diff --git a/backend/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLogger.scala b/backend/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLogger.scala
index b4bbb4af17..c673ca71dd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLogger.scala
+++ b/backend/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLogger.scala
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import com.martiansoftware.nailgun.NGCommunicator
  * @param name The name of this logger.
  * @param out  The stream to use to write `INFO` and `WARN` level messages.
  * @param err  The stream to use to write `FATAL`, `ERROR`, `DEBUG` and `TRACE` level messages.
+ * @param colorOutput  print with or without color.
  */
 final class BloopLogger(
     override val name: String,
     out: PrintStream,
     err: PrintStream,
-    private val debugCount: Int
+    private val debugCount: Int,
+    colorOutput: Boolean
 ) extends Logger {
 
   override def ansiCodesSupported() = true
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ final class BloopLogger(
 
   override def isVerbose: Boolean = debugCount > 0
   override def asDiscrete: Logger =
-    if (debugCount > 0) new BloopLogger(name, out, err, debugCount - 1) else this
-  override def asVerbose: Logger = new BloopLogger(name, out, err, debugCount + 1)
+    if (debugCount > 0) new BloopLogger(name, out, err, debugCount - 1, colorOutput) else this
+  override def asVerbose: Logger = new BloopLogger(name, out, err, debugCount + 1, colorOutput)
 
   @scala.annotation.tailrec
   private def trace(prefix: String, exception: Throwable): Unit = {
@@ -52,20 +54,28 @@ final class BloopLogger(
     out.println(line)
   }
 
-  private def printWarning(line: String): Unit = {
-    out.println(s"${RESET}${YELLOW}[W]${RESET} $line")
+   private def colored(color: String, msg: String): String = {
+     if (colorOutput)
+        s"${RESET}${color}$msg${RESET}"
+     else
+       msg
+   }
+
+
+   private def printWarning(line: String): Unit = {
+    out.println(s"${colored(YELLOW, "[W]")} $line")
   }
 
   private def printError(line: String): Unit = {
-    err.println(s"${RESET}${RED}[E]${RESET} $line")
+    err.println(s"${colored(RED, "[E]")} $line")
   }
 
   private def printTrace(line: String): Unit = {
-    err.println(s"${RESET}${CYAN}[T]${RESET} $line")
+    err.println(s"${colored(CYAN, "[T]")} $line")
   }
 
   private def printDebug(line: String): Unit = {
-    err.println(s"${RESET}${GREEN}[D]${RESET} $line")
+    err.println(s"${colored(GREEN, "[D]")} $line")
   }
 }
 
@@ -80,8 +90,8 @@ object BloopLogger {
    * @param isVerbose Tells whether the logger is verbose or not.
    * @return A `BloopLogger` whose output will be written in the specified streams.
    */
-  def at(name: String, out: PrintStream, err: PrintStream, isVerbose: Boolean): BloopLogger =
-    new BloopLogger(name, out, err, if (isVerbose) 1 else 0)
+  def at(name: String, out: PrintStream, err: PrintStream, isVerbose: Boolean, colorOutput: Boolean): BloopLogger =
+    new BloopLogger(name, out, err, if (isVerbose) 1 else 0, colorOutput )
 
   /**
    * Instantiates a new `BloopLogger` using the specified streams.
@@ -91,8 +101,8 @@ object BloopLogger {
    * @param err  The stream to use to write `FATAL`, `ERROR`, `DEBUG` and `TRACE` level messages.
    * @return A `BloopLogger` whose output will be written in the specified streams.
    */
-  def at(name: String, out: PrintStream, err: PrintStream): BloopLogger =
-    at(name, out, err, false)
+  def at(name: String, out: PrintStream, err: PrintStream, colorOutput: Boolean): BloopLogger =
+    at(name, out, err, false, colorOutput)
 
   /**
    * Instantiates a new `BloopLogger` that writes to stdout and stderr.
@@ -101,6 +111,6 @@ object BloopLogger {
    * @return A `BloopLogger` writing to stdout and stderr. Calling this method is equivalent to
    *         calling `at(name, System.out, System.err)`.
    */
-  def default(name: String): BloopLogger = at(name, System.out, System.err)
+  def default(name: String): BloopLogger = at(name, System.out, System.err, false)
 
