I have been looking for nice colors such as mc has for yellow and green.

In ncurses, you can specify those RGB:

> 
> 10.2. Changing Color Definitions
> 
> 
> The function init\_color()can be used to change the rgb values for the
>  colors defined by curses initially. Say you wanted to lighten the
>  intensity of red color by a minuscule. Then you can use this function
>  as
> 
> 
> 
> ```
> init_color(COLOR_RED, 700, 0, 0);
> /* param 1     : color name
>  * param 2, 3, 4 : rgb content min = 0, max = 1000 */
> 
> ```
> 
> 

I couldnt find bright yellow or bright green colors. Aren't they included by default in ncurses?

Regards,
Ulrich