diff --git a/doc/MONSTERS.md b/doc/MONSTERS.md
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--- a/doc/MONSTERS.md
+++ b/doc/MONSTERS.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ List of scenttype_id ignored by this monster. scent_types are defined in scent_t
 ## "symbol", "color"
 (string)
 
-Symbol and color representing monster in-game. The symbol must be a UTF-8 string, that is exactly one console cell width (may be several Unicode characters). The color must be a valid color id, see TODO: find or create a list of color ids.
+Symbol and color representing monster in-game. The symbol must be a UTF-8 string, that is exactly one console cell width (may be several Unicode characters). See [COLOR.md](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/master/doc/COLOR.md) for details.
 
 ## "size"
 (string, optional)