diff --git a/core/image/common.odin b/core/image/common.odin
index 8c77ec48a..9955f0ee1 100644
--- a/core/image/common.odin
+++ b/core/image/common.odin
@@ -1131,4 +1131,4 @@ write_bytes :: proc(buf: ^bytes.Buffer, data: []u8) -> (err: compress.General_Er
 		return compress.General_Error.Resize_Failed
 	}
 	return nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/sys/windows/gdi32.odin b/core/sys/windows/gdi32.odin
index 15d5567c7..8c686f2dc 100644
--- a/core/sys/windows/gdi32.odin
+++ b/core/sys/windows/gdi32.odin
@@ -62,5 +62,10 @@ foreign gdi32 {
 	ChoosePixelFormat :: proc(hdc: HDC, ppfd: ^PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR) -> c_int ---
 	SwapBuffers :: proc(HDC) -> BOOL ---
 
+	SetDCBrushColor :: proc(hdc: HDC, color: COLORREF) -> COLORREF ---
 	PatBlt :: proc(hdc: HDC, x, y, w, h: c_int, rop: DWORD) -> BOOL ---
 }
+
+RGB :: proc(r, g, b: u8) -> COLORREF {
+	return COLORREF(COLORREF(r) | COLORREF(g) << 8 | COLORREF(b) << 16)
+}
diff --git a/core/sys/windows/types.odin b/core/sys/windows/types.odin
index 6bded29e1..4093fd3f9 100644
--- a/core/sys/windows/types.odin
+++ b/core/sys/windows/types.odin
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ UINT_PTR :: uintptr
 ULONG :: c_ulong
 UCHAR :: BYTE
 NTSTATUS :: c.long
+COLORREF :: DWORD
+LPCOLORREF :: ^COLORREF
 LPARAM :: LONG_PTR
 WPARAM :: UINT_PTR
 LRESULT :: LONG_PTR