diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
index 139d291..75650ba 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
@@ -127,6 +127,25 @@
 #define DLRSPRO		-19	/*!< Osmocom Remote SIM Protocol */
 #define OSMO_NUM_DLIB	19	/*!< Number of logging sub-systems in libraries */
 
+/* Colors that can be used in log_info_cat.color */
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_NORMAL NULL
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_RED "\033[1;31m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_GREEN "\033[1;32m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_YELLOW "\033[1;33m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_BLUE "\033[1;34m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_PURPLE "\033[1;35m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_CYAN "\033[1;36m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKRED "\033[31m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKGREEN "\033[32m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKYELLOW "\033[33m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKBLUE "\033[34m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKPURPLE "\033[35m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKCYAN "\033[36m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_DARKGREY "\033[1;30m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_GREY "\033[37m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_BRIGHTWHITE "\033[1;37m"
+#define OSMO_LOGCOLOR_END "\033[0;m"
+
 /*! Configuration of single log category / sub-system */
 struct log_category {
 	uint8_t loglevel;	/*!< configured log-level */