So, for example, here are how pants have their color set:
https://github.com/Meridian59/Meridian59/blob/master/kod/object/item/passitem/defmod/pants.kod#L67

There are constants for color translations at:
https://github.com/Meridian59/Meridian59/blob/master/kod/include/blakston.khd#L188

I see that the various mushrooms are also done this way.  So let's try to figure out the right way to do this, rather than hard-coding a number.