colors-related improvements

README.md

@@ -21,3 +21,29 @@ run `setup.sh`, which will create links from the repository to the `~/.vim`
 folder and install plugin manager Vundle. Because of links, you shouldn't move
 or remove the directory in which you cloned this repo. The benefit is that you
 can get updates to the settings with just `git pull`.
+
+## Recommended terminal colors
+
+The included colorschemes were meant to be used with the following terminal
+color settings:
+
+```
+0:  #000000 (snowhite)
+0:  #101010 (pitchblack) 
+1:  #c00000
+2:  #00c000
+3:  #c0c000
+4:  #0000c0
+5:  #c000c0
+6:  #00afaf
+7:  #c0c0c0
+8:  #808080
+9:  #ff0000
+10: #00ff00
+11: #ffff00
+12: #0000ff
+13: #ff00ff
+14: #00c0c0
+15: #ffffff (snowhite)
+15: #eeeeee (pitchblack)
+```