diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c926facf..919e36ec 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle"
 version = "0.2.5"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexopt",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-ansi-term"
@@ -193,6 +196,12 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lexopt"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "baff4b617f7df3d896f97fe922b64817f6cd9a756bb81d40f8883f2f66dcb401"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.133"
diff --git a/crates/anstyle/Cargo.toml b/crates/anstyle/Cargo.toml
index dece8bc7..4e775911 100644
--- a/crates/anstyle/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/anstyle/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ default = ["std"]
 std = []
 
 [dependencies]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+lexopt = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/crates/anstyle/examples/dump.rs b/crates/anstyle/examples/dump.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..664dbdb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/anstyle/examples/dump.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+fn main() -> Result<(), lexopt::Error> {
+    let args = Args::parse()?;
+
+    for fixed in 0..16 {
+        print_number(fixed, args.layer, args.effects);
+        if fixed == 7 || fixed == 15 {
+            println!();
+        }
+    }
+
+    for r in 0..6 {
+        println!();
+        for g in 0..6 {
+            for b in 0..6 {
+                let fixed = r * 36 + g * 6 + b + 16;
+                print_number(fixed, args.layer, args.effects);
+            }
+            println!();
+        }
+    }
+
+    for c in 0..24 {
+        if 0 == c % 8 {
+            println!();
+        }
+        let fixed = 232 + c;
+        print_number(fixed, args.layer, args.effects);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Args {
+    effects: anstyle::Effects,
+    layer: Layer,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+enum Layer {
+    Fg,
+    Bg,
+    Underline,
+}
+
+impl Default for Layer {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Layer::Fg
+    }
+}
+
+impl Args {
+    fn parse() -> Result<Self, lexopt::Error> {
+        use lexopt::prelude::*;
+
+        let mut res = Args::default();
+
+        let mut args = lexopt::Parser::from_env();
+        while let Some(arg) = args.next()? {
+            match arg {
+                Long("layer") => {
+                    res.layer = args.value()?.parse_with(|s| match s {
+                        "fg" => Ok(Layer::Fg),
+                        "bg" => Ok(Layer::Bg),
+                        "underline" => Ok(Layer::Underline),
+                        _ => Err("expected values fg, bg, underline"),
+                    })?;
+                }
+                Long("effect") => {
+                    const EFFECTS: [(&str, anstyle::Effects); 8] = [
+                        ("bold", anstyle::Effects::BOLD),
+                        ("dimmed", anstyle::Effects::DIMMED),
+                        ("italic", anstyle::Effects::ITALIC),
+                        ("underline", anstyle::Effects::UNDERLINE),
+                        ("blink", anstyle::Effects::BLINK),
+                        ("invert", anstyle::Effects::INVERT),
+                        ("hidden", anstyle::Effects::HIDDEN),
+                        ("strikethrough", anstyle::Effects::STRIKETHROUGH),
+                    ];
+                    let effect = args.value()?.parse_with(|s| {
+                        EFFECTS
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .find(|(name, _)| *name == s)
+                            .map(|(_, effect)| effect)
+                            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                                format!(
+                                    "expected one of {}",
+                                    EFFECTS
+                                        .into_iter()
+                                        .map(|(n, _)| n)
+                                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                        .join(", ")
+                                )
+                            })
+                    })?;
+                    res.effects = res.effects.insert(effect);
+                }
+                _ => return Err(arg.unexpected()),
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_number(fixed: u8, layer: Layer, effects: anstyle::Effects) {
+    let color = anstyle::XTermColor(fixed).into();
+    let style = match layer {
+        Layer::Fg => anstyle::Style::new().fg_color(Some(color)),
+        Layer::Bg => anstyle::Style::new().bg_color(Some(color)),
+        Layer::Underline => anstyle::Style::new().underline_color(Some(color)),
+    } | effects;
+    print!("{}{:>4}{}", style.render(), fixed, anstyle::Reset.render());
+}