diff --git a/lib/reporters/base.js b/lib/reporters/base.js
index bb107ba229..c74b071f36 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/base.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/base.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var diff = require('diff');
 var ms = require('../ms');
 var utils = require('../utils');
 var supportsColor = process.browser ? null : require('supports-color');
+var chalk = require('chalk');
+chalk.enabled = supportsColor;
 
 /**
  * Expose `Base`.
@@ -50,25 +52,25 @@ exports.inlineDiffs = false;
  */
 
 exports.colors = {
-  pass: 90,
-  fail: 31,
-  'bright pass': 92,
-  'bright fail': 91,
-  'bright yellow': 93,
-  pending: 36,
-  suite: 0,
-  'error title': 0,
-  'error message': 31,
-  'error stack': 90,
-  checkmark: 32,
-  fast: 90,
-  medium: 33,
-  slow: 31,
-  green: 32,
-  light: 90,
-  'diff gutter': 90,
-  'diff added': 32,
-  'diff removed': 31
+  pass: chalk.gray,
+  fail: chalk.red,
+  'bright pass': chalk.green.bold,
+  'bright fail': chalk.red.bold,
+  'bright yellow': chalk.yellow.bold,
+  pending: chalk.cyan,
+  suite: chalk.white,
+  'error title': chalk.gray,
+  'error message': chalk.red,
+  'error stack': chalk.white,
+  checkmark: chalk.green,
+  fast: chalk.gray,
+  medium: chalk.yellow,
+  slow: chalk.red,
+  green: chalk.green,
+  light: chalk.white.bold,
+  'diff gutter': chalk.gray,
+  'diff added': chalk.green,
+  'diff removed': chalk.red
 };
 
 /**
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ var color = exports.color = function(type, str) {
   if (!exports.useColors) {
     return String(str);
   }
-  return '\u001b[' + exports.colors[type] + 'm' + str + '\u001b[0m';
+  return '\u001b[' + exports.colors[type](str) + '\u001b[0m';
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4fdddfffb..cf5152da56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
     "test": "make test-all"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "0.4.0",
     "commander": "2.3.0",
     "debug": "2.2.0",
     "diff": "1.4.0",
@@ -312,4 +313,4 @@
       "url": "https://raw.github.com/mochajs/mocha/master/LICENSE"
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}