diff --git a/src/drw_entities.cpp b/src/drw_entities.cpp
index 05469ad..a012874 100644
--- a/src/drw_entities.cpp
+++ b/src/drw_entities.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ bool DRW_Entity::parseCode(int code, dxfReader *reader){
     case 430:
         colorName = reader->getString();
         break;
+    case 440:
+        transparency = reader->getInt32();
+        break;
     case 67:
         space = static_cast<DRW::Space>(reader->getInt32());
         break;
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@ bool DRW_Entity::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, dwgBuffer* strBu
         DRW_DBG(", haveNextLinks (forced): "); DRW_DBG(haveNextLinks); DRW_DBG("\n");
     }
 //ENC color
-    color = buf->getEnColor(version); //BS or CMC //ok for R14 or negate
+    color = buf->getEnColor( version, color24, transparency ); //BS or CMC //OK for R14 or negate
     ltypeScale = buf->getBitDouble(); //BD
     DRW_DBG(" entity color: "); DRW_DBG(color);
     DRW_DBG(" ltScale: "); DRW_DBG(ltypeScale); DRW_DBG("\n");
@@ -2961,7 +2964,7 @@ bool DRW_Viewport::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs){
         DRW_DBG("Brightness: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getBitDouble()); DRW_DBG("\n");
         DRW_DBG("Contrast: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getBitDouble()); DRW_DBG("\n");
 //        DRW_DBG("Ambient Cmc or Enc: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getCmColor(version)); DRW_DBG("\n");
-        DRW_DBG("Ambient (Cmc or Enc?), Enc: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getEnColor(version)); DRW_DBG("\n");
+        DRW_DBG("Ambient (Cmc or Enc?), Enc: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getEnColor(version, color24, transparency)); DRW_DBG("\n");
     }
     ret = DRW_Entity::parseDwgEntHandle(version, buf);
 
diff --git a/src/intern/dwgbuffer.cpp b/src/intern/dwgbuffer.cpp
index ad12d5f..7f2bb7e 100644
--- a/src/intern/dwgbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/intern/dwgbuffer.cpp
@@ -787,36 +787,32 @@ duint32 dwgBuffer::getCmColor(DRW::Version v) {
 * For R2004+, can be CMC or ENC
 * RGB value, first 4bits 0xC0 => ByLayer, 0xC1 => ByBlock, 0xC2 => RGB,  0xC3 => last 4 are ACIS
 */
-duint32 dwgBuffer::getEnColor(DRW::Version v) {
+duint32 dwgBuffer::getEnColor(DRW::Version v, int &rgb, int &transparency ) {
     if (v < DRW::AC1018) //2000-
         return getSBitShort();
-    duint32 rgb = 0;
-    duint32 cb = 0;
+    rgb = -1;
+    transparency = 0;
     duint16 idx = getBitShort();
     DRW_DBG("idx reads COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(idx);
     duint16 flags = idx>>8;
     idx = idx & 0x1FF; //RLZ: warning this is correct?
-    DRW_DBG("\nflag COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(flags);
-    DRW_DBG(", index COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(idx);
-//    if (flags & 0x80) {
-//        rgb = getBitLong();
-//        DRW_DBG("\nRGB COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(rgb);
-//    }
-    if (flags & 0x20) {
-        cb = getBitLong();
-        DRW_DBG("\nTransparency COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(cb);
-    }
-    if (flags & 0x40)
-        DRW_DBG("\nacdbColor COLOR are present");
-    else {
-        if (flags & 0x80) {
-            rgb = getBitLong();
-            DRW_DBG("\nRGB COLOR: "); DRW_DBGH(rgb);
-        }
+    DRW_DBG( "flag COLOR:" ); DRW_DBGH( flags ); DRW_DBG( ", index COLOR:" ); DRW_DBGH( idx ); DRW_DBG( "\n" );
+    if ( flags & 0x80 )
+    {
+      // complex color (rgb)
+      rgb = getBitLong() & 0xffffff;
+
+      DRW_DBG( "RGB COLOR:" ); DRW_DBGH( rgb ); DRW_DBG( "\n" );
+      if ( flags & 0x40 )
+      {
+        DRW_DBG( "acdbColor COLOR are present\n" );
+      }
     }
 
-/*    if (flags & 0x80)
-        return getBitLong();*/
+    if (flags & 0x20) {
+        transparency = getBitLong();
+        DRW_DBG( "Transparency COLOR:" ); DRW_DBGH( transparency ); DRW_DBG( "\n" );
+    }
 
     return idx; //default return ByLayer
 }
diff --git a/src/intern/dwgbuffer.h b/src/intern/dwgbuffer.h
index 9627644..163d67e 100644
--- a/src/intern/dwgbuffer.h
+++ b/src/intern/dwgbuffer.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class dwgBuffer {
     double getThickness(bool b_R2000_style);//BT
     //3DD
     duint32 getCmColor(DRW::Version v); //CMC
-    duint32 getEnColor(DRW::Version v); //ENC
+    duint32 getEnColor( DRW::Version v, int &rgb, int &transparency ); //ENC
     //TC
 
     duint16 getBERawShort16();  //RS big-endian order