diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
index 17d8c29..55e23a8 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
@@ -124,15 +124,24 @@ class Display:
             return pad.addstr(y, x, msg, attr)
 
     def init_pair(self, number: int, foreground: int, background: int) -> None:
+        foreground = foreground if self.screen and curses.can_change_color() \
+            and foreground < curses.COLORS \
+            else curses.COLOR_WHITE
+        background = background if self.screen and curses.can_change_color() \
+            and background < curses.COLORS \
+            else curses.COLOR_WHITE
         return curses.init_pair(number, foreground, background) \
-            if self.screen else None
+            if self.screen and curses.can_change_color() \
+            and number < curses.COLOR_PAIRS else None
 
     def color_pair(self, number: int) -> int:
-        return curses.color_pair(number) if self.screen else 0
+        return curses.color_pair(number) if self.screen \
+            and number < curses.COLOR_PAIRS else 0
 
     def init_color(self, number: int, red: int, green: int, blue: int) -> None:
         return curses.init_color(number, red, green, blue) \
-            if self.screen else None
+            if self.screen and curses.can_change_color() \
+            and number < curses.COLORS else None
 
     def resize(self, y: int, x: int, height: int, width: int,
                resize_pad: bool = True) -> None: