This extension class adds an extension method to the Enum type. This created the ability for each value of an Enumeration to have a default text value associated with it by simple adding an attribute to each enum value.

public enum MyEnum
{
    [DisplayValue("#FFFFFF")]
    White
}

static public class EnumExtension
    {
        /// 

        /// Will get the string value for a given enums value, this will
        /// only work if you assign the StringValue attribute to
        /// the items in your enum.
        /// 

        /// 
        /// 
        public static string GetDisplayValue(this Enum value)
        {
            // Get the type
            Type type = value.GetType();

            // Get fieldinfo for this type
            FieldInfo fieldInfo = type.GetField(value.ToString());

            // Get the stringvalue attributes
            DisplayValueAttribute[] attribs = fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(
                typeof(DisplayValueAttribute), false) as DisplayValueAttribute[];

            // Return the first if there was a match.
            return attribs.Length > 0 ? attribs[0].DisplayValue : null;
        }
    }