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+/* $Id: string_colours.h 27378 2015-08-10 10:04:14Z alberth $ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file string_colours.h The colour translation of GRF's strings. */
+
+/** Colour mapping for #TextColour. */
+static const byte _string_colourmap[17] = {
+	150, // TC_BLUE
+	 12, // TC_SILVER
+	189, // TC_GOLD
+	184, // TC_RED
+	174, // TC_PURPLE
+	 30, // TC_LIGHT_BROWN
+	195, // TC_ORANGE
+	209, // TC_GREEN
+	 68, // TC_YELLOW
+	 95, // TC_DARK_GREEN
+	 79, // TC_CREAM
+	116, // TC_BROWN
+	 15, // TC_WHITE
+	152, // TC_LIGHT_BLUE
+	  6, // TC_GREY
+	133, // TC_DARK_BLUE
+	  1, // TC_BLACK
+};