diff --git a/color.hpp b/color.hpp
index bdf0f54..204c135 100644
--- a/color.hpp
+++ b/color.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-namespace color {
+namespace ColorValue {
   const sf::Color BLACK{1, 4, 2};
   const sf::Color DARK_DARK{9, 29, 16};
   const sf::Color DARK_MID{14, 50, 26};
diff --git a/panel.hpp b/panel.hpp
index e6d5bd8..05fcb8e 100644
--- a/panel.hpp
+++ b/panel.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ struct Panel {
   bool has_border = false;
   bool must_clear = true;
   bool grid = false;
-  sf::Color default_bg = color::BLACK;
-  sf::Color default_fg = color::LIGHT_LIGHT;
-  sf::Color border_color = color::MID;
+  sf::Color default_bg = ColorValue::BLACK;
+  sf::Color default_fg = ColorValue::LIGHT_LIGHT;
+  sf::Color border_color = ColorValue::MID;
   int border_px = UI_PANEL_BORDER_PX;
 
   bool $dirty = true;
diff --git a/render.cpp b/render.cpp
index 8299332..f453f5c 100644
--- a/render.cpp
+++ b/render.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $window(sf::VideoMode($config.video_x,$config.video_y), "Roguish"),
   $map_font_size(0),
   $line_spacing(0),
-  $default_fg(color::LIGHT_MID),
-  $default_bg(color::BLACK),
+  $default_fg(ColorValue::LIGHT_MID),
+  $default_bg(ColorValue::BLACK),
   $ansi($default_fg, $default_bg)
 {
   // force true color, but maybe I want to support different color sets
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $ui_text.setFont($font);
   $ui_text.setPosition(0,0);
   $ui_text.setCharacterSize($config.ui_font_size);
-  $ui_text.setFillColor(color::LIGHT_MID);
+  $ui_text.setFillColor(ColorValue::LIGHT_MID);
   sf::Glyph glyph = $font.getGlyph($config.ui_base_char, $config.ui_font_size, false);
   $ui_bounds = glyph.bounds;
 }
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index bdb281a..842020b 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 TODAY'S GOAL:
-* color namespace is too ambiguous
-
 * Pathing::compute_paths can take a starting level to implement lower directions, or possibly setting a value lower?
 
 * Fix " room should always be found"