diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 5b7d8677e..3b6fafc37 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Context::Context ()
 , var_overrides ("")
 , cmd ()
 , dom ()
+, use_color (true)
 , inShadow (false)
 , terminal_width (0)
 , terminal_height (0)
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ void Context::initialize ()
     config.set ("detection", "off");
 
     if (! config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-      config.set ("color",  "off");
+      config.set ("color", "off");
   }
 
   if (config.getBoolean ("color"))
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ int Context::run ()
   // Dump all debug messages.
   if (config.getBoolean ("debug"))
     foreach (d, debugMessages)
-      if (config.getBoolean ("color") || config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (color ())
         std::cout << colorizeDebug (*d) << "\n";
       else
         std::cout << *d << "\n";
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ int Context::run ()
   // Dump all headers.
   if (config.getBoolean ("verbose"))
     foreach (h, headers)
-      if (config.getBoolean ("color") || config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (color ())
         std::cout << colorizeHeader (*h) << "\n";
       else
         std::cout << *h << "\n";
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ int Context::run ()
   // Dump all footnotes.
   if (config.getBoolean ("verbose"))
     foreach (f, footnotes)
-      if (config.getBoolean ("color") || config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (color ())
         std::cout << colorizeFootnote (*f) << "\n";
       else
         std::cout << *f << "\n";
@@ -317,6 +318,13 @@ int Context::dispatch (std::string &out)
   return rc;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Context::color ()
+{
+  return config.getBoolean ("color") ||
+         config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor");
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Context::shadow ()
 {
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index 47f4c3675..8e52f85db 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public:
   int getWidth ();                     // determine terminal width
   int getHeight ();                    // determine terminal height
 
+  bool color ();                       // TTY or <other>?
+
   void header (const std::string&);    // Header message sink
   void footnote (const std::string&);  // Footnote message sink
   void debug (const std::string&);     // Debug message sink
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public:
   std::vector <std::string> tagRemovals;
   Hooks                     hooks;
   DOM                       dom;
+  bool                      use_color;
 
   std::vector <std::string> headers;
   std::vector <std::string> footnotes;
diff --git a/src/TDB.cpp b/src/TDB.cpp
index a0a8a1809..f39ed4ced 100644
--- a/src/TDB.cpp
+++ b/src/TDB.cpp
@@ -744,11 +744,8 @@ void TDB::undo ()
   Date lastChange (atoi (when.c_str ()));
 
   // Set the colors.
-  bool useColor = context.config.getBoolean ("color") ||
-                  context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor") ? true : false;
-
-  Color color_red   (useColor ? context.config.get ("color.undo.before") : "");
-  Color color_green (useColor ? context.config.get ("color.undo.after") : "");
+  Color color_red   (context.color () ? context.config.get ("color.undo.before") : "");
+  Color color_green (context.color () ? context.config.get ("color.undo.after") : "");
 
   if (context.config.get ("undo.style") == "side")
   {
@@ -766,8 +763,7 @@ void TDB::undo ()
     table.addColumn ("Prior Values");
     table.addColumn ("Current Values");
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
       table.setColumnUnderline (2);
@@ -1147,8 +1143,6 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
   }
 
   // Add some color.
-  bool useColor = (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-                  ? true : false;
   Color colorAdded    (context.config.get ("color.sync.added"));
   Color colorChanged  (context.config.get ("color.sync.changed"));
   Color colorRejected (context.config.get ("color.sync.rejected"));
@@ -1205,7 +1199,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
       {
 /*
         std::cout << "New local task                     "
-                  << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (lmod_it->getUuid ()) : lmod_it->getUuid ())
+                  << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (lmod_it->getUuid ()) : lmod_it->getUuid ())
                   << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1231,7 +1225,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
       {
 /*
         std::cout << "Adding new remote task             "
-                  << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (tmod.getUuid ()) : tmod.getUuid ())
+                  << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (tmod.getUuid ()) : tmod.getUuid ())
                   << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1304,7 +1298,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               if (tmod_r > tmod_l)
               {
                 std::cout << "Found remote change to        "
-                          << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                          << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                           << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod_r.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                           << "\n";
 
