 4
82. Yellow Green
83. Pale Green 6
84. Pale Green 5
85. Pale Green 4
86. Pale Green 3
87. Pale Green Blue 3
88. Dark Red 1
89. Dark Purple 3
90. Dark Purple 2
91. Dark Blue Purple
92. Blue Purple 4
93. Blue Purple 3
94. Dark Orange 1
95. Pale Red 5
96. Pale Purple 7
97. Pale Purple Blue
98. Pale Blue 3
99. Pale Blue 2
100. Dark Yellow 2
101. Pale Yellow 7
102. Gray 2
103. Pale Blue 1
104. Pale Blue
105. Light Pale Blue 4
106. Dark Yellow 1
107. Pale Yellow Green 3
108. Pale Green 2
109. Pale Green Blue 2
110. Pale Green Blue 1
111. Light Pale Green Blue 6
112. Yellow 6
113. Pale Yellow Green 2
114. Pale Green 1
115. Pale Green
116. Pale Green Blue
117. Light Pale Green Blue 5
118. Green Yellow
119. Pale Yellow Green 1
120. Light Pale Green 6
121. Light Pale Green 5
122. Light Pale Green 4
123. Light Pale Green Blue 4
124. Dark Red
125. Dark Red Purple
126. Dark Purple 1
127. Dark Purple
128. Blue Purple 2
129. Blue Purple 1
130. Dark Orange
131. Pale Red 4
132. Pale Purple Red 3
133. Pale Purple 6
134. Pale Blue Purple 3
135. Pale Blue Purple 2
136. Dark Yellow Orange
137. Pale Red Orange 3
138. Pale Red 3
139. Pale Purple 5
140. Pale Blue Purple 1
141. Light Pale Blue 3
142. Dark Yellow
143. Pale Yellow 6
144. Pale Yellow 5
145. Gray 1
146. Light Pale Blue 2
147. Light Pale Blue 1
148. Yellow 5
149. Pale Yellow 4
150. Pale Green Yellow
151. Light Pale Green 3
152. Light Pale Green Blue 3
153. Light Pale Green Blue 2
154. Yellow 4
155. Pale Yellow Green
156. Light Pale Yellow Green 1
157. Light Pale Green 2
158. Light Pale Green 1
159. Light Pale Green Blue 1
160. Red 2
161. Purple Red 1
162. Purple 6
163. Purple 5
164. Purple 4
165. Blue Purple
166. Red Orange 1
167. Pale Red 2
168. Pale Purple Red 2
169. Pale Purple 4
170. Pale Purple 3
171. Pale Blue Purple
172. Orange 2
173. Pale Red Orange 2
174. Pale Red 1
175. Pale Red Purple
176. Pale Purple 2
177. Light Pale Blue Purple
178. Orange Yellow 1
179. Pale Orange 1
180. Pale Red Orange 1
181. Light Pale Red 3
182. Light Pale Purple 4
183. Light Pale Purple Blue
184. Yellow 3
185. Pale Yellow 3
186. Pale Yellow 2
187. Light Pale Yellow 4
188. Light Gray
189. Light Pale Blue
190. Yellow 2
191. Pale Yellow 1
192. Light Pale Yellow 3
193. Light Pale Yellow Green
194. Light Pale Green
195. Light Pale Green Blue
196. Red 1
197. Purple Red
198. Red Purple
199. Purple 3
200. Purple 2
201. Purple 1
202. Red Orange
203. Pale Red
204. Pale Purple Red 1
205. Pale Purple Red
206. Pale Purple 1
207. Pale Purple
208. Orange 1
209. Pale Orange Red
210. Light Pale Red 2
211. Light Pale Purple Red 1
212. Light Pale Purple 3
213. Light Pale Purple 2
214. Orange
215. Pale Red Orange
216. Light Pale Red Orange 1
217. Light Pale Red 1
218. Light Pale Purple Red
219. Light Pale Purple 1
220. Orange Yellow
221. Pale Orange
222. Light Pale Orange
223. Light Pale Red Orange
224. Light Pale Red
225. Light Pale Purple
226. Yellow 1
227. Pale Yellow
228. Light Pale Yellow 2
229. Light Pale Yellow 1
230. Light Pale Yellow
231. White 1
232. Gray 4
233. Gray 8
234. Gray 11
235. Gray 15
236. Gray 19
237. Gray 23
238. Gray 27
239. Gray 31
240. Gray 35
241. Gray 39
242. Gray 43
243. Gray 47
244. Gray 51
245. Gray 55
246. Gray 59
247. Gray 62
248. Gray 66
249. Gray 70
250. Gray 74
251. Gray 78
252. Gray 82
253. Gray 86
254. Gray 90
255. Gray 94
256. Black
You can reference colors in the palette by name or number in most commands that understand color names.
