diff --git a/src/color.h b/src/color.h
index ae7194d800c84..efa1f7ac69de3 100644
--- a/src/color.h
+++ b/src/color.h
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@
 #define c_cyan_cyan all_colors.get(def_c_cyan_cyan)
 #define c_light_cyan_cyan all_colors.get(def_c_light_cyan_cyan)
 
+#define c_info all_colors.get(def_c_cyan)
+#define c_stat all_colors.get(def_c_light_blue)
+#define c_header all_colors.get(def_c_magenta)
+#define c_bold all_colors.get(def_c_white)
+#define c_dark all_colors.get(def_c_dark_gray)
+#define c_good all_colors.get(def_c_green)
+#define c_bad all_colors.get(def_c_red)
+#define c_neutral all_colors.get(def_c_yellow)
+
 // def_x is a color that maps to x with default settings
 enum color_id {
     def_c_black = 0,
diff --git a/src/output.cpp b/src/output.cpp
index fed3ddc345241..2bf8d28297f80 100644
--- a/src/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output.cpp
@@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ std::string string_replace( std::string text, const std::string &before, const s
 std::string replace_colors( std::string text )
 {
     static const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> info_colors = {
-        {"info", get_all_colors().get_name( c_cyan )},
-        {"stat", get_all_colors().get_name( c_light_blue )},
-        {"header", get_all_colors().get_name( c_magenta )},
-        {"bold", get_all_colors().get_name( c_white )},
-        {"dark", get_all_colors().get_name( c_dark_gray )},
-        {"good", get_all_colors().get_name( c_green )},
-        {"bad", get_all_colors().get_name( c_red )},
-        {"neutral", get_all_colors().get_name( c_yellow )}
+        {"info", get_all_colors().get_name( c_info ) },
+        {"stat", get_all_colors().get_name( c_stat ) },
+        {"header", get_all_colors().get_name( c_header ) },
+        {"bold", get_all_colors().get_name( c_bold ) },
+        {"dark", get_all_colors().get_name( c_dark ) },
+        {"good", get_all_colors().get_name( c_good ) },
+        {"bad", get_all_colors().get_name( c_bad ) },
+        {"neutral", get_all_colors().get_name( c_neutral ) },
     };
 
     for( const auto &elem : info_colors ) {