@@ -1320,7 +1314,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               else
               {
                 std::cout << "Retaining local changes to    "
-                          << (useColor ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                          << (context.color () ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                           << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod_l.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                           << "\n";
 
@@ -1445,7 +1439,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               // Update the completed record.
 /*
               std::cout << "Modifying                     "
-                        << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                        << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                         << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1487,7 +1481,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
             {
               // Update the pending record.
               std::cout << "Found remote change to        "
-                        << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                        << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                         << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                         << "\n";
 
@@ -1522,7 +1516,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
         if (!found)
         {
           std::cout << "Missing                       "
-                    << (useColor ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                    << (context.color () ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                     << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                     << "\n";
           mods.erase (current);
@@ -1548,7 +1542,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
         if (!found)
         {
           std::cout << "Merging new remote task       "
-                    << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                    << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                     << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getAfter ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                     << "\n";
 
diff --git a/src/TDB2.cpp b/src/TDB2.cpp
index 4b0c28ba1..03ea99e75 100644
--- a/src/TDB2.cpp
+++ b/src/TDB2.cpp
@@ -988,11 +988,8 @@ void TDB::undo ()
   Date lastChange (atoi (when.c_str ()));
 
   // Set the colors.
-  bool useColor = context.config.getBoolean ("color") ||
-                  context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor") ? true : false;
-
-  Color color_red   (useColor ? context.config.get ("color.undo.before") : "");
-  Color color_green (useColor ? context.config.get ("color.undo.after") : "");
+  Color color_red   (context.color () ? context.config.get ("color.undo.before") : "");
+  Color color_green (context.color () ? context.config.get ("color.undo.after") : "");
 
   if (context.config.get ("undo.style") == "side")
   {
@@ -1010,8 +1007,7 @@ void TDB::undo ()
     table.addColumn ("Prior Values");
     table.addColumn ("Current Values");
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
       table.setColumnUnderline (2);
@@ -1391,8 +1387,6 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
   }
 
   // Add some color.
-  bool useColor = (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-                  ? true : false;
   Color colorAdded    (context.config.get ("color.sync.added"));
   Color colorChanged  (context.config.get ("color.sync.changed"));
   Color colorRejected (context.config.get ("color.sync.rejected"));
@@ -1449,7 +1443,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
       {
 /*
         std::cout << "New local task                     "
-                  << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (lmod_it->getUuid ()) : lmod_it->getUuid ())
+                  << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (lmod_it->getUuid ()) : lmod_it->getUuid ())
                   << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1475,7 +1469,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
       {
 /*
         std::cout << "Adding new remote task             "
-                  << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (tmod.getUuid ()) : tmod.getUuid ())
+                  << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (tmod.getUuid ()) : tmod.getUuid ())
                   << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1548,7 +1542,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               if (tmod_r > tmod_l)
               {
                 std::cout << "Found remote change to        "
-                          << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                          << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                           << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod_r.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                           << "\n";
 
@@ -1564,7 +1558,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               else
               {
                 std::cout << "Retaining local changes to    "
-                          << (useColor ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                          << (context.color () ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                           << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod_l.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                           << "\n";
 
@@ -1689,7 +1683,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
               // Update the completed record.
 /*
               std::cout << "Modifying                     "
-                        << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                        << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                         << "\n";
 */
 
@@ -1731,7 +1725,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
             {
               // Update the pending record.
               std::cout << "Found remote change to        "
-                        << (useColor ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                        << (context.color () ? colorChanged.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                         << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                         << "\n";
 
@@ -1766,7 +1760,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
         if (!found)
         {
           std::cout << "Missing                       "
-                    << (useColor ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                    << (context.color () ? colorRejected.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                     << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getBefore ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                     << "\n";
           mods.erase (current);
@@ -1792,7 +1786,7 @@ void TDB::merge (const std::string& mergeFile)
         if (!found)
         {
           std::cout << "Merging new remote task       "
-                    << (useColor ? colorAdded.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
+                    << (context.color () ? colorAdded.colorize (uuid) : uuid)
                     << "  \"" << cutOff (tmod.getAfter ().get ("description"), 10) << "\""
                     << "\n";
 
