diff --git a/utils/color.go b/utils/color.go
index b955c4755..eac26bf37 100644
--- a/utils/color.go
+++ b/utils/color.go
@@ -15,33 +15,20 @@ func NewColorable(f *os.File) io.Writer {
 }
 
 func makeColorFunc(color string) func(string) string {
+	cf := ansi.ColorFunc(color)
 	return func(arg string) string {
-		output := arg
 		if isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
-			output = ansi.Color(color+arg+ansi.Reset, "")
+			return cf(arg)
 		}
-
-		return output
+		return arg
 	}
 }
 
-var Black = makeColorFunc(ansi.Black)
-var White = makeColorFunc(ansi.White)
-var Magenta = makeColorFunc(ansi.Magenta)
-var Cyan = makeColorFunc(ansi.Cyan)
-var Red = makeColorFunc(ansi.Red)
-var Yellow = makeColorFunc(ansi.Yellow)
-var Blue = makeColorFunc(ansi.Blue)
-var Green = makeColorFunc(ansi.Green)
-var Gray = makeColorFunc(ansi.LightBlack)
-
-func Bold(arg string) string {
-	output := arg
-	if isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
-		// This is really annoying.  If you just define Bold as ColorFunc("+b") it will properly bold but
-		// will not use the default color, resulting in black and probably unreadable text. This forces
-		// the default color before bolding.
-		output = ansi.Color(ansi.DefaultFG+arg+ansi.Reset, "+b")
-	}
-	return output
-}
+var Magenta = makeColorFunc("magenta")
+var Cyan = makeColorFunc("cyan")
+var Red = makeColorFunc("red")
+var Yellow = makeColorFunc("yellow")
+var Blue = makeColorFunc("blue")
+var Green = makeColorFunc("green")
+var Gray = makeColorFunc("black+h")
+var Bold = makeColorFunc("default+b")