diff --git a/color.hpp b/color.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdf0f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/color.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace color {
+  const sf::Color BLACK{1, 4, 2};
+  const sf::Color DARK_DARK{9, 29, 16};
+  const sf::Color DARK_MID{14, 50, 26};
+  const sf::Color DARK_LIGHT{0, 109, 44};
+  const sf::Color MID{63, 171, 92};
+  const sf::Color LIGHT_DARK{161, 217, 155};
+  const sf::Color LIGHT_MID{199, 233, 192};
+  const sf::Color LIGHT_LIGHT{229, 245, 224};
+  const sf::Color WHITE{255, 255, 255};
+  const sf::Color TRANSPARENT = sf::Color::Transparent;
+}
diff --git a/panel.hpp b/panel.hpp
index 61cad1a..1aae1fb 100644
--- a/panel.hpp
+++ b/panel.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Color.hpp>
 #include <locale>
 #include <codecvt>
+#include "color.hpp"
 
 const int UI_PANEL_BORDER_PX=5;
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ struct Panel {
   bool has_border = false;
   bool must_clear = true;
   bool grid = false;
-  sf::Color default_bg = sf::Color(0,0,0);
-  sf::Color border_color = sf::Color::Red;
+  sf::Color default_bg = color::BLACK;
+  sf::Color border_color = color::MID;
   int border_px = UI_PANEL_BORDER_PX;
 
   bool $dirty = true;
diff --git a/render.cpp b/render.cpp
index 8788ca0..a4155cb 100644
--- a/render.cpp
+++ b/render.cpp
@@ -5,36 +5,16 @@
 #include <array>
 #include "map.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
+#include "color.hpp"
 
 using namespace fmt;
 
-std::array<sf::Color, 10> VALUES{
-  sf::Color{1, 4, 2},  // black
-  sf::Color{9, 29, 16}, // dark dark
-  sf::Color{14, 50, 26}, // dark mid
-  sf::Color{0, 109, 44}, // dark light
-  sf::Color{63, 171, 92}, // mid
-  sf::Color{161, 217, 155}, // light dark
-  sf::Color{199, 233, 192}, // light mid
-  sf::Color{229, 245, 224}, // light light
-  sf::Color{255, 255, 255}, // white
-  sf::Color::Transparent, // white
-};
-
-sf::Color SFMLRender::color(int val) {
-  return VALUES[size_t(val)];
-}
-
-sf::Color SFMLRender::color(Value val) {
-  return VALUES[size_t(val)];
-}
-
 SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $window(sf::VideoMode(VIDEO_X,VIDEO_Y), "Roguish"),
   $map_font_size(0),
   $line_spacing(0),
-  $default_fg(color(Value::LIGHT_MID)),
-  $default_bg(color(Value::BLACK)),
+  $default_fg(color::LIGHT_MID),
+  $default_bg(color::BLACK),
   $ansi($default_fg, $default_bg)
 {
   // force true color, but maybe I want to support different color sets
@@ -43,7 +23,7 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $ui_text.setFont($font);
   $ui_text.setPosition(0,0);
   $ui_text.setCharacterSize(UI_FONT_SIZE);
-  $ui_text.setFillColor(color(Value::LIGHT_MID));
+  $ui_text.setFillColor(color::LIGHT_MID);
   sf::Glyph glyph = $font.getGlyph(UI_BASE_CHAR, UI_FONT_SIZE, false);
   $ui_bounds = glyph.bounds;
 }
diff --git a/render.hpp b/render.hpp
index 88cef4f..d4a412f 100644
--- a/render.hpp
+++ b/render.hpp
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ const wchar_t BG_TILE = L'█';
 const wchar_t UI_BASE_CHAR = L'█';
 const int BG_BOX_OFFSET=5;
 
-enum class Value {
-  BLACK=0, DARK_DARK, DARK_MID,
-  DARK_LIGHT, MID, LIGHT_DARK, LIGHT_MID,
-  LIGHT_LIGHT, WHITE, TRANSPARENT
-};
-
 struct SFMLRender {
   sf::RenderWindow $window;
   int $map_font_size;
@@ -52,8 +46,6 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   // disable copy
   SFMLRender(SFMLRender &other) = delete;
 
-  sf::Color color(int val);
-  sf::Color color(Value val);
   sf::Sprite &get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile);
   bool resize_map(int new_size, Point &view_port);
   void render_grid(const std::wstring &text, float x, float y);