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 31805a718..7fe05e905 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ int handleProjects (std::string& outs)
     table.addColumn ("Pri:M");
     table.addColumn ("Pri:H");
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (0);
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -380,9 +379,6 @@ int handleTags (std::string& outs)
         unique[*tag] = 1;
   }
 
-  bool use_color = context.config.getBoolean ("color") ||
-                   context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor");
-
   if (unique.size ())
   {
     // Render a list of tags names from the map.
@@ -390,7 +386,7 @@ int handleTags (std::string& outs)
     table.addColumn ("Tag");
     table.addColumn ("Count");
 
-    if (use_color)
+    if (context.color ())
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (0);
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -406,8 +402,8 @@ int handleTags (std::string& outs)
       table.addCell (row, 1, i->second);
 
       // Highlight the special tags.
-      if (use_color && (i->first == "nocolor" ||
-                        i->first == "nonag"))
+      if (context.color () && (i->first == "nocolor" ||
+                               i->first == "nonag"))
       {
         table.setRowColor (row, bold);
       }
@@ -1029,13 +1025,9 @@ int handleVersion (std::string& outs)
   Color bold ("bold");
 
   out << "\n"
-      << ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-           ? bold.colorize (PACKAGE)
-           : PACKAGE)
+      << (context.color () ? bold.colorize (PACKAGE) : PACKAGE)
       << " "
-      << ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-           ? bold.colorize (VERSION)
-           : VERSION)
+      << (context.color () ? bold.colorize (VERSION) : VERSION)
       << " built for "
 
 #if defined (DARWIN)
@@ -1182,7 +1174,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Config variable");
   table.addColumn ("Value");
 
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+  if (context.color ())
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1218,7 +1210,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
       table.addCell (row, 1, context.config.get (*i));
 
       // Look for unrecognized.
-      if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (context.color ())
       {
         if (std::find (unrecognized.begin (), unrecognized.end (), *i) != unrecognized.end ())
           table.setRowColor (row, error);
@@ -1241,7 +1233,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
     foreach (i, unrecognized)
       out << "  " << *i << "\n";
 
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       out << "\n  These are highlighted in " << error.colorize ("color") << " above.";
 
     out << "\n\n";
@@ -1251,7 +1243,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
   {
     out << "Some of your .taskrc variables differ from the default values.";
 
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       out << "  These are highlighted in " << warning.colorize ("color") << " above.";
   }
 
@@ -2300,9 +2292,7 @@ void handleShell ()
 {
   // Display some kind of welcome message.
   Color bold (Color::nocolor, Color::nocolor, false, true, false);
-  std::cout << ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
-                 ? bold.colorize (PACKAGE_STRING)
-                 : PACKAGE_STRING)
+  std::cout << (context.color () ? bold.colorize (PACKAGE_STRING) : PACKAGE_STRING)
             << " shell\n\n"
             << "Enter any task command (such as 'list'), or hit 'Enter'.\n"
             << "There is no need to include the 'task' command itself.\n"
@@ -2371,7 +2361,7 @@ int handleColor (std::string& outs)
   int rc = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
 
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+  if (context.color ())
   {
     // If the description contains 'legend', show all the colors currently in
     // use.
@@ -2387,8 +2377,7 @@ int handleColor (std::string& outs)
       table.addColumn ("Color");
       table.addColumn ("Definition");
 
-      if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-          context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+      if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
       {
         table.setColumnUnderline (0);
         table.setColumnUnderline (1);
diff --git a/src/custom.cpp b/src/custom.cpp
index d2a04337d..2d99959cc 100644
--- a/src/custom.cpp
+++ b/src/custom.cpp
@@ -545,8 +545,7 @@ int handleCustomReport (const std::string& report, std::string& outs)
 
     // Common to all columns.
     // Add underline.
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
       table.setColumnUnderline (columnCount);
     else
       table.setTableDashedUnderline ();
@@ -613,7 +612,7 @@ int handleCustomReport (const std::string& report, std::string& outs)
   }
 
