diff --git a/lib/reporters/base.js b/lib/reporters/base.js
index cdf77a2847..aeca18f345 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/base.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/base.js
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ exports.colors = {
   light: 90,
   'diff gutter': 90,
   'diff added': 32,
-  'diff removed': 31
+  'diff removed': 31,
+  'diff added inline': '30;42',
+  'diff removed inline': '30;41'
 };
 
 /**
@@ -406,9 +408,9 @@ function inlineDiff(actual, expected) {
   // legend
   msg =
     '\n' +
-    color('diff removed', 'actual') +
+    color('diff removed inline', 'actual') +
     ' ' +
-    color('diff added', 'expected') +
+    color('diff added inline', 'expected') +
     '\n\n' +
     msg +
     '\n';
@@ -474,10 +476,10 @@ function errorDiff(actual, expected) {
     .diffWordsWithSpace(actual, expected)
     .map(function(str) {
       if (str.added) {
-        return colorLines('diff added', str.value);
+        return colorLines('diff added inline', str.value);
       }
       if (str.removed) {
-        return colorLines('diff removed', str.value);
+        return colorLines('diff removed inline', str.value);
       }
       return str.value;
     })