diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d87d4be..8f994bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 .bundle
 .config
 .yardoc
-Gemfile.lock
 InstalledFiles
 _yardoc
 coverage
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411557d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/bfoz/sketch.git
+  revision: 1f7977e3f93d801a6a970e74508510055ed2e12e
+  specs:
+    sketch (0.4)
+      geometry (~> 6.4)
+
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/bfoz/units-ruby.git
+  revision: e198cdb4e6978676b9e131ff8540b44aa7f57595
+  specs:
+    units (3.0.1)
+
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    dxf (0.3.1)
+      geometry (~> 6.4)
+      sketch (~> 0.4)
+      units (~> 3.0)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    geometry (6.5)
+    minitest (5.9.0)
+    rake (11.2.2)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  dxf!
+  minitest
+  rake
+  sketch!
+  units!
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.12.5
diff --git a/lib/dxf/entity.rb b/lib/dxf/entity.rb
index e4284d9..d8226af 100644
--- a/lib/dxf/entity.rb
+++ b/lib/dxf/entity.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Entity
 
 	attr_accessor :handle
 	attr_accessor :layer
+  attr_accessor :color_number
 
 	def self.new(type)
 	    case type
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ def parse_pair(code, value)
 	    #  These are from the table that starts on page 70 of specification
 	    case code
 		when '5'
-		    handle = value
+		    self.handle = value
 		when '8'
-		    layer = value
+		    self.layer = value
+    when '62'
+        self.color_number = value.to_i
 		else
 		    p "Unrecognized entity group code: #{code} #{value}"
 	    end
diff --git a/lib/dxf/parser.rb b/lib/dxf/parser.rb
index cccbdcd..20db5be 100644
--- a/lib/dxf/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/dxf/parser.rb
@@ -245,4 +245,4 @@ def to_entity
 	    end
 	end
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/dxf/unparser.rb b/lib/dxf/unparser.rb
index cfbb25d..34652aa 100644
--- a/lib/dxf/unparser.rb
+++ b/lib/dxf/unparser.rb
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ def unparse(output, sketch)
 		       [0, 'EOF']).join("\n")
 	end
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/test/dxf/parser.rb b/test/dxf/parser.rb
index a3b6fff..35c48da 100644
--- a/test/dxf/parser.rb
+++ b/test/dxf/parser.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	circle = parser.entities.last
 	circle.must_be_instance_of(DXF::Circle)
 	circle.center.must_equal Geometry::Point[0,0]
+  circle.layer.must_equal '0'
 	circle.radius.must_equal 1
     end
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 	arc.radius.must_equal 1
 	arc.start_angle.must_equal 180.0
 	arc.end_angle.must_equal 270.0
+  arc.layer.must_equal '0'
     end
 
     it 'must parse a file with a translated circle' do
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 	circle.must_be_instance_of(DXF::Circle)
 	circle.center.must_equal Geometry::Point[1,1]
 	circle.radius.must_equal 1
+  circle.layer.must_equal '0'
     end
 
     it 'must parse a file with a lightweight polyline' do
@@ -50,6 +53,8 @@
 	line.must_be_instance_of(DXF::Line)
 	line.first.must_equal Geometry::Point[0, 1]
 	line.last.must_equal Geometry::Point[0, 0]
+  parser.entities.first.layer.must_equal 'testing'
+  parser.entities.first.color_number.must_equal 254
     end
 
     it 'must parse a file with a spline' do
diff --git a/test/fixtures/square_inches.dxf b/test/fixtures/square_inches.dxf
index d4cfabc..a394c01 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/square_inches.dxf
+++ b/test/fixtures/square_inches.dxf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ENTITIES
 0
 LINE
 8
-0
+testing
 10
 0
 20
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ LINE
 1
 21
 0
+62
+254
 0
 LINE
 8
@@ -59,4 +61,4 @@ LINE
 0
 ENDSEC
 0
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+EOF