diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/declarationErrors.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/declarationErrors.test.ts.snap
index 2cd6c1550a68..ae697a3dfe6c 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/declarationErrors.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/declarationErrors.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
 exports[`warns if describe returns a Promise 1`] = `
-"  console.warn
+"  console.log
       ● Test suite failed to run
     
         Returning a Promise from \\"describe\\" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports[`warns if describe returns a Promise 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`warns if describe returns something 1`] = `
-"  console.warn
+"  console.log
       ● Test suite failed to run
     
         A \\"describe\\" callback must not return a value.
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
index 35e0ad983896..fcd5050cfe6d 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import runJest from '../runJest';
 
 const normalizeCircusJasmine = (str: string) =>
   str
-    .replace(/console\.warn .+:\d+/, 'console.warn')
+    .replace(/console\.log .+:\d+/, 'console.log')
     .replace(/.+addSpecsToSuite (.+:\d+:\d+).+\n/, '');
 
 it('warns if describe returns a Promise', () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
index 50d9f0668936..e805639099ef 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   TestMode,
 } from './types';
 import {dispatch} from './state';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 type THook = (fn: HookFn, timeout?: number) => void;
 type DescribeFn = (blockName: BlockName, blockFn: BlockFn) => void;
@@ -68,11 +69,13 @@ const _dispatchDescribe = (
 
   // TODO throw in Jest 25
   if (isPromise(describeReturn)) {
-    console.warn(
+    console.log(
       formatExecError(
         new ErrorWithStack(
-          'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
-            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          chalk.yellow(
+            'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
+              'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          ),
           describeFn,
         ),
         {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
@@ -80,11 +83,13 @@ const _dispatchDescribe = (
       ),
     );
   } else if (describeReturn !== undefined) {
-    console.warn(
+    console.log(
       formatExecError(
         new ErrorWithStack(
-          'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
-            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          chalk.yellow(
+            'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
+              'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          ),
           describeFn,
         ),
         {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
index 5daefd4355e0..0da0b92ac1f5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 /* eslint-disable sort-keys */
 
 import {AssertionError} from 'assert';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 import queueRunner from '../queueRunner';
 import treeProcessor from '../treeProcessor';
 import isError from '../isError';
@@ -379,22 +380,26 @@ export default function(j$) {
 
       // TODO throw in Jest 25: declarationError = new Error
       if (isPromise(describeReturnValue)) {
-        console.warn(
+        console.log(
           formatExecError(
             new Error(
-              'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
-                'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+              chalk.yellow(
+                'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
+                  'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+              ),
             ),
             {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
             {noStackTrace: false},
           ),
         );
       } else if (describeReturnValue !== undefined) {
-        console.warn(
+        console.log(
           formatExecError(
             new Error(
-              'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
-                'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+              chalk.yellow(
+                'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
+                  'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+              ),
             ),
             {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
             {noStackTrace: false},