The LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) has just unanimously ratified changes to official colour restrictions and specifications.
This means, that:
* Direct colours, i.e. 0x02RRGGBB colour values, are now officially recognized.
* Blended colours, i.e. the 256-512 range, are now officially recognized, albeit obsolete.
The following spec pages have been updated accordingly:
* LDraw 1.0.0 specs:
http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html [4]
* Official part restrictions specs:
http://www.ldraw.org/Article512.html [5]
Michael Heidemann
On behalf of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC)