Re: 256 color graphics

by enigma <enigma(at)netcom.ca>

 Date:  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:56:14 -0400
 To:  "Hamilton Solutions" <hamiltonsolutions(at)hamiltonsolutions.com>
 Cc:  hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
 In-Reply-To:  hwg
  todo: View Thread, Original
At 09:02 AM 14/04/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all- dumb question.  I've been saving my graphics as gif's thinking that
>if they are in 256 colors that they will render well on browsers limited to
>256 colors.  It doesn't seem to work that way.  Am I doing something wrong
>or do the 256 colors have to be limited to a specific set of colors for this
>to work?
>
>Thanks,
>Cynthia Hamilton
>http://hamiltonsolutions.com


I believe the problem stems from the fact that the web browsers use a 216
colour pallette...  

Here they are:

"#FF0000"
"#FF0033"
"#FF0066"
"#FF0099"
"#FF00CC"
"#FF00FF"
"#FF3300"
"#FF3333"
"#FF3366"
"#FF3399"
"#FF33CC"
"#FF33FF"
"#FF6600"
"#FF6633"
"#FF6666"
"#FF6699"
"#FF66CC"
"#FF66FF"
"#FF9900"
"#FF9933"
"#FF9966"
"#FF9999"
"#FF99CC"
"#FF99FF"
"#FFCC00"
"#FFCC33"
"#FFCC66"
"#FFCC99"
"#FFCCCC"
"#FFCCFF"
"#FFFF00"
"#FFFF33"
"#FFFF66"
"#FFFF99"
"#FFFFCC"
"#FFFFFF"
"#CC0000"
"#CC0033"
"#CC0066"
"#CC0099"
"#CC00CC"
"#CC00FF"
"#CC3300"
"#CC3333"
"#CC3366"
"#CC3399"
"#CC33CC"
"#CC33FF"
"#CC6600"
"#CC6633"
"#CC6666"
"#CC6699"
"#CC66CC"
"#CC66FF"
"#CC9900"
"#CC9933"
"#CC9966"
"#CC9999"
"#CC99CC"
"#CC99FF"
"#CCCC00"
"#CCCC33"
"#CCCC66"
"#CCCC99"
"#CCCCCC"
"#CCCCFF"
"#CCFF00"
"#CCFF33"
"#CCFF66"
"#CCFF99"
"#CCFFCC"
"#CCFFFF"
"#990000"
"#990033"
"#990066"
"#990099"
"#9900CC"
"#9900FF"
"#993300"
"#993333"
"#993366"
"#993399"
"#9933CC"
"#9933FF"
"#996600"
"#996633"
"#996666"
"#996699"
"#9966CC"
"#9966FF"
"#999900"
"#999933"
"#999966"
"#999999"
"#9999CC"
"#9999FF"
"#99CC00"
"#99CC33"
"#99CC66"
"#99CC99"
"#99CCCC"
"#99CCFF"
"#99FF00"
"#99FF33"
"#99FF66"
"#99FF99"
"#99FFCC"
"#99FFFF"
"#660000"
"#660033"
"#660066"
"#660099"
"#6600CC"
"#6600FF"
"#663300"
"#663333"
"#663366"
"#663399"
"#6633CC"
"#6633FF"
"#666600"
"#666633"
"#666666"
"#666699"
"#6666CC"
"#6666FF"
"#669900"
"#669933"
"#669966"
"#669999"
"#6699CC"
"#6699FF"
"#66CC00"
"#66CC33"
"#66CC66"
"#66CC99"
"#66CCCC"
"#66CCFF"
"#66FF00"
"#66FF33"
"#66FF66"
"#66FF99"
"#66FFCC"
"#66FFFF"
"#330000"
"#330033"
"#330066"
"#330099"
"#3300CC"
"#3300FF"
"#333300"
"#333333"
"#333366"
"#333399"
"#3333CC"
"#3333FF"
"#336600"
"#336633"
"#336666"
"#336699"
"#3366CC"
"#3366FF"
"#339900"
"#339933"
"#339966"
"#339999"
"#3399CC"
"#3399FF"
"#33CC00"
"#33CC33"
"#33CC66"
"#33CC99"
"#33CCCC"
"#33CCFF"
"#33FF00"
"#33FF33"
"#33FF66"
"#33FF99"
"#33FFCC"
"#33FFFF"
"#000000"
"#000033"
"#000066"
"#000099"
"#0000CC"
"#0000FF"
"#003300"
"#003333"
"#003366"
"#003399"
"#0033CC"
"#0033FF"
"#006600"
"#006633"
"#006666"
"#006699"
"#0066CC"
"#0066FF"
"#009900"
"#009933"
"#009966"
"#009999"
"#0099CC"
"#0099FF"
"#00CC00"
"#00CC33"
"#00CC66"
"#00CC99"
"#00CCCC"
"#00CCFF"
"#00FF00"
"#00FF33"
"#00FF66"
"#00FF99"
"#00FFCC"
"#00FFFF"


Stick to these and you should have no problems...

enigma.

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