diff --git a/kibot/ansi.py b/kibot/ansi.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e97ba2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kibot/ansi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Copyright Jonathan Hartley 2013. BSD 3-Clause license, see LICENSE file.
+'''
+This module generates ANSI character codes to printing colors to terminals.
+See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
+'''
+import sys
+import os
+
+CSI = '\033['
+OSC = '\033]'
+BEL = '\a'
+is_a_tty = sys.stderr.isatty() and os.name == 'posix'
+
+def code_to_chars(code):
+    return CSI + str(code) + 'm' if is_a_tty else ''
+
+def set_title(title):
+    return OSC + '2;' + title + BEL
+
+def clear_screen(mode=2):
+    return CSI + str(mode) + 'J'
+
+def clear_line(mode=2):
+    return CSI + str(mode) + 'K'
+
+
+class AnsiCodes(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        # the subclasses declare class attributes which are numbers.
+        # Upon instantiation we define instance attributes, which are the same
+        # as the class attributes but wrapped with the ANSI escape sequence
+        for name in dir(self):
+            if not name.startswith('_'):
+                value = getattr(self, name)
+                setattr(self, name, code_to_chars(value))
+
+
+class AnsiCursor(object):
+    def UP(self, n=1):
+        return CSI + str(n) + 'A'
+    def DOWN(self, n=1):
+        return CSI + str(n) + 'B'
+    def FORWARD(self, n=1):
+        return CSI + str(n) + 'C'
+    def BACK(self, n=1):
+        return CSI + str(n) + 'D'
+    def POS(self, x=1, y=1):
+        return CSI + str(y) + ';' + str(x) + 'H'
+
+
+class AnsiFore(AnsiCodes):
+    BLACK           = 30
+    RED             = 31
+    GREEN           = 32
+    YELLOW          = 33
+    BLUE            = 34
+    MAGENTA         = 35
+    CYAN            = 36
+    WHITE           = 37
+    RESET           = 39
+
+    # These are fairly well supported, but not part of the standard.
+    LIGHTBLACK_EX   = 90
+    LIGHTRED_EX     = 91
+    LIGHTGREEN_EX   = 92
+    LIGHTYELLOW_EX  = 93
+    LIGHTBLUE_EX    = 94
+    LIGHTMAGENTA_EX = 95
+    LIGHTCYAN_EX    = 96
+    LIGHTWHITE_EX   = 97
+
+
+class AnsiBack(AnsiCodes):
+    BLACK           = 40
+    RED             = 41
+    GREEN           = 42
+    YELLOW          = 43
+    BLUE            = 44
+    MAGENTA         = 45
+    CYAN            = 46
+    WHITE           = 47
+    RESET           = 49
+
+    # These are fairly well supported, but not part of the standard.
+    LIGHTBLACK_EX   = 100
+    LIGHTRED_EX     = 101
+    LIGHTGREEN_EX   = 102
+    LIGHTYELLOW_EX  = 103
+    LIGHTBLUE_EX    = 104
+    LIGHTMAGENTA_EX = 105
+    LIGHTCYAN_EX    = 106
+    LIGHTWHITE_EX   = 107
+
+
+class AnsiStyle(AnsiCodes):
+    BRIGHT    = 1
+    DIM       = 2
+    NORMAL    = 22
+    RESET_ALL = 0
+
+Fore   = AnsiFore()
+Back   = AnsiBack()
+Style  = AnsiStyle()
+Cursor = AnsiCursor()
diff --git a/kibot/log.py b/kibot/log.py
index 17e5ef30..44d94511 100644
--- a/kibot/log.py
+++ b/kibot/log.py
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ Handles logging initialization and formating.
 import sys
 import logging
 from io import StringIO
-
+no_colorama = False
+try:
+    from colorama import init as colorama_init, Fore, Back, Style
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    no_colorama = True
+# If colorama isn't installed use an ANSI basic replacement
+if no_colorama:
+    from .ansi import Fore, Back, Style
+else:
+    colorama_init()
 # Default domain, base name for the tool
 domain = 'kilog'
 filters = None
@@ -105,17 +114,17 @@ class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     """Logging Formatter to add colors"""
 
     if sys.stderr.isatty():
-        grey = "\x1b[38;21m"
-        yellow = "\x1b[93;1m"
-        red = "\x1b[91;1m"
-        bold_red = "\x1b[91;21m"
-        cyan = "\x1b[36;1m"
-        reset = "\x1b[0m"
+        white = Fore.WHITE
+        yellow = Fore.YELLOW + Style.BRIGHT
+        red = Fore.RED + Style.BRIGHT
+        red_alarm = Fore.RED + Back.WHITE + Style.BRIGHT
+        cyan = Fore.CYAN + Style.BRIGHT
+        reset = Style.RESET_ALL
     else:
-        grey = ""
+        white = ""
         yellow = ""
         red = ""
-        bold_red = ""
+        red_alarm = ""
         cyan = ""
         reset = ""
     # format = "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s "
@@ -125,10 +134,10 @@ class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
 
     FORMATS = {
         logging.DEBUG: cyan + format + reset,
-        logging.INFO: grey + format_simple + reset,
+        logging.INFO: white + format_simple + reset,
         logging.WARNING: yellow + format + reset,
         logging.ERROR: red + format + reset,
-        logging.CRITICAL: bold_red + format + reset
+        logging.CRITICAL: red_alarm + format + reset
     }
 
     def format(self, record):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 60a00979..70de3848 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ setup(name='kibot',
       # Packages are marked using __init__.py
       packages=find_packages(),
       scripts=['src/kibot', 'src/kiplot'],
-      install_requires=['kiauto', 'pyyaml', 'xlsxwriter'],
+      install_requires=['kiauto', 'pyyaml', 'xlsxwriter', 'colorama'],
       classifiers=['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
                    'Environment :: Console',
                    'Intended Audience :: Developers',