--- rxvt-unicode/src/init.C	2010/01/31 09:02:48	1.262
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/init.C	2010/04/01 00:12:33	1.263
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     "rgb:00/ff/ff",             // 6/14: bright cyan    (Cyan)
     "rgb:ff/ff/ff",             // 7/15: bright white   (White)
 
+#ifndef USE_256_COLORS
     // 88 xterm colours
     "rgb:00/00/00",
     "rgb:00/00/8b",
@@ -249,6 +250,249 @@
     "rgb:b9/b9/b9",
     "rgb:d0/d0/d0",
     "rgb:e7/e7/e7",
+#else
+    // 256 xterm colours
+    "rgb:00/00/00",
+    "rgb:00/00/5f",
+    "rgb:00/00/87",
+    "rgb:00/00/af",
+    "rgb:00/00/d7",
+    "rgb:00/00/ff",
+    "rgb:00/5f/00",
+    "rgb:00/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:00/5f/87",
+    "rgb:00/5f/af",
+    "rgb:00/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:00/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:00/87/00",
+    "rgb:00/87/5f",
+    "rgb:00/87/87",
+    "rgb:00/87/af",
+    "rgb:00/87/d7",
+    "rgb:00/87/ff",
+    "rgb:00/af/00",
+    "rgb:00/af/5f",
+    "rgb:00/af/87",
+    "rgb:00/af/af",
+    "rgb:00/af/d7",
+    "rgb:00/af/ff",
+    "rgb:00/d7/00",
+    "rgb:00/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:00/d7/87",
+    "rgb:00/d7/af",
+    "rgb:00/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:00/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:00/ff/00",
+    "rgb:00/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:00/ff/87",
+    "rgb:00/ff/af",
+    "rgb:00/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:00/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/00/00",
+    "rgb:5f/00/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/00/87",
+    "rgb:5f/00/af",
+    "rgb:5f/00/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/00/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/00",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/87",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/af",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/87/00",
+    "rgb:5f/87/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/87/87",
+    "rgb:5f/87/af",
+    "rgb:5f/87/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/87/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/af/00",
+    "rgb:5f/af/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/af/87",
+    "rgb:5f/af/af",
+    "rgb:5f/af/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/af/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/00",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/87",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/af",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/00",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/87",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/af",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:5f/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:87/00/00",
+    "rgb:87/00/5f",
+    "rgb:87/00/87",
+    "rgb:87/00/af",
+    "rgb:87/00/d7",
+    "rgb:87/00/ff",
+    "rgb:87/5f/00",
+    "rgb:87/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:87/5f/87",
+    "rgb:87/5f/af",
+    "rgb:87/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:87/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:87/87/00",
+    "rgb:87/87/5f",
+    "rgb:87/87/87",
+    "rgb:87/87/af",
+    "rgb:87/87/d7",
+    "rgb:87/87/ff",
+    "rgb:87/af/00",
+    "rgb:87/af/5f",
+    "rgb:87/af/87",
+    "rgb:87/af/af",
+    "rgb:87/af/d7",
+    "rgb:87/af/ff",
+    "rgb:87/d7/00",
+    "rgb:87/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:87/d7/87",
+    "rgb:87/d7/af",
+    "rgb:87/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:87/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:87/ff/00",
+    "rgb:87/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:87/ff/87",
+    "rgb:87/ff/af",
+    "rgb:87/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:87/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:af/00/00",
+    "rgb:af/00/5f",
+    "rgb:af/00/87",
+    "rgb:af/00/af",
+    "rgb:af/00/d7",
+    "rgb:af/00/ff",
+    "rgb:af/5f/00",
+    "rgb:af/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:af/5f/87",
+    "rgb:af/5f/af",
+    "rgb:af/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:af/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:af/87/00",
+    "rgb:af/87/5f",
+    "rgb:af/87/87",
+    "rgb:af/87/af",
+    "rgb:af/87/d7",
+    "rgb:af/87/ff",
+    "rgb:af/af/00",
+    "rgb:af/af/5f",
+    "rgb:af/af/87",
+    "rgb:af/af/af",
+    "rgb:af/af/d7",
+    "rgb:af/af/ff",
+    "rgb:af/d7/00",
+    "rgb:af/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:af/d7/87",
+    "rgb:af/d7/af",
+    "rgb:af/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:af/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:af/ff/00",
+    "rgb:af/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:af/ff/87",
+    "rgb:af/ff/af",
+    "rgb:af/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:af/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/00/00",
+    "rgb:d7/00/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/00/87",
+    "rgb:d7/00/af",
+    "rgb:d7/00/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/00/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/00",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/87",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/af",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/87/00",
+    "rgb:d7/87/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/87/87",
+    "rgb:d7/87/af",
+    "rgb:d7/87/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/87/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/af/00",
+    "rgb:d7/af/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/af/87",
+    "rgb:d7/af/af",
+    "rgb:d7/af/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/af/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/00",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/87",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/af",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/00",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/87",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/af",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:d7/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/00/00",
+    "rgb:ff/00/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/00/87",
+    "rgb:ff/00/af",
+    "rgb:ff/00/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/00/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/00",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/87",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/af",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/5f/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/87/00",
+    "rgb:ff/87/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/87/87",
+    "rgb:ff/87/af",
+    "rgb:ff/87/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/87/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/af/00",
+    "rgb:ff/af/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/af/87",
+    "rgb:ff/af/af",
+    "rgb:ff/af/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/af/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/00",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/87",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/af",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/d7/ff",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/00",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/5f",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/87",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/af",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/d7",
+    "rgb:ff/ff/ff",
+    "rgb:08/08/08",
+    "rgb:12/12/12",
+    "rgb:1c/1c/1c",
+    "rgb:26/26/26",
+    "rgb:30/30/30",
+    "rgb:3a/3a/3a",
+    "rgb:44/44/44",
+    "rgb:4e/4e/4e",
+    "rgb:58/58/58",
+    "rgb:62/62/62",
+    "rgb:6c/6c/6c",
+    "rgb:76/76/76",
+    "rgb:80/80/80",
+    "rgb:8a/8a/8a",
+    "rgb:94/94/94",
+    "rgb:9e/9e/9e",
+    "rgb:a8/a8/a8",
+    "rgb:b2/b2/b2",
+    "rgb:bc/bc/bc",
+    "rgb:c6/c6/c6",
+    "rgb:d0/d0/d0",
+    "rgb:da/da/da",
+    "rgb:e4/e4/e4",
+    "rgb:ee/ee/ee",
+#endif
 
 #ifndef NO_CURSORCOLOR
     COLOR_CURSOR_BACKGROUND,