diff --git a/@commitlint/cz-commitlint/package.json b/@commitlint/cz-commitlint/package.json
index f4eb26a3ea..536f91703e 100644
--- a/@commitlint/cz-commitlint/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/cz-commitlint/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@commitlint/ensure": "^18.1.0",
     "@commitlint/load": "^18.2.0",
     "@commitlint/types": "^18.1.0",
-    "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+    "picocolors": "~1.0.0",
     "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
     "word-wrap": "^1.2.5"
   },
diff --git a/@commitlint/format/package.json b/@commitlint/format/package.json
index b8e1ec2a04..fe2b04db69 100644
--- a/@commitlint/format/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/format/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/types": "^18.1.0",
-    "chalk": "^4.1.0"
+    "picocolors": "~1.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "d829bf6260304ca8d6811f329fcdd1b6c50e9749"
 }
diff --git a/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts b/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
index e3fa2dd266..9aa79ec7a7 100644
--- a/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-import chalk from 'chalk';
 import {
-	ChalkColor,
 	FormattableReport,
 	FormatOptions,
 	FormattableResult,
 	WithInput,
+	PcColor,
 } from '@commitlint/types';
+import pc from 'picocolors';
 
 const DEFAULT_SIGNS = [' ', '⚠', '✖'] as const;
-const DEFAULT_COLORS = ['white', 'yellow', 'red'] as const;
+
+const DEFAULT_COLORS: [PcColor, PcColor, PcColor] = ['white', 'yellow', 'red'];
 
 export function format(
 	report: FormattableReport = {},
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@ function formatInput(
 	}
 
 	const sign = '⧗';
-	const decoration = enabled ? chalk.gray(sign) : sign;
+	const decoration = enabled ? pc.gray(sign) : sign;
 	const commitText = errors.length > 0 ? input : input.split('\n')[0];
 
-	const decoratedInput = enabled ? chalk.bold(commitText) : commitText;
+	const decoratedInput = enabled ? pc.bold(commitText) : commitText;
 	const hasProblems = errors.length > 0 || warnings.length > 0;
 
 	return options.verbose || hasProblems
@@ -65,18 +66,16 @@ export function formatResult(
 
 	const problems = [...errors, ...warnings].map((problem) => {
 		const sign = signs[problem.level] || '';
-		const color: ChalkColor = colors[problem.level] || ('white' as const);
-		const decoration = enabled ? chalk[color](sign) : sign;
-		const name = enabled
-			? chalk.grey(`[${problem.name}]`)
-			: `[${problem.name}]`;
+		const color = pc[colors[problem.level]] || pc[DEFAULT_COLORS[0]];
+		const decoration = enabled ? color(sign) : sign;
+		const name = enabled ? pc.gray(`[${problem.name}]`) : `[${problem.name}]`;
 		return `${decoration}   ${problem.message} ${name}`;
 	});
 
 	const sign = selectSign(result);
 	const color = selectColor(result);
 
-	const deco = enabled ? chalk[color](sign) : sign;
+	const deco = enabled ? color(sign) : sign;
 	const el = errors.length;
 	const wl = warnings.length;
 	const hasProblems = problems.length > 0;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ export function formatResult(
 			: undefined;
 
 	const fmtSummary =
-		enabled && typeof summary === 'string' ? chalk.bold(summary) : summary;
+		enabled && typeof summary === 'string' ? pc.bold(summary) : summary;
 
 	const help =
 		hasProblems && options.helpUrl
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ function selectSign(result: FormattableResult): string {
 	return (result.warnings || []).length ? '⚠' : '✔';
 }
 
-function selectColor(result: FormattableResult): ChalkColor {
+function selectColor(result: FormattableResult) {
 	if ((result.errors || []).length > 0) {
 		return 'red';
 	}
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/package.json b/@commitlint/load/package.json
index eab90bb451..1538923f15 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/load/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@commitlint/resolve-extends": "^18.1.0",
     "@commitlint/types": "^18.1.0",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.9",
-    "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+    "picocolors": "~1.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "^8.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig-typescript-loader": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
diff --git a/@commitlint/prompt/package.json b/@commitlint/prompt/package.json
index 75dfa2bdd3..6f698a770a 100644
--- a/@commitlint/prompt/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/prompt/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "@commitlint/ensure": "^18.1.0",
     "@commitlint/load": "^18.2.0",
     "@commitlint/types": "^18.1.0",
-    "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+    "picocolors": "~1.0.0",
     "inquirer": "^6.5.2"
   },
   "gitHead": "70f7f4688b51774e7ac5e40e896cdaa3f132b2bc"
diff --git a/@commitlint/types/package.json b/@commitlint/types/package.json
index 9e3d0e17f5..23c7487776 100644
--- a/@commitlint/types/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/types/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^4.1.0"
+    "picocolors": "~1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/utils": "^18.1.0"
diff --git a/@commitlint/types/src/format.ts b/@commitlint/types/src/format.ts
index 7180cb3b82..23c8790677 100644
--- a/@commitlint/types/src/format.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/types/src/format.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 import {QualifiedRules} from './load';
 import {RuleConfigSeverity} from './rules';
+import pc from 'picocolors';
+
+export type PcColor = keyof typeof pc;
 
 export type Formatter = (
 	report: FormattableReport,
@@ -26,12 +28,10 @@ export interface FormattableReport {
 	results?: (FormattableResult & WithInput)[];
 }
 
-export type ChalkColor = typeof chalk.Color | typeof chalk.Modifiers;
-
 export interface FormatOptions {
 	color?: boolean;
 	signs?: readonly [string, string, string];
-	colors?: readonly [ChalkColor, ChalkColor, ChalkColor];
+	colors?: readonly [PcColor, PcColor, PcColor];
 	verbose?: boolean;
 	helpUrl?: string;
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5f500db559..5a340755f5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7232,7 +7232,7 @@ path-type@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-type/-/path-type-4.0.0.tgz#84ed01c0a7ba380afe09d90a8c180dcd9d03043b"
   integrity sha512-gDKb8aZMDeD/tZWs9P6+q0J9Mwkdl6xMV8TjnGP3qJVJ06bdMgkbBlLU8IdfOsIsFz2BW1rNVT3XuNEl8zPAvw==
 
-picocolors@^1.0.0:
+picocolors@^1.0.0, picocolors@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.0.0.tgz#cb5bdc74ff3f51892236eaf79d68bc44564ab81c"
   integrity sha512-1fygroTLlHu66zi26VoTDv8yRgm0Fccecssto+MhsZ0D/DGW2sm8E8AjW7NU5VVTRt5GxbeZ5qBuJr+HyLYkjQ==