diff --git a/src/commands/CmdHelp.cpp b/src/commands/CmdHelp.cpp
index db5e416f..714ffcc3 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdHelp.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdHelp.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ int CmdHelp (const CLI& cli)
                 << "  :quiet         Turns off all feedback. For automation\n"
                 << "  :debug         Runs in debug mode, shows many runtime details\n"
                 << "\n"
+                << "  :color         Force color on, even if not connected to a TTY\n"
+                << "  :nocolor       Force color off, even if connected to a TTY\n"
+                << "\n"
                 << "  :day           The 24-hours of the current day\n"
                 << "  :week          This week\n"
                 << "  :month         This month\n"
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index a4db1aa4..2699a3d0 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ void initializeEntities (CLI& cli)
   cli.entity ("hint", ":quarter");
   cli.entity ("hint", ":year");
   cli.entity ("hint", ":fill");
+  cli.entity ("hint", ":color");
+  cli.entity ("hint", ":nocolor");
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -89,14 +91,18 @@ void initializeDataAndRules (
   Rules& rules)
 {
   // Make common hints available via rules:
-  //   :debug --> debug
-  //   :quiet --> verbose
+  //   :debug   --> debug=on
+  //   :quiet   --> verbose=off
+  //   :color   --> color=on
+  //   :nocolor --> color=off
   for (auto& arg : cli._args)
   {
     if (arg.hasTag ("HINT"))
     {
-      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":debug") rules.set ("debug", "on");
-      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":quiet") rules.set ("verbose", "off");
+      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":debug")   rules.set ("debug", "on");
+      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":quiet")   rules.set ("verbose", "off");
+      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":color")   rules.set ("color", "on");
+      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":nocolor") rules.set ("color", "coff");
     }
   }