Custom Palettes

There is no defined mapping between heraldic colour names and the colour values used in computers and printing and different authorities have created their own mappings. DrawShield supports various of these mappings and it is also possible to define your own mapping. Simply create a text file in the format below, give it an appropriate name ending in ".txt" and place it in the directory svg/schemes.

Lines beginning with // are treated as comments and ignored, as are empty lines. All other lines are assumed to be colour names and RGB colour values separated by an equals symbol.

Note that you cannot define new colour names using this file, only redefine the existing ones. There is no need to define every colour, those do not appear in the file will be replaced by the default values shown below.

    
azure=#1E7FCB
vert=#149414
gules=#E21313
argent=#F0F0F0
sable=#050505
purpure=#965578
// additional tinctures
murrey=#8C004B
sanguine=#850606
carnation=#FEC3AC
brunatre=#7E0001
cendree=#848484
rose=#FF006E
bis=#F1E2BE
celestial-azure=#96C8F9
senois=#8D4024
tenne=#A75502
orange=#FAA401
//Other decorative parts
charge-stroke=#696969
ordinary-stroke=none
pattern-stroke=none
division-stroke=none
// For sports fields
white-line=#FFFFFF
// Error colour
gray=#888888
// Additions by https://www.reddit.com/user/Mysterious_Italy
iron=#bcbcbc
bronze=#c28039
copper=#ba702f
lead=#6b949e
steel=#bdbdbd
white=#ffffff
// other heraldic authorities
buff=#f0dc82
red-ochre=#890520
yellow-ochre=#ccaa2b
crimson=#850606 //same as sanguine"
or=#EFD807
azure=#1E7FCB
vert=#149414
gules=#E21313
argent=#F0F0F0
sable=#050505
purpure=#965578
// additional tinctures
murrey=#8C004B
sanguine=#850606
carnation=#FEC3AC
brunatre=#7E0001
cendree=#848484
rose=#FF006E
bis=#F1E2BE
celestial-azure=#96C8F9
senois=#8D4024
tenne=#A75502
orange=#FAA401
//Other decorative parts
charge-stroke=#696969
ordinary-stroke=none
pattern-stroke=none
division-stroke=none
// For sports fields
white-line=#FFFFFF
// Error colour
gray=#888888
// Additions by https://www.reddit.com/user/Mysterious_Italy
iron=#bcbcbc
bronze=#c28039
copper=#ba702f
lead=#6b949e
steel=#bdbdbd
white=#ffffff
// other heraldic authorities
buff=#f0dc82
red-ochre=#890520
yellow-ochre=#ccaa2b
crimson=#850606 //same as sanguine