diff --git a/src/item.rs b/src/item.rs
index 1532760..0b94ea0 100644
--- a/src/item.rs
+++ b/src/item.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@ pub struct Item {
     pub animation_frames: Vec<Image>,
     pub name: Option<String>,
     pub dialogue_id: Option<String>,
+    pub colour_id: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Item {
     fn name_line(&self) -> String {
         optional_data_line("NAME", self.name.as_ref())
     }
+
     fn dialogue_line(&self) -> String {
         optional_data_line("DLG", self.dialogue_id.as_ref())
     }
+
+    fn colour_line(&self) -> String {
+        optional_data_line("COL", self.colour_id.as_ref())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<String> for Item {
@@ -24,14 +30,17 @@ impl From<String> for Item {
         let id = from_base36(&lines[0].replace("ITM ", ""));
         let mut name = None;
         let mut dialogue_id = None;
+        let mut colour_id: Option<u64> = None;
 
-        for _ in 0..2 {
+        loop {
             let last_line = lines.pop().unwrap();
 
             if last_line.starts_with("NAME") {
                 name = Some(last_line.replace("NAME ", "").to_string());
             } else if last_line.starts_with("DLG") {
                 dialogue_id = Some(last_line.replace("DLG ", "").to_string());
+            } else if last_line.starts_with("COL") {
+                colour_id = Some(last_line.replace("COL ", "").parse().unwrap());
             } else {
                 lines.push(last_line);
                 break;
@@ -40,12 +49,12 @@ impl From<String> for Item {
 
         // todo dedupe
         let animation_frames = lines[1..].join("");
-        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split("\n>\n").collect();
+        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split(">").collect();
         let animation_frames: Vec<Image> = animation_frames.iter().map(|&frame| {
             Image::from(frame.to_string())
         }).collect();
 
-        Item { id, name, animation_frames, dialogue_id }
+        Item { id, name, animation_frames, dialogue_id, colour_id }
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,11 +62,12 @@ impl ToString for Item {
     #[inline]
     fn to_string(&self) -> String {
         format!(
-            "ITM {}\n{}{}{}",
+            "ITM {}\n{}{}{}{}",
             self.id.to_base36(),
             self.animation_frames.to_string(),
             self.name_line(),
             self.dialogue_line(),
+            self.colour_line(),
         )
     }
 }