diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index c7ecd58..a92abcc 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Encoding: UTF-8
 Package: ppcli
 Type: Package
 Title: Plaintext Board Game Visualizations
-Version: 0.3.0-2
+Version: 0.3.0-3
 Authors@R: c(person("Trevor L.", "Davis", role=c("aut", "cre"),
              email="trevor.l.davis@gmail.com",
              comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-6341-4639")))
diff --git a/R/str_piece.R b/R/str_piece.R
index b279311..8b219a5 100644
--- a/R/str_piece.R
+++ b/R/str_piece.R
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #'              If `FALSE` won't colorize output at all.
 #'              If `"html"` will colorize output for html.
 #'              Otherwise will colorize output for the terminal using ANSI CSI SGR control sequences.
+#'              See [cli::ansi_palettes] to customize the colors used.
 #' @param reorient Determines whether and how we should reorient (the angle) of pieces or symbols:\enumerate{
 #'        \item{The default "none" (or `FALSE`) means don't reorient any pieces/symbols.}
 #'        \item{"all" (or `TRUE`) means setting the angle to zero for all pieces
@@ -129,9 +130,11 @@ str_piece_helper <- function(
 	text <- rev(apply(cm$char, 1, function(x) paste(x, collapse = "")))
 	text <- paste(text, collapse = "\n")
 	if (color == "html") {
+		# cli::ansi_html() drops background colors from subsequent spans when
+		# only the foreground changes; ansi_simplify() does not help
+		# see https://github.com/r-lib/cli/issues/752
 		assert_suggested("fansi")
 		text <- fansi::sgr_to_html(text)
-		# text <- cli::ansi_html(text)
 	}
 	paste0(text, "\n")
 }
diff --git a/man/cat_piece.Rd b/man/cat_piece.Rd
index e7d82cd..8ccd33f 100644
--- a/man/cat_piece.Rd
+++ b/man/cat_piece.Rd
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ cat_piece(
 \item{color}{How should the text be colorized.
 If \code{FALSE} won't colorize output at all.
 If \code{"html"} will colorize output for html.
-Otherwise will colorize output for the terminal using ANSI CSI SGR control sequences.}
+Otherwise will colorize output for the terminal using ANSI CSI SGR control sequences.
+See \link[cli:ansi_palettes]{cli::ansi_palettes} to customize the colors used.}
 
 \item{reorient}{Determines whether and how we should reorient (the angle) of pieces or symbols:\enumerate{
 \item{The default "none" (or \code{FALSE}) means don't reorient any pieces/symbols.}
diff --git a/man/str_piece.Rd b/man/str_piece.Rd
index 9e99e22..be448b7 100644
--- a/man/str_piece.Rd
+++ b/man/str_piece.Rd
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ str_piece(
 \item{color}{How should the text be colorized.
 If \code{FALSE} won't colorize output at all.
 If \code{"html"} will colorize output for html.
-Otherwise will colorize output for the terminal using ANSI CSI SGR control sequences.}
+Otherwise will colorize output for the terminal using ANSI CSI SGR control sequences.
+See \link[cli:ansi_palettes]{cli::ansi_palettes} to customize the colors used.}
 
 \item{reorient}{Determines whether and how we should reorient (the angle) of pieces or symbols:\enumerate{
 \item{The default "none" (or \code{FALSE}) means don't reorient any pieces/symbols.}