+       unsigned long white = WhitePixel(xw.dis, xw.scr);
+
+       for(i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+               if (!XAllocNamedColor(xw.dis, cmap, colorname[i], &color, &color)) {
+                       dc.col[i] = white;
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate color '%s'\n", colorname[i]);
+               } else
+                       dc.col[i] = color.pixel;
+       }
+
+       /* same colors as xterm */
+       for(r = 0; r < 6; r++)
+               for(g = 0; g < 6; g++)
+                       for(b = 0; b < 6; b++) {
+                               color.red = r == 0 ? 0 : 0x3737 + 0x2828 * r;
+                               color.green = g == 0 ? 0 : 0x3737 + 0x2828 * g;
+                               color.blue = b == 0 ? 0 : 0x3737 + 0x2828 * b;
+                               if (!XAllocColor(xw.dis, cmap, &color)) {
+                                       dc.col[i] = white;
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate color %d\n", i);
+                               } else
+                                       dc.col[i] = color.pixel;
+                               i++;
+                       }