--- a/gentoo-functions-0.sh	
+++ a/gentoo-functions-0.sh	
@@ -452,6 +452,13 @@ fi
 # Setup the colors so our messages all look pretty
 if yesno "${RC_NOCOLOR}"; then
 	unset GOOD WARN BAD NORMAL HILITE BRACKET
+elif (type tput && tput colors) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	GOOD="$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 2)"
+	WARN="$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 3)"
+	BAD="$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 1)"
+	HILITE="$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 6)"
+	BRACKET="$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 4)"
+	NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
 else
 	GOOD='\033[32;01m'
 	WARN='\033[33;01m'