diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e192ec..63b0eab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
 # Simple Graphics Library with Mouse and Keyboard Events
 
 Based on http://horstmann.com/sjsu/graphics/
+
+**#UPDATE 30th November **
+ Added a couple of colours and in different gradients.
+
+     // Red Gradients
+    public static final Color RED = new Color(255, 0, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_RED = new Color(255, 102, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_RED = new Color(153, 0, 0);
+
+    // Green Gradients
+    public static final Color GREEN = new Color(0, 255, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_GREEN = new Color(102, 255, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_GREEN = new Color(0, 153, 0);
+    public static final Color LIME_GREEN = new Color(50, 205, 50);
+    public static final Color FOREST_GREEN = new Color(34, 139, 34);
+
+    // Blue Gradients
+    public static final Color BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 255);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_BLUE = new Color(102, 178, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 153);
+    public static final Color SKY_BLUE = new Color(135, 206, 235);
+    public static final Color ROYAL_BLUE = new Color(65, 105, 225);
+    public static final Color NAVY_BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 128);
+
+    // Yellow Gradients
+    public static final Color YELLOW = new Color(255, 255, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_YELLOW = new Color(255, 255, 153);
+    public static final Color DARK_YELLOW = new Color(204, 204, 0);
+    public static final Color GOLD_YELLOW = new Color(255, 223, 0);
+
+    // Cyan Gradients
+    public static final Color CYAN = new Color(0, 255, 255);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_CYAN = new Color(153, 255, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_CYAN = new Color(0, 153, 153);
+
+    // Magenta Gradients
+    public static final Color MAGENTA = new Color(255, 0, 255);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_MAGENTA = new Color(255, 153, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_MAGENTA = new Color(153, 0, 153);
+
+    // Orange Gradients
+    public static final Color ORANGE = new Color(255, 165, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_ORANGE = new Color(255, 200, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_ORANGE = new Color(255, 140, 0);
+
+    // Purple Gradients
+    public static final Color PURPLE = new Color(128, 0, 128);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_PURPLE = new Color(186, 85, 211);
+    public static final Color DARK_PURPLE = new Color(75, 0, 130);
+
+    // Brown Gradients
+    public static final Color BROWN = new Color(165, 42, 42);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_BROWN = new Color(210, 180, 140);
+    public static final Color DARK_BROWN = new Color(101, 67, 33);
+
+    // Gray Gradients
+    public static final Color GRAY = new Color(128, 128, 128);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_GRAY = new Color(211, 211, 211);
+    public static final Color DARK_GRAY = new Color(64, 64, 64);
+
+    // Black and White
+    public static final Color BLACK = new Color(0, 0, 0);
+    public static final Color WHITE = new Color(255, 255, 255);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/codeforall/online/simplegraphics/graphics/Color.java b/src/main/java/com/codeforall/online/simplegraphics/graphics/Color.java
index 9f8c275..551d4de 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/codeforall/online/simplegraphics/graphics/Color.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/codeforall/online/simplegraphics/graphics/Color.java
@@ -7,19 +7,65 @@ public class Color {
 
     // Color constants
 
+    // Red Gradients
     public static final Color RED = new Color(255, 0, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_RED = new Color(255, 102, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_RED = new Color(153, 0, 0);
+
+    // Green Gradients
     public static final Color GREEN = new Color(0, 255, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_GREEN = new Color(102, 255, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_GREEN = new Color(0, 153, 0);
+    public static final Color LIME_GREEN = new Color(50, 205, 50);
+    public static final Color FOREST_GREEN = new Color(34, 139, 34);
+
+    // Blue Gradients
     public static final Color BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 255);
-    public static final Color WHITE = new Color(255, 255, 255);
-    public static final Color LIGHT_GRAY = new Color(192, 192, 192);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_BLUE = new Color(102, 178, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 153);
+    public static final Color SKY_BLUE = new Color(135, 206, 235);
+    public static final Color ROYAL_BLUE = new Color(65, 105, 225);
+    public static final Color NAVY_BLUE = new Color(0, 0, 128);
+
+    // Yellow Gradients
+    public static final Color YELLOW = new Color(255, 255, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_YELLOW = new Color(255, 255, 153);
+    public static final Color DARK_YELLOW = new Color(204, 204, 0);
+    public static final Color GOLD_YELLOW = new Color(255, 223, 0);
+
+    // Cyan Gradients
+    public static final Color CYAN = new Color(0, 255, 255);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_CYAN = new Color(153, 255, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_CYAN = new Color(0, 153, 153);
+
+    // Magenta Gradients
+    public static final Color MAGENTA = new Color(255, 0, 255);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_MAGENTA = new Color(255, 153, 255);
+    public static final Color DARK_MAGENTA = new Color(153, 0, 153);
+
+    // Orange Gradients
+    public static final Color ORANGE = new Color(255, 165, 0);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_ORANGE = new Color(255, 200, 102);
+    public static final Color DARK_ORANGE = new Color(255, 140, 0);
+
+    // Purple Gradients
+    public static final Color PURPLE = new Color(128, 0, 128);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_PURPLE = new Color(186, 85, 211);
+    public static final Color DARK_PURPLE = new Color(75, 0, 130);
+
+    // Brown Gradients
+    public static final Color BROWN = new Color(165, 42, 42);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_BROWN = new Color(210, 180, 140);
+    public static final Color DARK_BROWN = new Color(101, 67, 33);
+
+    // Gray Gradients
     public static final Color GRAY = new Color(128, 128, 128);
+    public static final Color LIGHT_GRAY = new Color(211, 211, 211);
     public static final Color DARK_GRAY = new Color(64, 64, 64);
+
+    // Black and White
     public static final Color BLACK = new Color(0, 0, 0);
-    public static final Color CYAN = new Color(0, 255, 255);
-    public static final Color MAGENTA = new Color(255, 0, 255);
-    public static final Color YELLOW = new Color(255, 255, 0);
-    public static final Color PINK = new Color(255, 175, 175);
-    public static final Color ORANGE = new Color(255, 200, 0);
+    public static final Color WHITE = new Color(255, 255, 255);
     
     /**
      * Constructs a new Color object.