The GrADS Default colors

Col#  Description   Sample    R   G   B 


  0   background       0   0   0 (black by default)

  1   foreground     255 255 255 (white by default)

  2   red            250  60  60 

  3   green            0 220   0 

  4   dark blue       30  60 255 

  5   light blue       0 200 200 

  6   magenta        240   0 130 

  7   yellow         230 220  50 

  8   orange         240 130  40 

  9   purple         160   0 200 

 10   yellow/green   160 230  50 

 11   medium blue      0 160 255 

 12   dark yellow    230 175  45 

 13   aqua             0 210 140 

 14   dark purple    130   0 220 

 15   gray           170 170 170 

The GrADS Default Rainbow Sequence

Col#  Description   Sample    R   G   B 


  9   purple          160   0 200 

 14   dark purple     110   0 220 

  4   dark blue        30  60 255 

 11   medium blue       0 160 255 

  5   light blue        0 200 200 

 13   aqua              0 210 140 

  3   green             0 220   0 

 10   yellow/green    160 230  50 

  7   yellow          230 220  50 

 12   dark yellow     230 175  45 

  8   orange          240 130  40 

  2   red             250  60  60 

  6   magenta         240   0 130 

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