   // Now auto colorize all rows.
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+  if (context.color ())
   {
     for (unsigned int row = 0; row < tasks.size (); ++row)
     {
@@ -624,7 +623,7 @@ int handleCustomReport (const std::string& report, std::string& outs)
   }
 
   // If an alternating row color is specified, notify the table.
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+  if (context.color ())
   {
     Color alternate (context.config.get ("color.alternate"));
     if (alternate.nontrivial ())
@@ -633,8 +632,7 @@ int handleCustomReport (const std::string& report, std::string& outs)
 
   // How many lines taken up by table header?
   int table_header;
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     table_header = 1;  // Underlining doesn't use extra line.
   else
     table_header = 2;  // Dashes use an extra line.
diff --git a/src/history.cpp b/src/history.cpp
index cf466aa90..08dd8852f 100644
--- a/src/history.cpp
+++ b/src/history.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Deleted");
   table.addColumn ("Net");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
     }
 
     table.addCell (row, 5, net);
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) && net)
+    if (context.color () && net)
       table.setCellColor (row, 5, net > 0 ? Color (Color::red) :
                                             Color (Color::green));
   }
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
     row = table.addRow ();
 
     table.addCell (row, 1, "Average");
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       table.setRowColor (row, Color (Color::nocolor, Color::nocolor, false, true, false));
     table.addCell (row, 2, totalAdded     / (table.rowCount () - 2));
     table.addCell (row, 3, totalCompleted / (table.rowCount () - 2));
@@ -248,8 +247,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Deleted");
   table.addColumn ("Net");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -310,7 +308,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
     }
 
     table.addCell (row, 4, net);
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) && net)
+    if (context.color () && net)
       table.setCellColor (row, 4, net > 0 ? Color (Color::red) :
                                             Color (Color::green));
   }
@@ -321,7 +319,7 @@ int handleReportHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
     row = table.addRow ();
 
     table.addCell (row, 0, "Average");
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       table.setRowColor (row, Color (Color::nocolor, Color::nocolor, false, true, false));
     table.addCell (row, 1, totalAdded     / (table.rowCount () - 2));
     table.addCell (row, 2, totalCompleted / (table.rowCount () - 2));
@@ -401,8 +399,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Month");
   table.addColumn ("Number Added/Completed/Deleted");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -461,7 +458,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
       unsigned int deletedBar   = (widthOfBar *   deletedGroup[i->first]) / maxLine;
 
       std::string bar = "";
-      if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (context.color ())
       {
         std::string aBar = "";
         if (addedGroup[i->first])
@@ -514,7 +511,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryMonthly (std::string& outs)
         << table.render ()
         << "\n";
 
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       out << "Legend: "
           << color_add.colorize ("added")
           << ", "
@@ -592,8 +589,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Year");
   table.addColumn ("Number Added/Completed/Deleted");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
   }
@@ -650,7 +646,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
       unsigned int deletedBar   = (widthOfBar *   deletedGroup[i->first]) / maxLine;
 
       std::string bar = "";
-      if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (context.color ())
       {
         std::string aBar = "";
         if (addedGroup[i->first])
@@ -702,7 +698,7 @@ int handleReportGHistoryAnnual (std::string& outs)
         << table.render ()
         << "\n";
 
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
       out << "Legend: "
           << color_add.colorize ("added")
           << ", "
diff --git a/src/report.cpp b/src/report.cpp
index e6674bd6f..32f3e54d6 100644
--- a/src/report.cpp
+++ b/src/report.cpp
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ int handleInfo (std::string& outs)
     table.addColumn ("Name");
     table.addColumn ("Value");
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (0);
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -644,7 +643,7 @@ int handleInfo (std::string& outs)
     Table journal;
 
     // If an alternating row color is specified, notify the table.
-    if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+    if (context.color ())
     {
       Color alternate (context.config.get ("color.alternate"));
       if (alternate.nontrivial ())
@@ -660,8 +659,7 @@ int handleInfo (std::string& outs)
     journal.addColumn ("Date");
     journal.addColumn ("Modification");
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       journal.setColumnUnderline (0);
       journal.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -735,7 +733,7 @@ int handleInfo (std::string& outs)
         journal.addCell (row, 0, "Total active time");
         journal.addCell (row, 1, Duration (total_time).format ());
 