 }
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerBenchmark.scala b/benchmarks/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerBenchmark.scala
index bacd7f1236..de25659bb5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerBenchmark.scala
+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerBenchmark.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark
 
 object BloopLoggerBenchmark {
   private val devnull = new PrintStream(_ => ())
-  val logger = BloopLogger.at("benchmark", devnull, devnull)
+  val logger = BloopLogger.at("benchmark", devnull, devnull, false)
 }
 
 class BloopLoggerBenchmark {
diff --git a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
index a1a6af6ee1..0bbbdc9cf3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
@@ -228,8 +228,14 @@ object Cli {
 
     val commonOpts = cliOptions.common
     val configDirectory = getConfigDir(cliOptions)
-    val logger =
-      BloopLogger.at(configDirectory.syntax, commonOpts.out, commonOpts.err, cliOptions.verbose)
+    val logger = BloopLogger.at(
+      configDirectory.syntax,
+      commonOpts.out,
+      commonOpts.err,
+      cliOptions.verbose,
+      !(cliOptions.noColor || commonOpts.env.containsKey("NO_COLOR"))
+    )
+
     val currentState = State.loadActiveStateFor(configDirectory, pool, cliOptions.common, logger)
 
     if (Files.exists(configDirectory.underlying)) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/cli/CliOptions.scala b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/cli/CliOptions.scala
index c2e8c9655c..bcb19b1669 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/cli/CliOptions.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/cli/CliOptions.scala
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ case class CliOptions(
     version: Boolean = false,
     @HelpMessage("If set, print out debugging information to stderr.")
     verbose: Boolean = false,
+    @HelpMessage("If set, do not color output.")
+    noColor: Boolean = false,
     @Recurse common: CommonOptions = CommonOptions.default,
 )
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/FileWatchingSpec.scala b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/FileWatchingSpec.scala
index 0e96b073fc..1101315396 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/FileWatchingSpec.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/FileWatchingSpec.scala
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class FileWatchingSpec {
         val cliOptions0 = CliOptions.default
         val newOut = new PrintStream(bloopOut)
         val loggerName = UUID.randomUUID().toString
-        val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut)
+        val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut, false)
         val newState = state.copy(logger = newLogger)
         val commonOptions = cliOptions0.common.copy(out = newOut)
         val cliOptions = cliOptions0.copy(common = commonOptions)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class FileWatchingSpec {
         val cliOptions0 = CliOptions.default
         val newOut = new PrintStream(bloopOut)
         val loggerName = UUID.randomUUID().toString
-        val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut).asVerbose
+        val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut, false).asVerbose
         val newState = state.copy(logger = newLogger)
         val commonOptions1 = state.commonOptions.copy(out = newOut)
         val cliOptions = cliOptions0.copy(common = commonOptions1)
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/InterpreterSpec.scala b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/InterpreterSpec.scala
index 96568e6494..6a78fb4616 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/InterpreterSpec.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/engine/InterpreterSpec.scala
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ object InterpreterSpec {
     val inMemory = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     val newOut = new PrintStream(inMemory)
     val loggerName = UUID.randomUUID().toString
-    val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut)
+    val newLogger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, newOut, newOut, false)
     val defaultCli = CliOptions.default
     val newCommonOptions = state.commonOptions.copy(out = newOut)
     val newState = state.copy(logger = newLogger, commonOptions = newCommonOptions)
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerSpec.scala b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerSpec.scala
index 1b61de51d7..8ee3414b95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerSpec.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/test/scala/bloop/logging/BloopLoggerSpec.scala
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class BloopLoggerSpec {
     val bos1 = new ByteArrayOutputStream
     val ps1 = new PrintStream(bos1)
 
-    val l0 = BloopLogger.at("l0", ps0, ps0)
-    val l1 = BloopLogger.at("l1", ps1, ps1)
+    val l0 = BloopLogger.at("l0", ps0, ps0, false)
+    val l1 = BloopLogger.at("l1", ps1, ps1, false)
 
     l0.info("info0")
     l1.info("info1")
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ class BloopLoggerSpec {
 
     val bos0 = new ByteArrayOutputStream
     val ps0 = new PrintStream(bos0)
-    val l0 = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, ps0, ps0)
+    val l0 = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, ps0, ps0, false)
     l0.info("info0")
 
     val bos1 = new ByteArrayOutputStream
     val ps1 = new PrintStream(bos1)
-    val l1 = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, ps1, ps1)
+    val l1 = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, ps1, ps1, false)
     l1.info("info1")
 
     val msgs0 = convertAndReadAllFrom(bos0)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class BloopLoggerSpec {
     val err = new PrintStream(errStream)
 
     val loggerName = UUID.randomUUID().toString
-    val logger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, out, err)
+    val logger = BloopLogger.at(loggerName, out, err, false)
     op(logger)
 
     val outMessages = convertAndReadAllFrom(outStream)