diff --git a/Nasal/canvas/api.nas b/Nasal/canvas/api.nas
index 0b5cdc24f..f1bdf5954 100644
--- a/Nasal/canvas/api.nas
+++ b/Nasal/canvas/api.nas
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var include_path = "Nasal/canvas/api/";
 # log level for debug output
 var _API_dbg_level = DEV_WARN;
 
+io.include(include_path~"colors.nas");
 io.include(include_path~"helpers.nas");
 io.include(include_path~"transform.nas");
 io.include(include_path~"element.nas");
diff --git a/Nasal/canvas/api/colors.nas b/Nasal/canvas/api/colors.nas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6092fae8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Nasal/canvas/api/colors.nas
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# colors.nas
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+colors = {
+    black:      [0, 0, 0],
+    white:      [1, 1, 1],
+    grey25:     [0.25, 0.25, 0.25],
+    grey50:     [0.5, 0.5, 0.5],
+    grey75:     [0.75, 0.75, 0.75],
+    
+    red:        [1, 0, 0],
+    green:      [0, 1, 0],
+    blue:       [0, 0, 1],
+    cyan:       [0, 1, 1],
+    magenta:    [1, 0, 1],
+    yellow:     [1, 1, 0],
+    
+    lightblue:  [0, 0.5, 1],
+    purple:     [0.5, 0, 1],
+    orange:     [1, 0.5, 0],
+    
+    amber: [1, 0.682, 0],    
+};
diff --git a/Nasal/canvas/draw/draw.nas b/Nasal/canvas/draw/draw.nas
index b709d66b9..0a6b89ae8 100644
--- a/Nasal/canvas/draw/draw.nas
+++ b/Nasal/canvas/draw/draw.nas
@@ -141,20 +141,6 @@ var draw = {
 #aliases
 draw.diamond = draw.rhombus;
 
-draw.colors = {
-    white:   [1, 1, 1],
-    grey50:   [0.5, 0.5, 0.5],
-    grey25:   [0.25, 0.25, 0.25],
-    black:   [0, 0, 0],
-    red:     [1, 0, 0],
-    green:   [0, 1, 0],
-    blue:    [0, 0, 1],
-    cyan:    [0, 1, 1],
-    magenta: [1, 0, 1],
-    yellow:  [1, 1, 0],
-    orange:  [1, 0.5, 0],
-};
-
 #base class for styles
 draw.style = {
     new: func() {
diff --git a/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis-canvas.nas b/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis-canvas.nas
index ba945fe44..e90c86915 100644
--- a/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis-canvas.nas
+++ b/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis-canvas.nas
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var EFISCanvas = {
         me._timers = [];
     },
 
-    colors: EFIS.colors,
+    colors: canvas.colors,
     defaultcanvas_settings: EFIS.defaultcanvas_settings,
 
     new: func(name, svgfile=nil) {
diff --git a/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis.nas b/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis.nas
index 10b93acbc..6adc7542d 100644
--- a/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis.nas
+++ b/Nasal/modules/canvas_efis/efis.nas
@@ -27,17 +27,7 @@ var EFIS = {
     
     window_size: [450,450],
     
-    colors: { 
-        transparent: [1,0,0,0],
-        white: [1,1,1],
-        red: [1,0,0],
-        green : [0,1,0],
-        blue : [0,0,1],
-        yellow: [1,1,0],
-        cyan: [0,1,1],
-        magenta: [1,0,1],
-        amber: [1,0.682,0],
-    },
+    colors: canvas.colors, 
     
     del: func() {
     },