-        if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+        if (context.color ())
           journal.setCellColor (row, 1, Color ("bold"));
       }
     }
@@ -833,8 +831,7 @@ int handleReportSummary (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Complete");
   table.addColumn ("0%                        100%");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -871,7 +868,7 @@ int handleReportSummary (std::string& outs)
 
       std::string bar;
       std::string subbar;
-      if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (context.color ())
       {
         bar += bar_color.colorize (std::string (           completedBar, ' '));
         bar += bg_color.colorize  (std::string (barWidth - completedBar, ' '));
@@ -942,8 +939,6 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
   if (context.sequence.size () == 1)
     quantity = context.sequence[0];
 
-  bool color = context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor");
-
   std::stringstream out;
   for (int week = 0; week < quantity; ++week)
   {
@@ -956,7 +951,7 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
 
     Color bold (Color::nocolor, Color::nocolor, false, true, false);
     out << "\n"
-        << (color ? bold.colorize (title) : title)
+        << (context.color () ? bold.colorize (title) : title)
         << "\n";
 
     // Render the completed table.
@@ -967,7 +962,7 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
     completed.addColumn ("Due");
     completed.addColumn ("Description");
 
-    if (color && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       completed.setColumnUnderline (1);
       completed.setColumnUnderline (2);
@@ -1003,7 +998,7 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
           completed.addCell (row, 2, getDueDate (*task, format));
           completed.addCell (row, 3, getFullDescription (*task, "timesheet"));
 
-          if (color)
+          if (context.color ())
           {
             Color c (task->get ("fg") + " " + task->get ("bg"));
             autoColorize (*task, c);
@@ -1027,7 +1022,7 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
     started.addColumn ("Due");
     started.addColumn ("Description");
 
-    if (color && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       started.setColumnUnderline (1);
       started.setColumnUnderline (2);
@@ -1062,7 +1057,7 @@ int handleReportTimesheet (std::string& outs)
           started.addCell (row, 2, getDueDate (*task, format));
           started.addCell (row, 3, getFullDescription (*task, "timesheet"));
 
-          if (color)
+          if (context.color ())
           {
             Color c (task->get ("fg") + " " + task->get ("bg"));
             autoColorize (*task, c);
@@ -1130,8 +1125,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
       table.addColumn ("Sa");
     }
 
-    if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-        context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+    if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (i + 1);
       table.setColumnUnderline (i + 2);
@@ -1213,7 +1207,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
       if (context.config.getBoolean ("displayweeknumber"))
       {
         table.addCell (row, (8 * mpl), woy);
-        if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+        if (context.color ())
           table.setCellColor (row, (8 * mpl), color_weeknumber);
       }
 
@@ -1227,7 +1221,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
 
       table.addCell (row, thisCol, d);
 
-      if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+      if (context.color ())
       {
         Color cellColor;
 
@@ -1559,8 +1553,7 @@ int handleReportCalendar (std::string& outs)
   Color color_holiday    (context.config.get ("color.calendar.holiday"));
   Color color_weeknumber (context.config.get ("color.calendar.weeknumber"));
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("calendar.legend"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("calendar.legend"))
     out << "Legend: "
         << color_today.colorize ("today")
         << ", "
@@ -1635,8 +1628,7 @@ int handleReportCalendar (std::string& outs)
       holTable.addColumn ("Holiday");
       holTable.sortOn (0, Table::ascendingDueDate);
 
-      if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-          context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+      if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
       {
         holTable.setColumnUnderline (0);
         holTable.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1783,8 +1775,7 @@ int handleReportStats (std::string& outs)
   table.addColumn ("Category");
   table.addColumn ("Data");
 
-  if ((context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor")) &&
-      context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
+  if (context.color () && context.config.getBoolean ("fontunderline"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1907,7 +1898,7 @@ int handleReportStats (std::string& outs)
   }
 
   // If an alternating row color is specified, notify the table.
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("color") || context.config.getBoolean ("_forcecolor"))
+  if (context.color ())
   {
     Color alternate (context.config.get ("color.alternate"));
     if (alternate.nontrivial ())