diff --git a/src/engine/client/ghost.cpp b/src/engine/client/ghost.cpp
index 96b4a701f..ac89c6b0e 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/ghost.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/ghost.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static const unsigned char gs_aHeaderMarker[8] = {'T', 'W', 'G', 'H', 'O', 'S',
 static const unsigned char gs_CurVersion = 6;
 static const int gs_NumTicksOffset = 93;
 
-static const ColorRGBA gs_GhostPrintColor{0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f};
+static const ColorRGBA gs_GhostPrintColor{0.65f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f};
 
 CGhostRecorder::CGhostRecorder()
 {
diff --git a/src/engine/console.h b/src/engine/console.h
index c66a8f730..86d2ee9b2 100644
--- a/src/engine/console.h
+++ b/src/engine/console.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <base/color.h>
 #include <engine/storage.h>
 
+static const ColorRGBA gs_ConsoleDefaultColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
+
 class IConsole : public IInterface
 {
 	MACRO_INTERFACE("console", 0)
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int RegisterPrintCallback(int OutputLevel, FPrintCallback pfnPrintCallback, void *pUserData) = 0;
 	virtual void SetPrintOutputLevel(int Index, int OutputLevel) = 0;
 	virtual char *Format(char *pBuf, int Size, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr) = 0;
-	virtual void Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor = {1, 1, 1, 1}) = 0;
+	virtual void Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor = gs_ConsoleDefaultColor) = 0;
 	virtual void SetTeeHistorianCommandCallback(FTeeHistorianCommandCallback pfnCallback, void *pUser) = 0;
 
 	virtual void SetAccessLevel(int AccessLevel) = 0;
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
index 75e1289db..b08147001 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ char *CConsole::Format(char *pBuf, int Size, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr
 
 void CConsole::Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor)
 {
-	set_console_msg_color(&PrintColor);
+	// if the color is pure white, use default terminal color
+	if(mem_comp(&PrintColor, &gs_ConsoleDefaultColor, sizeof(ColorRGBA)) == 0)
+		set_console_msg_color(NULL);
+	else
+		set_console_msg_color(&PrintColor);
 	dbg_msg(pFrom, "%s", pStr);
 	set_console_msg_color(NULL);
 	char aBuf[1024];
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/console.h b/src/engine/shared/console.h
index b1888b2f4..050b415ca 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/console.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/console.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int RegisterPrintCallback(int OutputLevel, FPrintCallback pfnPrintCallback, void *pUserData);
 	virtual void SetPrintOutputLevel(int Index, int OutputLevel);
 	virtual char *Format(char *pBuf, int Size, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr);
-	virtual void Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor = {1, 1, 1, 1});
+	virtual void Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor = gs_ConsoleDefaultColor);
 	virtual void SetTeeHistorianCommandCallback(FTeeHistorianCommandCallback pfnCallback, void *pUser);
 
 	void SetAccessLevel(int AccessLevel) { m_AccessLevel = clamp(AccessLevel, (int)(ACCESS_LEVEL_ADMIN), (int)(ACCESS_LEVEL_USER)); }
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/demo.cpp b/src/engine/shared/demo.cpp
index 3aadbeea4..c50565af7 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/demo.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/demo.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static const unsigned char s_VersionTickCompression = 5; // demo files with this
 static const int s_LengthOffset = 152;
 static const int s_NumMarkersOffset = 176;
 
-static const ColorRGBA gs_DemoPrintColor{0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 1.0f};
+static const ColorRGBA gs_DemoPrintColor{0.75f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 1.0f};
 
 CDemoRecorder::CDemoRecorder(class CSnapshotDelta *pSnapshotDelta, bool NoMapData)
 {