U16 colors

This page is simply a brief explanation of U16 colors.
For a more up to date and in depth explanation of how these are used in general, see the Wikipedia entry.

u16 codes are codes that represent colors using a 16 bit intiger. u16 mode is also known as Highcolor mode.

Format

u16 codes are unsigned 16-bit integer color codes. The first 5 bits represent red, the second 5 bits represent blue, and the last 6 bits represent green.

bit 15	bit 14	bit 13	bit 12	bit 11	bit 10	bit 9	bit 8	bit 7	bit 6	bit 5	bit 4	bit 3	bit 2	bit 1	bit 0
R	R	R	R	R	B	B	B	B	B	G	G	G	G	G	G

Common u16 Colors

Here is a list of u16 codes and their color:

u16 code	color
0x0000	Black
0xFFFF	White
0xBDF7	Light Gray
0x7BEF	Dark Gray
0xF800	Red
0xFFE0	Yellow
0xFBE0	Orange
0x79E0	Brown
0x7E0	Green
0x7FF	Cyan
0x1F	Blue
0xF81F	Pink