-               if(BETWEEN(x, 16, 16 + 215)) {
-                       int r = (x - 16) / 36, g = ((x - 16) % 36) / 6, b = (x - 16) % 6;
-                       color.red = sixd_to_16bit(r);
-                       color.green = sixd_to_16bit(g);
-                       color.blue = sixd_to_16bit(b);
-                       if(!XftColorAllocValue(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &color, &colour))
-                               return 0; /* something went wrong */
-                       dc.col[x] = colour;
-                       return 1;
-               } else if(BETWEEN(x, 16 + 216, 255)) {
-                       color.red = color.green = color.blue = 0x0808 + 0x0a0a * (x - (16 + 216));
-                       if(!XftColorAllocValue(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &color, &colour))
-                               return 0; /* something went wrong */
-                       dc.col[x] = colour;
-                       return 1;
-               } else {
+               if(BETWEEN(x, 16, 16 + 215)) { /* 256 color */
+                       color.red   = sixd_to_16bit( ((x-16)/36)%6 );
+                       color.green = sixd_to_16bit( ((x-16)/6) %6 );
+                       color.blue  = sixd_to_16bit( ((x-16)/1) %6 );
+                       if(!XftColorAllocValue(xw.dpy, xw.vis,
+                                               xw.cmap, &color, &ncolor)) {
+                               return 1;
+                       }
+
+                       XftColorFree(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &dc.col[x]);
+                       dc.col[x] = ncolor;
+                       return 0;
+               } else if(BETWEEN(x, 16 + 216, 255)) { /* greyscale */
+                       color.red = color.green = color.blue = \
+                                   0x0808 + 0x0a0a * (x - (16 + 216));
+                       if(!XftColorAllocValue(xw.dpy, xw.vis,
+                                               xw.cmap, &color, &ncolor)) {
+                               return 1;
+                       }
+
+                       XftColorFree(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &dc.col[x]);
+                       dc.col[x] = ncolor;
+                       return 0;
+               } else { /* system colors */