4-bit color

4-bit color is a color depth that can allow for up to 16 grays, or 16 colors assigned by a color lookup table (CLUT). This is referred to as "16 colors" on classic Macintosh systems, and the standard by PC users.
==Color palettes==
When the cost of was high, early computers used color palettes to improve the appearance of graphics with a limited number of colors.
===Apple Computer===
Apple Computer implemented the 8 basic QuickDraw colors in a rudimentary 16-color "System Palette", though the term is more commonly associated with the 256-color palette.Color Palettes (PDF) by Marc Johnson, Columbia University School of the Arts. 2020.
===Microsoft===
Microsoft implemented a palette based on the in which the first 8 colors were lower-luminosity values of the last 8.Microsoft Windows 1.01, PCjs Machines. 1985-11-20.
==References==
==See also==
*4-bit
==External links==
*4-bit color at the Adobe Wiki
* and at Wikipedia
Category:Colors