Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Color depth is a term used to describe the number of bits used to create the color of a single pixel. Color depth examples are 1-bit (black *or* white) 8-bit color uses 8 ones and zeroes to create a color. This is a limited color pallet. 16-bit uses 16 ones and zeros to create life-like colors. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.