diff --git a/data/palettes/monokai.gpl b/data/palettes/monokai.gpl
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+GIMP Palette
+Name: Monokai
+#
+0   0   0   Blank
+27  29	30  Black
+39  40  32  Darker-brown
+62  61  50  Dark-brown
+117 113 94  Bown
+248 248 242 White
+249 38  114 Red
+253 151 31  Orange
+230 219 116 Yellow
+102 217 239 Blue
+166 226 46  Green
+174 129 255 Purple
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diff --git a/data/palettes/solarized.gpl b/data/palettes/solarized.gpl
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+GIMP Palette
+Name: Solarized
+Columns: 16
+#
+  0   0   0 Blank
+  0  43  54 solarized-base03
+  7  54  66 solarized-base02
+ 88 110 117 solarized-base01
+101 123 131 solarized-base00
+131 148 150 solarized-base0
+147 161 161 solarized-base1
+238 232 213 solarized-base2
+253 246 227 solarized-base3
+181 137   0 solarized-yellow
+203  75  22 solarized-orange
+220  50  47 solarized-red
+211  54 130 solarized-magenta
+108 113 196 solarized-violet
+ 38 139 210 solarized-blue
+ 42 161 152 solarized-cyan
+133 153   0 solarized-green
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