*The '''Spectrum''' has a fixed '''palette of 15 colours''' (8 colours with bright versions of each making 15 in total - LIGHT black is still black).
* The Amstrad has 3 different [[Video modes|Video Modes]]. Mode 0 is 160x200 with 16 colours, mode 1 is 320x200 with 4 colours, mode 2 is 640x200 with 2 colours. All are bitmapped. The Spectrum only has 1 video mode, 256x192 which is bitmapped.
*'''Amstrad CPC''' has a '''palette of 27 colours.''' In mode 0 you can choose 16 of these, in mode 1 you can choose 4 of these, in mode 2 you can choose 2 of these. The Amstrad's palette includes equivalent colours that match closely the Spectrum's colours.