Color schemes

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1 Using Color Schemes
2 Default Scheme
3 Custom color schemes

[edit] Using Color Schemes

To use a color scheme, copy/paste a color list found below over <your Dwarf Fortress folder>/data/init/init.txt file's last section, where a similar list should already be present. (This list is the "default scheme" listed below when you first install the game.)

[edit] Default Scheme

If you lose the default scheme and neglected to make a backup, you can find the standard here, without having to download DF again.

[BLACK_R:0]
[BLACK_G:0]
[BLACK_B:0]
[BLUE_R:0]
[BLUE_G:0]
[BLUE_B:128]
[GREEN_R:0]
[GREEN_G:128]
[GREEN_B:0]
[CYAN_R:0]
[CYAN_G:128]
[CYAN_B:128]
[RED_R:128]
[RED_G:0]
[RED_B:0]
[MAGENTA_R:128]
[MAGENTA_G:0]
[MAGENTA_B:128]
[BROWN_R:128]
[BROWN_G:128]
[BROWN_B:0]
[LGRAY_R:192]
[LGRAY_G:192]
[LGRAY_B:192]
[DGRAY_R:128]
[DGRAY_G:128]
[DGRAY_B:128]
[LBLUE_R:0]
[LBLUE_G:0]
[LBLUE_B:255]
[LGREEN_R:0]
[LGREEN_G:255]
[LGREEN_B:0]
[LCYAN_R:0]
[LCYAN_G:255]
[LCYAN_B:255]
[LRED_R:255]
[LRED_G:0]
[LRED_B:0]
[LMAGENTA_R:255]
[LMAGENTA_G:0]
[LMAGENTA_B:255]
[YELLOW_R:255]
[YELLOW_G:255]
[YELLOW_B:0]
[WHITE_R:255]
[WHITE_G:255]
[WHITE_B:255]

BLACK	BLUE
GREEN	CYAN
RED	MAGENTA
BROWN	LGRAY
DGRAY	LBLUE
LGREEN	LCYAN
LRED	LMAGENTA
YELLOW	WHITE

[edit] Custom color schemes

Players who are not satisfied with the traditional 16-color scheme can alter things to suit their aesthetic tastes. Replace the color information text in your init file (data\init\init.txt) with the following:

[edit] "Natural" scheme

[BLACK_R:0]
[BLACK_G:0]
[BLACK_B:0]
[BLUE_R:13]
[BLUE_G:103]
[BLUE_B:196]
[GREEN_R:68]
[GREEN_G:158]
[GREEN_B:53]
[CYAN_R:86]
[CYAN_G:163]
[CYAN_B:205]
[RED_R:151]
[RED_G:26]
[RED_B:26]
[MAGENTA_R:255]
[MAGENTA_G:110]
[MAGENTA_B:187]
[BROWN_R:120]
[BROWN_G:94]
[BROWN_B:47]
[LGRAY_R:185]
[LGRAY_G:192]
[LGRAY_B:162]
[DGRAY_R:88]
[DGRAY_G:83]
[DGRAY_B:86]
[LBLUE_R:145]
[LBLUE_G:202]
[LBLUE_B:255]
[LGREEN_R:131]
[LGREEN_G:212]
[LGREEN_B:82]
[LCYAN_R:176]
[LCYAN_G:223]
[LCYAN_B:215]
[LRED_R:255]
[LRED_G:34]
[LRED_B:34]
[LMAGENTA_R:255]
[LMAGENTA_G:167]
[LMAGENTA_B:246]
[YELLOW_R:255]
[YELLOW_G:218]
[YELLOW_B:90]
[WHITE_R:255]
[WHITE_G:255]
[WHITE_B:255]

