diff --git a/examples/00-helloworld/helloworld.cpp b/examples/00-helloworld/helloworld.cpp
index 3d8ac23ea..a9d98658e 100644
--- a/examples/00-helloworld/helloworld.cpp
+++ b/examples/00-helloworld/helloworld.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public:
 				);
 			bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 1, 0x0f, "Color can be changed with ANSI \x1b[9;me\x1b[10;ms\x1b[11;mc\x1b[12;ma\x1b[13;mp\x1b[14;me\x1b[0m code too.");
 
+			bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(80, 1, 0x0f, "\x1b[;0m    \x1b[;1m    \x1b[; 2m    \x1b[; 3m    \x1b[; 4m    \x1b[; 5m    \x1b[; 6m    \x1b[; 7m    \x1b[0m");
+			bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(80, 2, 0x0f, "\x1b[;8m    \x1b[;9m    \x1b[;10m    \x1b[;11m    \x1b[;12m    \x1b[;13m    \x1b[;14m    \x1b[;15m    \x1b[0m");
+
 			const bgfx::Stats* stats = bgfx::getStats();
 			bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 2, 0x0f, "Backbuffer %dW x %dH in pixels, debug text %dW x %dH in characters."
 				, stats->width
diff --git a/examples/05-instancing/instancing.cpp b/examples/05-instancing/instancing.cpp
index bf4ebcefd..80c1caa5d 100644
--- a/examples/05-instancing/instancing.cpp
+++ b/examples/05-instancing/instancing.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public:
 				// When instancing is not supported by GPU, implement alternative
 				// code path that doesn't use instancing.
 				bool blink = uint32_t(time*3.0f)&1;
-				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x1f : 0x01, " Instancing is not supported by GPU. ");
+				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x4f : 0x04, " Instancing is not supported by GPU. ");
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/examples/21-deferred/deferred.cpp b/examples/21-deferred/deferred.cpp
index 4ad2b9c02..57f986f77 100644
--- a/examples/21-deferred/deferred.cpp
+++ b/examples/21-deferred/deferred.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public:
 				// When multiple render targets (MRT) is not supported by GPU,
 				// implement alternative code path that doesn't use MRT.
 				bool blink = uint32_t(time*3.0f)&1;
-				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x1f : 0x01, " MRT not supported by GPU. ");
+				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x4f : 0x04, " MRT not supported by GPU. ");
 
 				// Set view 0 default viewport.
 				bgfx::setViewRect(0, 0, 0, uint16_t(m_width), uint16_t(m_height) );
diff --git a/examples/22-windows/windows.cpp b/examples/22-windows/windows.cpp
index abaa01dd6..70c701eed 100644
--- a/examples/22-windows/windows.cpp
+++ b/examples/22-windows/windows.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public:
 			else
 			{
 				bool blink = uint32_t(time*3.0f)&1;
-				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x1f : 0x01, " Multiple windows is not supported by `%s` renderer. ", bgfx::getRendererName(bgfx::getCaps()->rendererType) );
+				bgfx::dbgTextPrintf(0, 0, blink ? 0x4f : 0x04, " Multiple windows is not supported by `%s` renderer. ", bgfx::getRendererName(bgfx::getCaps()->rendererType) );
 			}
 
 			uint32_t count = 0;
diff --git a/include/bgfx/bgfx.h b/include/bgfx/bgfx.h
index 43f0251f0..8140d4c05 100644
--- a/include/bgfx/bgfx.h
+++ b/include/bgfx/bgfx.h
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ namespace bgfx
 	///
 	/// @param[in] _x, _y 2D position from top-left.
 	/// @param[in] _attr Color palette. Where top 4-bits represent index of background, and bottom
-	///   4-bits represent foreground color from standard VGA text palette.
+	///   4-bits represent foreground color from standard VGA text palette (ANSI escape codes).
 	/// @param[in] _format `printf` style format.
 	///
 	/// @attention C99 equivalent is `bgfx_dbg_text_printf`.
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ namespace bgfx
 	///
 	/// @param[in] _x, _y 2D position from top-left.
 	/// @param[in] _attr Color palette. Where top 4-bits represent index of background, and bottom
-	///   4-bits represent foreground color from standard VGA text palette.
+	///   4-bits represent foreground color from standard VGA text palette (ANSI escape codes).
 	/// @param[in] _format `printf` style format.
 	/// @param[in] _argList additional arguments for format string
 	///
diff --git a/src/bgfx.cpp b/src/bgfx.cpp
index 35f6eff68..610ddf9d1 100644
--- a/src/bgfx.cpp
+++ b/src/bgfx.cpp
@@ -653,25 +653,26 @@ namespace bgfx
 			float m_v;
 		};
 
-		static uint32_t palette[16] =
+		static uint32_t palette[] =
 		{
-			0x0,
-			0xff0000cc,
-			0xff069a4e,
-			0xff00a0c4,
-			0xffa46534,
-			0xff7b5075,
-			0xff9a9806,
-			0xffcfd7d3,
-			0xff535755,
-			0xff2929ef,
-			0xff34e28a,
-			0xff4fe9fc,
-			0xffcf9f72,
-			0xffa87fad,
-			0xffe2e234,
-			0xffeceeee,
+			0x0,        // Black
+			0xffa46534, // Blue
+			0xff069a4e, // Green
+			0xff9a9806, // Cyan
+			0xff0000cc, // Red
+			0xff7b5075, // Magenta
+			0xff00a0c4, // Brown
+			0xffcfd7d3, // Light Gray
+			0xff535755, // Dark Gray
+			0xffcf9f72, // Light Blue
+			0xff34e28a, // Light Green
+			0xffe2e234, // Light Cyan
+			0xff2929ef, // Light Red
+			0xffa87fad, // Light Magenta
+			0xff4fe9fc, // Yellow
+			0xffeceeee, // White
 		};
+		BX_STATIC_ASSERT(BX_COUNTOF(palette) == 16);
 
 		uint32_t yy = 0;
 		uint32_t xx = 0;