diff --git a/src/basics/color.cc b/src/basics/color.cc
index f9db9cd..3c75aaf 100644
--- a/src/basics/color.cc
+++ b/src/basics/color.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 namespace charles {
 namespace basics {
 
+const Color Color::Black = Color();
+const Color Color::White = Color(1, 1, 1);
+const Color Color::Red = Color(1, 0, 0);
+const Color Color::Green = Color(0, 1, 0);
+const Color Color::Blue = Color(0, 0, 1);
+
+
 /*
  * charles::basics::Color::Color --
  */
diff --git a/src/basics/color.hh b/src/basics/color.hh
index ed4d0c2..b2624b1 100644
--- a/src/basics/color.hh
+++ b/src/basics/color.hh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
  */
 
+#ifndef __BASICS_COLOR_HH__
+#define __BASICS_COLOR_HH__
+
 #include "basics/types.hh"
 
 
@@ -52,3 +55,4 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Color &c);
 } /* namespace basics */
 } /* namespace charles */
 
+#endif /* __BASICS_COLOR_HH__ */