diff --git a/gfx.png b/gfx.png
index 0491d1a..8473f77 100644
Binary files a/gfx.png and b/gfx.png differ
diff --git a/include/color32.h b/include/color32.h
index 09aa899..de1fdf7 100644
--- a/include/color32.h
+++ b/include/color32.h
@@ -5,4 +5,17 @@
 
 typedef u32 sw_color32;
 
+sw_color32 sw_color32_from_rgb(u8 r, u8 g, u8 b);
+sw_color32 sw_color32_from_rgba(u8 r, u8 g, u8 b, u8 a);
+
+u8 sw_color32_get_r(sw_color32 col);
+u8 sw_color32_get_g(sw_color32 col);
+u8 sw_color32_get_b(sw_color32 col);
+u8 sw_color32_get_a(sw_color32 col);
+
+f32 sw_color32_get_rf(sw_color32 col);
+f32 sw_color32_get_gf(sw_color32 col);
+f32 sw_color32_get_bf(sw_color32 col);
+f32 sw_color32_get_af(sw_color32 col);
+
 #endif /* GUARD_99E25E7F8183EF0D8D27390EBC173C04 */
diff --git a/include/image8.h b/include/image8.h
index 3956d3c..94cb33e 100644
--- a/include/image8.h
+++ b/include/image8.h
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_6AEC99B12E1F76DC4E50DC199E93CDB5
 #define GUARD_6AEC99B12E1F76DC4E50DC199E93CDB5
 
+#include "color32.h"
 #include "color8.h"
 #include "vec2i.h"
 
 struct sw_image8 {
 	struct sw_vec2i size;
 	sw_color8 *_data;
+	sw_color32 palette[256];
 };
 
 struct sw_image8 *sw_image8_create(struct sw_vec2i size);
diff --git a/src/color32.c b/src/color32.c
index e69de29..05633bf 100644
--- a/src/color32.c
+++ b/src/color32.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "color32.h"
+
+sw_color32 sw_color32_from_rgb(u8 r, u8 g, u8 b) {
+	return (u32)r | ((u32)g << 8) | ((u32)b << 16) | ((u32)255 << 24);
+}
+
+sw_color32 sw_color32_from_rgba(u8 r, u8 g, u8 b, u8 a) {
+	return (u32)r | ((u32)g << 8) | ((u32)b << 16) | ((u32)a << 24);
+}
+
+u8 sw_color32_get_r(sw_color32 col) {
+	return col & 0xFF;
+}
+
+u8 sw_color32_get_g(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (col >> 8) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+u8 sw_color32_get_b(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (col >> 16) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+u8 sw_color32_get_a(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (col >> 24) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+f32 sw_color32_get_rf(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (f32)sw_color32_get_r(col) / 255.f;
+}
+
+f32 sw_color32_get_gf(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (f32)sw_color32_get_g(col) / 255.f;
+}
+
+f32 sw_color32_get_bf(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (f32)sw_color32_get_b(col) / 255.f;
+}
+
+f32 sw_color32_get_af(sw_color32 col) {
+	return (f32)sw_color32_get_a(col) / 255.f;
+}
diff --git a/src/gsa.c b/src/gsa.c
index fa93b0d..8541cc9 100644
--- a/src/gsa.c
+++ b/src/gsa.c
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+#include "color32.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "gl.h"
 #include "image8.h"
 #include "shader.h"
 #include <gl/gl.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #define GSA_NOMAIN
 #include "gsa.h"
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ struct render_vert {
 
 static i32 next_render_vert;
 static struct render_vert render_verts[MAX_RENDER_VERTS * 4];
+static sw_color32 palette[256];
 
 int gsa_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	(void)argc;
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ int gsa_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	sw_shaderprogram_use(program);
 
 	img = sw_image8_load_png("gfx.png");
+	memcpy(palette, img->palette, sizeof(img->palette));
 	glGenTextures(1, &tex);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
@@ -106,6 +110,14 @@ int gsa_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void add_render_vert(f32 x, f32 y, f32 tx, f32 ty) {
+	render_verts[next_render_vert].x = x;
+	render_verts[next_render_vert].y = y;
+	render_verts[next_render_vert].tx = tx;
+	render_verts[next_render_vert].ty = ty;
+	++next_render_vert;
+}
+
 static void rect(f32 x, f32 y, f32 w, f32 h, i16 tile) {
 	f32 tx, ty, ts;
 
@@ -121,8 +133,14 @@ static void rect(f32 x, f32 y, f32 w, f32 h, i16 tile) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	sw_log("tx %f | ty %f | ts %f", tx, ty, ts);
+	add_render_vert(x, y, tx, ty);
+	add_render_vert(x + w, y, tx + ts, ty);
+	add_render_vert(x, y + h, tx, ty + ts);
+	add_render_vert(x + w, y, tx + ts, ty);
+	add_render_vert(x, y + h, tx, ty + ts);
+	add_render_vert(x + w, y + h, tx + ts, ty + ts);
 
+	/*
 	render_verts[next_render_vert].x = x;
 	render_verts[next_render_vert].y = y;
 	render_verts[next_render_vert].tx = tx;
@@ -158,6 +176,8 @@ static void rect(f32 x, f32 y, f32 w, f32 h, i16 tile) {
 	render_verts[next_render_vert].tx = tx + ts;
 	render_verts[next_render_vert].ty = ty + ts;
 	++next_render_vert;
+
+	*/
 }
 
 void _gsa_tick() {
@@ -172,7 +192,12 @@ void _gsa_tick() {
 			rect(sprites[i].x, sprites[i].y, 16, 16, sprites[i].tile);
 		}
 	}
-
+	glClearColor(
+	    sw_color32_get_rf(palette[0]),
+	    sw_color32_get_gf(palette[0]),
+	    sw_color32_get_bf(palette[0]),
+	    sw_color32_get_af(palette[0])
+	);
 	glBindVertexArray(vao);
 	glBufferData(
 	    GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
diff --git a/src/image8.c b/src/image8.c
index 804be36..d638c05 100644
--- a/src/image8.c
+++ b/src/image8.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "color32.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "png.h"
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ struct sw_image8 *sw_image8_load_png_data(u8 *data, u32 data_len) {
 	u32 width, height;
 	u8 color_type, bit_depth;
 	u8 **row_pointers;
+	png_color *png_pal;
+	int png_pal_size;
 	u32 i;
 
 	buf = malloc(sizeof(struct sw_filebuffer));
@@ -90,6 +93,17 @@ struct sw_image8 *sw_image8_load_png_data(u8 *data, u32 data_len) {
 	png_read_image(png, row_pointers);
 
 	free(row_pointers);
+
+	png_get_PLTE(png, info, &png_pal, &png_pal_size);
+	if(png_pal_size > 256) {
+		png_pal_size = 256;
+	}
+	for(i = 0; (i32)i < png_pal_size; ++i) {
+		img->palette[i] = sw_color32_from_rgb(
+		    png_pal[i].red, png_pal[i].green, png_pal[i].blue
+		);
+	}
+
 	free(buf);
 
 	/* TODO: cleanup of png structs? */