plotx,x3,x=−1..1,color=xterm 31,xterm Maroon
C≔ColorTools:-Colorxterm 10
C≔⟨RGB : 0 1 0⟩
You can programmatically access the colors using ColorTools commands
P≔ColorTools:-GetPalettexterm
P≔Palette xterm:MaroonGreenOliveNavyPurpleTealSilverGrayRedLimeYellowBlueFuchsiaAquaWhiteBlack 1Dark Blue 2Dark Blue 1Dark BlueBlue 3Blue 2Dark Green 4Dark Green Blue 5Dark Green Blue 4Dark Green Blue 3Green Blue 8Green Blue 7Dark Green 3Dark Green 2Dark Green Blue 2Dark Green Blue 1Green Blue 6Green Blue 5Dark Green 1Dark GreenDark Blue GreenDark Green BlueGreen Blue 4Green Blue 3Green 7Green 6Green 5Blue Green 1Green Blue 2Green Blue 1Green 4Green 3Green 2Green 1Blue GreenGreen BlueDark Red 2Dark Purple 4Dark Blue Purple 2Dark Blue Purple 1Purple BlueBlue 1Dark Yellow 4Gray 3Pale Blue 8Pale Blue 7Pale Blue 6Pale Blue 5Dark Yellow 3Pale Green 12Pale Green Blue 11Pale Green Blue 10Pale Green Blue 9Pale Blue 4Dark Green YellowPale Green 11Pale Green 10Pale Green Blue 8Pale Green Blue 7Pale Green Blue 6Yellow Green 1Pale Green 9Pale Green 8Pale Green 7Pale Green Blue 5Pale Green Blue 4Yellow GreenPale Green 6Pale Green 5Pale Green 4Pale Green 3Pale Green Blue 3Dark Red 1Dark Purple 3Dark Purple 2Dark Blue PurpleBlue Purple 4Blue Purple 3Dark Orange 1Pale Red 5Pale Purple 7Pale Purple BluePale Blue 3Pale Blue 2Dark Yellow 2Pale Yellow 7Gray 2Pale Blue 1Pale BlueLight Pale Blue 4Dark Yellow 1Pale Yellow Green 3Pale Green 2Pale Green Blue 2Pale Green Blue 1Light Pale Green Blue 6Yellow 6Pale Yellow Green 2Pale Green 1Pale GreenPale Green BlueLight Pale Green Blue 5Green YellowPale Yellow Green 1Light Pale Green 6Light Pale Green 5Light Pale Green 4Light Pale Green Blue 4Dark RedDark Red PurpleDark Purple 1Dark PurpleBlue Purple 2Blue Purple 1Dark OrangePale Red 4Pale Purple Red 3Pale Purple 6Pale Blue Purple 3Pale Blue Purple 2Dark Yellow OrangePale Red Orange 3Pale Red 3Pale Purple 5Pale Blue Purple 1Light Pale Blue 3Dark YellowPale Yellow 6Pale Yellow 5Gray 1Light Pale Blue 2Light Pale Blue 1Yellow 5Pale Yellow 4Pale Green YellowLight Pale Green 3Light Pale Green Blue 3Light Pale Green Blue 2Yellow 4Pale Yellow GreenLight Pale Yellow Green 1Light Pale Green 2Light Pale Green 1Light Pale Green Blue 1Red 2Purple Red 1Purple 6Purple 5Purple 4Blue PurpleRed Orange 1Pale Red 2Pale Purple Red 2Pale Purple 4Pale Purple 3Pale Blue PurpleOrange 2Pale Red Orange 2Pale Red 1Pale Red PurplePale Purple 2Light Pale Blue PurpleOrange Yellow 1Pale Orange 1Pale Red Orange 1Light Pale Red 3Light Pale Purple 4Light Pale Purple BlueYellow 3Pale Yellow 3Pale Yellow 2Light Pale Yellow 4Light GrayLight Pale BlueYellow 2Pale Yellow 1Light Pale Yellow 3Light Pale Yellow GreenLight Pale GreenLight Pale Green BlueRed 1Purple RedRed PurplePurple 3Purple 2Purple 1Red OrangePale RedPale Purple Red 1Pale Purple RedPale Purple 1Pale PurpleOrange 1Pale Orange RedLight Pale Red 2Light Pale Purple Red 1Light Pale Purple 3Light Pale Purple 2OrangePale Red OrangeLight Pale Red Orange 1Light Pale Red 1Light Pale Purple RedLight Pale Purple 1Orange YellowPale OrangeLight Pale OrangeLight Pale Red OrangeLight Pale RedLight Pale PurpleYellow 1Pale YellowLight Pale Yellow 2Light Pale Yellow 1Light Pale YellowWhite 1Gray 4Gray 8Gray 11Gray 15Gray 19Gray 23Gray 27Gray 31Gray 35Gray 39Gray 43Gray 47Gray 51Gray 55Gray 59Gray 62Gray 66Gray 70Gray 74Gray 78Gray 82Gray 86Gray 90Gray 94Black
P1
⟨RGB : Maroon⟩
The index 0 doesn't work, but the string xterm 0 is valid
P256
⟨RGB : Black⟩
ColorTools:-Colorxterm 0
⟨RGB : 0 0 0⟩
ColorTools:-SwatchesP
The colors are organized into three sets: 0-15 are the system colors supported by the older systems, 16-231 are 6x6x6 cube of 16-bit colors, and 232-255 are 24 evenly spaced shades of gray.
plots:-displayColorTools:-SwatchesP1..15,rows=15|ColorTools:-SwatchesP16..231,rows=36|ColorTools:-SwatchesP232..255,rows=12
See Also
ColorTools/Collection/X11
ColorTools[ColorDescription]
ColorTools[DisplayPalette]
ColorTools[Palette]
plots[setcolors]
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