diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f3f78..f568ef4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
 cmake_policy(VERSION 3.0)
-project (mazemaker VERSION 1.3)
+project (mazemaker VERSION 1.4)
 
 SET(EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} CACHE PATH "Installation prefix for executables and object code libraries" FORCE)
 SET(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include CACHE PATH "Installation prefix for C header files" FORCE)
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index d5bb57a..1b9d622 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ set_target_properties(mazemaker_static PROPERTIES
 )
 install (TARGETS mazemaker_shared mazemaker_static DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
 install (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mazemaker.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_LIBRARIES} m)
-target_include_directories(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS} ../include)
-target_include_directories(mazemaker_static PUBLIC ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS} ../include)
-target_compile_options(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_CFLAGS_OTHER})
-target_compile_options(mazemaker_static PUBLIC ${PNG_CFLAGS_OTHER})
-target_link_options(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC -L${PNG_LIBDIR})
+target_link_libraries(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_LIBRARIES};m)
+target_link_directories(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+target_include_directories(mazemaker_shared PUBLIC ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS};../include)
+target_include_directories(mazemaker_static PUBLIC ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS};../include)
diff --git a/lib/options.c b/lib/options.c
index 034a4e4..8476add 100644
--- a/lib/options.c
+++ b/lib/options.c
@@ -18,15 +18,40 @@ void mazemaker_options_free(mazeoptions_t* options) {
     free(options);
 }
 
+static int interpretColorName(char const* color_desc, rgb_color_t dst) {
+    if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "black")) { dst[0] = dst[1] = dst[2] = 0; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "white")) { dst[0] = dst[1] = dst[2] = 0xff; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "red")) { dst[0] = 0xff; dst[1] = dst[2] = 0; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "blue")) { dst[0] = dst[1] = 0; dst[2] = 0xff; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "green")) { dst[0] = dst[2] = 0; dst[1] = 0xff; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "yellow")) { dst[2] = 0; dst[0] = dst[1] = 0xff; }
+    else if ((0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "magenta")) ||
+             (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "purple"))) { dst[1] = 0; dst[0] = dst[2] = 0xff; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "cyan")) { dst[0] = 0; dst[1] = dst[2] = 0xff; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "orange")) { dst[0] = 0xff; dst[1] = 0x7f; dst[2] = 0; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "brown")) { dst[0] = 0x7f; dst[1] = 0x3f; dst[2] = 0; }
+    else if ((0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "gray")) ||
+             (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "grey"))) { dst[0] = dst[1] = dst[2] = 0x7f; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkblue")) { dst[0] = dst[1] = 0; dst[2] = 0x7f; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkgreen")) { dst[0] = dst[2] = 0; dst[1] = 0x7f; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkred")) { dst[0] = 0x7f; dst[1] = dst[2] = 0; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "pink")) { dst[0] = 0xff; dst[1] = 0xa0; dst[2] = 0xbf; }
+    else if ((0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkmagenta")) ||
+             (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkpurple"))) { dst[1] = 0; dst[0] = dst[2] = 0x7f; }
+    else if (0 == strcasecmp(color_desc, "darkcyan")) { dst[0] = 0; dst[1] = dst[2] = 0x7f; }
+    else return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int stringToColor(char const* color_desc, rgb_color_t dst) {
-    if (color_desc[0] != '#') return -1; // bad format
+    if (color_desc[0] != '#') return interpretColorName(color_desc, dst); 
 
     size_t l;
     for (l = 1; color_desc[l] != '\0'; l++) if (!isxdigit(color_desc[l])) return -1; // bad format
 
     if ((l != 4) && (l != 7)) return -1; // bad format
 
-    char x2[3] = { 0, 0, 0};
+    char x2[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
     if (l == 4) {
         x2[0] = x2[1] = color_desc[1];
         sscanf(x2, "%hhx", &dst[0]);
diff --git a/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 91adb10..355f3c6 100644
--- a/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_search_module(POPT REQUIRED popt)
 
-add_executable(mazemaker)
-target_sources(mazemaker PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mazemaker.c)
-target_link_libraries(mazemaker PUBLIC mazemaker_shared ${POPT_LIBRARIES})
-target_include_directories(mazemaker PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include PUBLIC ${POPT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_compile_options(mazemaker PUBLIC ${POPT_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+include_directories("../include" ${POPT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+add_executable(mazemaker mazemaker.c)
+target_link_libraries(mazemaker mazemaker_shared ${POPT_LIBRARIES})
 
 install (TARGETS mazemaker DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/utils/mazemaker.c b/utils/mazemaker.c
index 173c35d..622c585 100644
--- a/utils/mazemaker.c
+++ b/utils/mazemaker.c
@@ -41,8 +41,18 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     }
     mazegrid_t maze;
     mazeoptions_t* options = mazemaker_options_new();
-    if (fg_color != NULL) mazemaker_options_set_wall_color(options, fg_color);
-    if (bg_color != NULL) mazemaker_options_set_background_color(options, bg_color);
+    if (fg_color != NULL) {
+        if (0 > mazemaker_options_set_wall_color(options, fg_color)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Unknown color: \"%s\"\n", fg_color);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+    if (bg_color != NULL) {
+        if (0 > mazemaker_options_set_background_color(options, bg_color)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Unknown color: \"%s\"\n", bg_color);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
     mazemaker_generate_maze(width, height, &maze);
     mazemaker_maze_to_png_opt(&maze, filename, options);
     mazemaker_free_maze(&maze);