diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index c6a46955..c6079afb 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ syntax: regexp
 \.(aux|idx|ilg|ind|log|toc)$
 ^cmd/(stfo|osd|wiwarp|setfocus)(/|$)
 ^(pkg|src)/
+^doxy
 /bak/
 _dummy\.h$
 syntax: glob
diff --git a/cmd/tray/client.c b/cmd/tray/client.c
index 0e8e59f7..e961c20c 100644
--- a/cmd/tray/client.c
+++ b/cmd/tray/client.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ client_manage(XWindow w) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	wa.background_pixel = tray.selcolors.bg.pixel;
+	wa.background_pixel = pixelvalue(tray.selcolors.bg);
 	size = max(tray.iconsize / 4, 4);
 
 	c->indicator = createwindow(tray.win, Rect(0, 0, size, size), scr.depth,
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/mouse.c b/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
index a629f857..f3ff1245 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gethsep(Rectangle r) {
 	Window *w;
 	WinAttr wa;
 
-	wa.background_pixel = def.normcolor.border.pixel;
+	wa.background_pixel = pixelvalue(def.normcolor.border);
 	w = createwindow(&scr.root, r, scr.depth, InputOutput, &wa, CWBackPixel);
 	mapwin(w);
 	raisewin(w);
diff --git a/include/stuff/x11.h b/include/stuff/x11.h
index 5270f350..1ce197d5 100644
--- a/include/stuff/x11.h
+++ b/include/stuff/x11.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef enum WindowType WindowType;
 typedef XSetWindowAttributes WinAttr;
 
 typedef union ClientMessageData ClientMessageData;
-typedef struct Color Color;
+typedef XRenderColor Color;
 typedef struct CTuple CTuple;
 typedef struct ErrorCode ErrorCode;
 typedef struct Ewmh Ewmh;
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ union ClientMessageData {
 	long l[5];
 };
 
-struct Color {
-	ulong		pixel;
-	XRenderColor	render;
-};
-
 struct CTuple {
 	Color bg;
 	Color fg;
@@ -274,8 +269,9 @@ Font*	loadfont(const char*);
 void	lowerwin(Window*);
 int	mapwin(Window*);
 void	movewin(Window*, Point);
-bool	namedcolor(char *name, Color*);
+bool	parsecolor(const char *name, Color*);
 bool	parsekey(char*, int*, char**);
+ulong	pixelvalue(Color);
 int	pointerscreen(void);
 bool	pophandler(Window*, Handlers*);
 void	pushhandler(Window*, Handlers*, void*);
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/Makefile b/lib/libstuff/Makefile
index 1670d12c..51e22c48 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libstuff/Makefile
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@ OBJ=\
 	x11/initdisplay	\
 	x11/sendevent	\
 	x11/sendmessage	\
-	x11/setgccol	\
 	x11/sync	\
 	x11/x11		\
 	x11/xatom	\
 	x11/xft		\
 	x11/colors/loadcolor	\
-	x11/colors/namedcolor	\
+	x11/colors/parsecolor	\
 	x11/colors/xftcolor	\
 	x11/drawing/border	\
 	x11/drawing/drawline	\
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ OBJ=\
 	x11/drawing/drawstring	\
 	x11/drawing/fill	\
 	x11/drawing/fillpoly	\
+	x11/drawing/setgccol	\
 	x11/focus/getfocus	\
 	x11/focus/setfocus	\
 	x11/geometry/XRect	\
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/loadcolor.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/loadcolor.c
index 22d7c3b7..cefa5cf8 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/loadcolor.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/loadcolor.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ loadcolor(CTuple *c, const char *str) {
 	memcpy(c->colstr, str, sizeof c->colstr);
 
 	buf[7] = buf[15] = buf[23] = '\0';
-	return namedcolor(buf, &c->fg)
-	    && namedcolor(buf+8, &c->bg)
-	    && namedcolor(buf+16, &c->border);
+	return parsecolor(buf, &c->fg)
+	    && parsecolor(buf+8, &c->bg)
+	    && parsecolor(buf+16, &c->border);
 }
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/namedcolor.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/namedcolor.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ecfff65..00000000
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/namedcolor.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright ©2007-2010 Kris Maglione <maglione.k at Gmail>
- * See LICENSE file for license details.
- */
-#include "../x11.h"
-
-bool
-namedcolor(char *name, Color *ret) {
-	XColor c, c2;
-
-	if(XAllocNamedColor(display, scr.colormap, name, &c, &c2)) {
-		*ret = (Color) {
-			c.pixel, {
-				c.red,
-				c.green,
-				c.blue,
-				0xffff
-			},
-		};
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..857ef164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/parsecolor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* Copyright ©2007-2010 Kris Maglione <maglione.k at Gmail>
+ * See LICENSE file for license details.
+ */
+#include "../x11.h"
+
+ulong
+pixelvalue(Color c) {
+	return ((ulong)(c.alpha&0xff00) << 16)
+	     | ((ulong)(c.red&0xff00) << 8)
+	     | ((ulong)(c.green&0xff00) << 0)
+	     | ((ulong)(c.blue&0xff00) >> 8);
+}
+
+bool
+parsecolor(const char *name, Color *ret) {
+
+	return XRenderParseColor(display, (char*)(uintptr_t)name, ret);
+}
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/xftcolor.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/xftcolor.c
index 2efbadf9..a352d0d7 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/xftcolor.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/colors/xftcolor.c
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ xftcolor(Color col) {
 	XftColor *c;
 
 	c = emallocz(sizeof *c);
-	*c = (XftColor) {
-			  ((col.render.alpha&0xff00) << 24)
-			| ((col.render.red&0xff00) << 8)
-			| ((col.render.green&0xff00) << 0)
-			| ((col.render.blue&0xff00) >> 8),
-		col.render
-	};
+	*c = (XftColor){ pixelvalue(col), col };
 	return freelater(c);
 }
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/border.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/border.c
index 66340e31..d37da306 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/border.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/border.c
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ border(Image *dst, Rectangle r, int w, Color col) {
 	XSetLineAttributes(display, dst->gc, w, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
 	setgccol(dst, col);
 	XDrawRectangle(display, dst->xid, dst->gc,
-			r.min.x, r.min.y, Dx(r), Dy(r));
+		       r.min.x, r.min.y, Dx(r), Dy(r));
 }
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/setgccol.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/setgccol.c
similarity index 52%
rename from lib/libstuff/x11/setgccol.c
rename to lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/setgccol.c
index a4b09bbc..c2f94924 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/setgccol.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/drawing/setgccol.c
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* Copyright ©2007-2010 Kris Maglione <maglione.k at Gmail>
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
-#include "x11.h"
+#include "../x11.h"
 
 void
-setgccol(Image *dst, Color col) {
-	XSetForeground(display, dst->gc, col.pixel);
+setgccol(Image *dst, Color c) {
+	XSetForeground(display, dst->gc, pixelvalue(c));
 }
diff --git a/lib/libstuff/x11/windows/setborder.c b/lib/libstuff/x11/windows/setborder.c
index d2a98755..9c80a4f9 100644
--- a/lib/libstuff/x11/windows/setborder.c
+++ b/lib/libstuff/x11/windows/setborder.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setborder(Window *w, int width, Color col) {
 
 	assert(w->type == WWindow);
 	if(width)
-		XSetWindowBorder(display, w->xid, col.pixel);
+		XSetWindowBorder(display, w->xid, pixelvalue(col));
 	if(width != w->border)
 		configwin(w, w->r, width);
 }