diff --git a/source/src/rendertext.cpp b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
index aca1c564..21ea3b6e 100644
--- a/source/src/rendertext.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
@@ -321,38 +321,38 @@ static void text_color(char c, char *stack, int size, int &sp, bvec color, int a
             case '9': color = bvec( 255, 102,   0 ); break;   // orange
             //extendeded color palette
             //case 'a': case 'A':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xCC, 0xCC); break;   // some lowercase seem to have special meaning like 'b' (flashing text) so not yet using them
-            case 'A':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xCC, 0xCC); break;   // red set
+            case 'A':color = bvec( 0xff, 0xb7, 0xb7); break;   // red set
             case 'B':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0x33, 0x33); break;   //
             case 'C':color = bvec( 0x66, 0x33, 0x33); break;   //
             case 'D':color = bvec( 0xF8, 0x98, 0x4E); break;   //
 
-            case 'E':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xCC); break;   // yellow set
+            case 'E':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xB7); break;   // yellow set
             case 'F':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x33); break;   //            
             case 'G':color = bvec( 0x66, 0x66, 0x33); break;   //
             case 'H':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0xFC, 0x58); break;   //
             
-            case 'I':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0xFF, 0xCC); break;   // green set
+            case 'I':color = bvec( 0xB7, 0xFF, 0xB7); break;   // green set
             case 'J':color = bvec( 0x33, 0xCC, 0x33); break;   //
             case 'K':color = bvec( 0x33, 0x66, 0x33); break;   //
             case 'L':color = bvec( 0x3F, 0xFF, 0x98); break;   //
                         
-            case 'M':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0xFF, 0xFF); break;   // cyan set
+            case 'M':color = bvec( 0xB7, 0xFF, 0xFF); break;   // cyan set
             case 'N':color = bvec( 0x33, 0xCC, 0xCC); break;   //
             case 'O':color = bvec( 0x33, 0x66, 0x66); break;   //
             case 'P':color = bvec( 0x4F, 0xCC, 0xF8); break;   //
             
-            case 'Q':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xFF); break;   // blue set
+            case 'Q':color = bvec( 0xB7, 0xB7, 0xFF); break;   // blue set
             case 'R':color = bvec( 0x33, 0x33, 0xCC); break;   //            
             case 'S':color = bvec( 0x33, 0x33, 0x66); break;   //
             case 'T':color = bvec( 0xA0, 0x49, 0xFF); break;   //
             
-            case 'U':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xCC, 0xFF); break;   // magenta set
+            case 'U':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0xB7, 0xFF); break;   // magenta set
             case 'V':color = bvec( 0xCC, 0x33, 0xCC); break;   //
             case 'W':color = bvec( 0x66, 0x33, 0x66); break;   //
             case 'X':color = bvec( 0xFF, 0x01, 0xD5); break;   //
             
-            case 'Y':color = bvec( 0xC7, 0xD1, 0xE2); break;   //
-            case 'Z':color = bvec( 0x32, 0x32, 0x32); break;   //
+            case 'Y':color = bvec( 0xC7, 0xD1, 0xE2); break;   // lt gray
+            case 'Z':color = bvec( 0x32, 0x32, 0x32); break;   // dark gray
             // white (provided color): everything else
             //default: color = bvec( 255, 255, 255 ); break;
         }