diff --git a/examples/default-palette.pal b/examples/default-palette.pal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d41cbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/default-palette.pal
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+JASC-PAL
+0100
+16
+0 0 0
+255 255 255
+255 0 0
+0 255 0
+0 0 255
+0 255 255
+255 0 255
+255 255 0
+127 127 127
+160 160 160
+127 0 0
+0 127 0
+0 0 127
+0 127 127
+127 0 127
+127 127 0
diff --git a/examples/graphbench.pas b/examples/graphbench.pas
index 9abbfba..32f4627 100644
--- a/examples/graphbench.pas
+++ b/examples/graphbench.pas
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ begin
 end;
 
 begin
-	readSpriteData('rocket.sprt');
+	readSpriteData('sprite-testcard.sprt');
 
 	InitGraphics;
 	startBench('points 200K');
diff --git a/examples/sprite-testcard.sprt b/examples/sprite-testcard.sprt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31fc9e
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/sprite-testcard.sprt differ
diff --git a/lib/corelib.s b/lib/corelib.s
index 1ac12e9..998cc8c 100644
--- a/lib/corelib.s
+++ b/lib/corelib.s
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ SETPALETTE:
 
 DEFAULT_PALETTE:
 	.WORD 0,    $FFF, $F00, $0F0, $00F, $0FF, $F0F, $FF0
-	.WORD $777, $777, $700, $070, $007, $077, $707, $770
+	.WORD $777, $AAA, $700, $070, $007, $077, $707, $770
 
 ; set whole video memory to zero
 CLEARGRAPHICS: