diff --git a/cli/cliui/cliui.go b/cli/cliui/cliui.go
index db655749e94bf..9b2189e96bbde 100644
--- a/cli/cliui/cliui.go
+++ b/cli/cliui/cliui.go
@@ -37,17 +37,21 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
-	Green   = Color("#04B575")
-	Red     = Color("#ED567A")
-	Fuchsia = Color("#EE6FF8")
-	Yellow  = Color("#ECFD65")
-	Blue    = Color("#5000ff")
+	// ANSI color codes
+	red           = Color("1")
+	green         = Color("2")
+	yellow        = Color("3")
+	magenta       = Color("5")
+	white         = Color("7")
+	brightBlue    = Color("12")
+	brightMagenta = Color("13")
 )
 
 // Color returns a color for the given string.
 func Color(s string) termenv.Color {
 	colorOnce.Do(func() {
-		color = termenv.NewOutput(os.Stdout).ColorProfile()
+		color = termenv.NewOutput(os.Stdout).EnvColorProfile()
+
 		if flag.Lookup("test.v") != nil {
 			// Use a consistent colorless profile in tests so that results
 			// are deterministic.
@@ -123,42 +127,45 @@ func init() {
 	DefaultStyles = Styles{
 		Code: pretty.Style{
 			ifTerm(pretty.XPad(1, 1)),
-			pretty.FgColor(Red),
-			pretty.BgColor(color.Color("#2c2c2c")),
+			pretty.FgColor(Color("#ED567A")),
+			pretty.BgColor(Color("#2C2C2C")),
 		},
 		DateTimeStamp: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(color.Color("#7571F9")),
+			pretty.FgColor(brightBlue),
 		},
 		Error: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(Red),
+			pretty.FgColor(red),
 		},
 		Field: pretty.Style{
 			pretty.XPad(1, 1),
-			pretty.FgColor(color.Color("#FFFFFF")),
-			pretty.BgColor(color.Color("#2b2a2a")),
+			pretty.FgColor(Color("#FFFFFF")),
+			pretty.BgColor(Color("#2B2A2A")),
+		},
+		Fuchsia: pretty.Style{
+			pretty.FgColor(brightMagenta),
+		},
+		FocusedPrompt: pretty.Style{
+			pretty.FgColor(white),
+			pretty.Wrap("> ", ""),
+			pretty.FgColor(brightBlue),
 		},
 		Keyword: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(Green),
+			pretty.FgColor(green),
 		},
 		Placeholder: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(color.Color("#4d46b3")),
+			pretty.FgColor(magenta),
 		},
 		Prompt: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(color.Color("#5C5C5C")),
-			pretty.Wrap("> ", ""),
+			pretty.FgColor(white),
+			pretty.Wrap("  ", ""),
 		},
 		Warn: pretty.Style{
-			pretty.FgColor(Yellow),
+			pretty.FgColor(yellow),
 		},
 		Wrap: pretty.Style{
 			pretty.LineWrap(80),
 		},
 	}
-
-	DefaultStyles.FocusedPrompt = append(
-		DefaultStyles.Prompt,
-		pretty.FgColor(Blue),
-	)
 }
 
 // ValidateNotEmpty is a helper function to disallow empty inputs!
diff --git a/cli/cliui/select.go b/cli/cliui/select.go
index 9c918bad94488..39e547c0258ea 100644
--- a/cli/cliui/select.go
+++ b/cli/cliui/select.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (m selectModel) View() string {
 		if m.cursor == start+i {
 			style = pretty.Style{
 				pretty.Wrap("> ", ""),
-				pretty.FgColor(Green),
+				DefaultStyles.Keyword,
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ func (m multiSelectModel) View() string {
 		o := option.option
 
 		if m.cursor == i {
-			cursor = pretty.Sprint(pretty.FgColor(Green), "> ")
-			chosen = pretty.Sprint(pretty.FgColor(Green), "[ ]")
-			o = pretty.Sprint(pretty.FgColor(Green), o)
+			cursor = pretty.Sprint(DefaultStyles.Keyword, "> ")
+			chosen = pretty.Sprint(DefaultStyles.Keyword, "[ ]")
+			o = pretty.Sprint(DefaultStyles.Keyword, o)
 		}
 
 		if option.chosen {
-			chosen = pretty.Sprint(pretty.FgColor(Green), "[x]")
+			chosen = pretty.Sprint(DefaultStyles.Keyword, "[x]")
 		}
 
 		_, _ = s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(
diff --git a/cmd/cliui/main.go b/cmd/cliui/main.go
index 161414e4471e2..da7f75f5cfd18 100644
--- a/cmd/cliui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cliui/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/cli/cliui"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbtime"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
+	"github.com/coder/pretty"
 	"github.com/coder/serpent"
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +38,44 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
+	root.Children = append(root.Children, &serpent.Command{
+		Use:    "colors",
+		Hidden: true,
+		Handler: func(inv *serpent.Invocation) error {
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Code, "This is a code message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.DateTimeStamp, "This is a datetimestamp message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Error, "This is an error message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Field, "This is a field message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Keyword, "This is a keyword message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Placeholder, "This is a placeholder message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Prompt, "This is a prompt message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.FocusedPrompt, "This is a focused prompt message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Fuchsia, "This is a fuchsia message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			pretty.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, cliui.DefaultStyles.Warn, "This is a warning message")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(inv.Stdout)
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
 	root.Children = append(root.Children, &serpent.Command{
 		Use: "prompt",
 		Handler: func(inv *serpent.Invocation) error {