3 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ff2jpg.1 b/ff2jpg.1
index 5c8e97a..4555a66 100644
--- a/ff2jpg.1
+++ b/ff2jpg.1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ writes a diagnostic message to stderr.
 .It Fl b Ar colour
 Mix the background alpha channel with
 .Ar colour
-specified as #rgb, #rrggbb or #rrrrggggbbbb. The default is #fff.
+specified as rgb, rrggbb or rrrrggggbbbb. The default is fff.
 .It Fl o
 Optimize the Huffman table, which reduces the file size but takes longer.
 .It Fl q Ar quality
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $
 .Pp
 $ bunzip2 < image.ff.bz2 |
 .Nm
--b '#00ff00' -q 90 > image.jpg
+-b 0f0 -q 90 > image.jpg
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr bzip2 1 ,
 .Xr farbfeld 5
diff --git a/ff2ppm.1 b/ff2ppm.1
index 9bebf7a..feba2f3 100644
--- a/ff2ppm.1
+++ b/ff2ppm.1
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ writes a diagnostic message to stderr.
 .Ar colour
 Mix the background alpha channel with
 .Ar colour
-specified as #rgb, #rrggbb or #rrrrggggbbbb. The default is #fff.
+specified as rgb, rrggbb or rrrrggggbbbb. The default is fff.
 .El
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $
 .Pp
 $ bunzip2 < image.ff.bz2 |
 .Nm
--b '#00ff00' > image.ppm
+-b 0f0 > image.ppm
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr bzip2 1 ,
 .Xr farbfeld 5
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index ea933ca..ba139b4 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ parse_mask(const char *s, uint16_t mask[3])
 	unsigned int col[3], colfac;
 	char fmt[] = "%#x%#x%#x";
 
-	if ((s++)[0] != '#') {
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	slen = strlen(s);
 	if (slen != 3 && slen != 6 && slen != 12) {
 		return 1;