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diff --git a/draw/getcolor.c b/draw/getcolor.c
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+/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include "draw.h"
+
+unsigned long
+getcolor(DC *dc, const char *colstr) {
+	Colormap cmap = DefaultColormap(dc->dpy, DefaultScreen(dc->dpy));
+	XColor color;
+
+	if(!XAllocNamedColor(dc->dpy, cmap, colstr, &color, &color))
+		eprint("cannot allocate color '%s'\n", colstr);
+	return color.pixel;
+}