BLACK	BLUE
GREEN	CYAN
RED	MAGENTA
BROWN	LGRAY
DGRAY	LBLUE
LGREEN	LCYAN
LRED	LMAGENTA
YELLOW	WHITE

[edit] Another scheme

[BLACK_R:0]
[BLACK_G:0]
[BLACK_B:0]
[BLUE_R:73]
[BLUE_G:95]
[BLUE_B:157]
[GREEN_R:89]
[GREEN_G:117]
[GREEN_B:55]
[CYAN_R:101]
[CYAN_G:144]
[CYAN_B:158]
[RED_R:146]
[RED_G:0]
[RED_B:0]
[MAGENTA_R:165]
[MAGENTA_G:54]
[MAGENTA_B:101]
[BROWN_R:138]
[BROWN_G:105]
[BROWN_B:59]
[LGRAY_R:128]
[LGRAY_G:128]
[LGRAY_B:128]
[DGRAY_R:80]
[DGRAY_G:80]
[DGRAY_B:80]
[LBLUE_R:111]
[LBLUE_G:138]
[LBLUE_B:165]
[LGREEN_R:160]
[LGREEN_G:200]
[LGREEN_B:82]
[LCYAN_R:159]
[LCYAN_G:196]
[LCYAN_B:210]
[LRED_R:206]
[LRED_G:73]
[LRED_B:1]
[LMAGENTA_R:239]
[LMAGENTA_G:150]
[LMAGENTA_B:207]
[YELLOW_R:255]
[YELLOW_G:198]
[YELLOW_B:0]
[WHITE_R:255]
[WHITE_G:255]
[WHITE_B:255]

BLACK	BLUE
GREEN	CYAN
RED	MAGENTA
BROWN	LGRAY
DGRAY	LBLUE
LGREEN	LCYAN
LRED	LMAGENTA
YELLOW	WHITE

[edit] True CGA Scheme

This scheme uses the genuine CGA colours, in case you're a purist. The default colours are HTML-based in origin and are not accurate to true 16-colour graphics. Note that the CGA "brown" is difficult to distinguish from "red" unless it is immediately nearby.

[BLACK_R:0]
[BLACK_G:0]
[BLACK_B:0]
[BLUE_R:0]
[BLUE_G:0]
[BLUE_B:170]
[GREEN_R:0]
[GREEN_G:170]
[GREEN_B:0]
[CYAN_R:0]
[CYAN_G:170]
[CYAN_B:170]
[RED_R:170]
[RED_G:0]
[RED_B:0]
[MAGENTA_R:170]
[MAGENTA_G:0]
[MAGENTA_B:170]
[BROWN_R:170]
[BROWN_G:85]
[BROWN_B:0]
[LGRAY_R:170]
[LGRAY_G:170]
[LGRAY_B:170]
[DGRAY_R:85]
[DGRAY_G:85]
[DGRAY_B:85]
[LBLUE_R:85]
[LBLUE_G:85]
[LBLUE_B:255]
[LGREEN_R:85]
[LGREEN_G:255]
[LGREEN_B:85]
[LCYAN_R:85]
[LCYAN_G:255]
[LCYAN_B:255]
[LRED_R:255]
[LRED_G:85]
[LRED_B:85]
[LMAGENTA_R:255]
[LMAGENTA_G:85]
[LMAGENTA_B:255]
[YELLOW_R:255]
[YELLOW_G:255]
[YELLOW_B:85]
[WHITE_R:255]
[WHITE_G:255]
[WHITE_B:255]

For a slightly more readable version, you can "cheat" and replace the BROWN_G with the following:

[BROWN_G:170]

BLACK	BLUE
GREEN	CYAN
RED	MAGENTA
BROWN	LGRAY
DGRAY	LBLUE
LGREEN	LCYAN
LRED	LMAGENTA
YELLOW	WHITE

[edit] (Yet) Another scheme

[BLACK_R:0]
[BLACK_G:0]
[BLACK_B:0]
[BLUE_R:32]
[BLUE_G:48]
[BLUE_B:144]
[GREEN_R:48]
[GREEN_G:144]
[GREEN_B:32]
[CYAN_R:32]
[CYAN_G:128]
[CYAN_B:144]
[RED_R:151]
[RED_G:26]
[RED_B:26]
[MAGENTA_R:112]
[MAGENTA_G:32]
[MAGENTA_B:144]
[BROWN_R:144]
[BROWN_G:112]
[BROWN_B:48]
[LGRAY_R:176]
[LGRAY_G:176]
[LGRAY_B:176]
[DGRAY_R:112]
[DGRAY_G:112]
[DGRAY_B:112]
[LBLUE_R:40]
[LBLUE_G:56]
[LBLUE_B:255]
[LGREEN_R:48]
[LGREEN_G:240]
[LGREEN_B:32]
[LCYAN_R:56]
[LCYAN_G:208]
[LCYAN_B:255]
[LRED_R:255]
[LRED_G:48]
[LRED_B:32]
[LMAGENTA_R:208]
[LMAGENTA_G:56]
[LMAGENTA_B:255]
[YELLOW_R:255]
[YELLOW_G:224]
[YELLOW_B:32]
[WHITE_R:255]
[WHITE_G:255]
[WHITE_B:255]