diff --git a/src/kernel/ata.rs b/src/kernel/ata.rs
index 0ef25dac5..ba0eaa9fb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/ata.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/ata.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bit_field::BitField;
-use crate::{print, kernel};
+use crate::{print, log};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use alloc::string::String;
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ pub fn init() {
         }
         let sectors = (buf[61] as u32) << 16 | (buf[60] as u32);
         let (size, unit) = disk_size(sectors);
-        let uptime = kernel::clock::clock_monotonic();
-        print!("[{:.6}] ATA {}:{} {} {} ({} {})\n", uptime, bus, drive, model.trim(), serial.trim(), size, unit);
+        log!("ATA {}:{} {} {} ({} {})\n", bus, drive, model.trim(), serial.trim(), size, unit);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/kernel/console.rs b/src/kernel/console.rs
index 3ec7ea9f3..426ded8e9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/console.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/console.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ macro_rules! print {
     });
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature="vga")]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! log {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let uptime = $crate::kernel::clock::clock_monotonic();
+        let (fg, bg) = $crate::kernel::vga::color();
+        $crate::kernel::vga::set_color($crate::kernel::vga::Color::Green, bg);
+        $crate::kernel::vga::print_fmt(format_args!("[{:.6}] ", uptime));
+        $crate::kernel::vga::set_color(fg, bg);
+        $crate::kernel::vga::print_fmt(format_args!($($arg)*));
+    });
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature="serial")]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! log {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let uptime = $crate::kernel::clock::clock_monotonic();
+        $crate::kernel::serial::print_fmt(format_args!("[{:.6}] ", uptime));
+        $crate::kernel::serial::print_fmt(format_args!($($arg)*));
+    });
+}
+
 pub fn disable_echo() {
     let mut echo = ECHO.lock();
     *echo = false;
diff --git a/src/kernel/cpu.rs b/src/kernel/cpu.rs
index 4dc69f973..500d1f776 100644
--- a/src/kernel/cpu.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/cpu.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 use raw_cpuid::CpuId;
-use crate::{print, kernel};
+use crate::log;
 
 pub fn init() {
     let cpuid = CpuId::new();
 
     if let Some(vendor_info) = cpuid.get_vendor_info() {
-        print!("[{:.6}] CPU {}\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), vendor_info);
+        log!("CPU {}\n", vendor_info);
     }
 
     if let Some(extended_function_info) = cpuid.get_extended_function_info() {
         if let Some(processor_brand_string) = extended_function_info.processor_brand_string() {
-            print!("[{:.6}] CPU {}\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), processor_brand_string);
+            log!("CPU {}\n", processor_brand_string);
         }
     }
 
     if let Some(processor_frequency_info) = cpuid.get_processor_frequency_info() {
         let processor_base_frequency = processor_frequency_info.processor_base_frequency();
-        print!("[{:.6}] CPU {} MHz\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), processor_base_frequency);
+        log!("CPU {} MHz\n", processor_base_frequency);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/mem.rs b/src/kernel/mem.rs
index 060628387..f72300fe9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/mem.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/mem.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bootloader::bootinfo::{BootInfo, MemoryMap, MemoryRegionType};
-use crate::{print, kernel};
+use crate::{log, kernel};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use spin::Mutex;
 use x86_64::structures::paging::mapper::MapperAllSizes;
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ pub fn init(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) {
         let start_addr = region.range.start_addr();
         let end_addr = region.range.end_addr();
         mem_total += end_addr - start_addr;
-        print!("[{:.6}] MEM [0x{:016X}-0x{:016X}] {:?}\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), start_addr, end_addr, region.region_type);
+        log!("MEM [0x{:016X}-0x{:016X}] {:?}\n", start_addr, end_addr, region.region_type);
     }
-    print!("[{:.6}] MEM {} KB\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), mem_total >> 10);
+    log!("MEM {} KB\n", mem_total >> 10);
 
     let phys_mem_offset = VirtAddr::new(boot_info.physical_memory_offset);
     let mut mapper = unsafe { mapper(phys_mem_offset) };
diff --git a/src/kernel/pci.rs b/src/kernel/pci.rs
index 689a6001c..6eb878f41 100644
--- a/src/kernel/pci.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/pci.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bit_field::BitField;
-use crate::{print, kernel};
+use crate::log;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use spin::Mutex;
@@ -110,11 +110,7 @@ fn add_device(bus: u8, device: u8, function: u8) {
     let config = DeviceConfig::new(bus, device, function);
     PCI_DEVICES.lock().push(config);
 
-    let uptime = kernel::clock::clock_monotonic();
-    print!(
-        "[{:.6}] PCI {:04}:{:02}:{:02} [{:04X}:{:04X}]\n",
-        uptime, bus, device, function, config.vendor_id, config.device_id
-    );
+    log!("PCI {:04}:{:02}:{:02} [{:04X}:{:04X}]\n", bus, device, function, config.vendor_id, config.device_id);
 }
 
 fn get_vendor_id(bus: u8, device: u8, function: u8) -> u16 {
diff --git a/src/kernel/rtl8139.rs b/src/kernel/rtl8139.rs
index e77b34485..16311e768 100644
--- a/src/kernel/rtl8139.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/rtl8139.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use alloc::collections::BTreeMap;
 use core::cell::RefCell;
 use core::convert::TryInto;
-use crate::{print, kernel};
+use crate::{log, print, kernel};
 use crate::user;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use smoltcp::Result;
@@ -432,8 +432,7 @@ pub fn init() {
         rtl8139_device.init();
 
         if let Some(eth_addr) = rtl8139_device.eth_addr {
-            let uptime = kernel::clock::clock_monotonic();
-            print!("[{:.6}] NET RTL8139 MAC {}\n", uptime, eth_addr);
+            log!("NET RTL8139 MAC {}\n", eth_addr);
 
             let neighbor_cache = NeighborCache::new(BTreeMap::new());
             let routes = Routes::new(BTreeMap::new());
diff --git a/src/kernel/vga.rs b/src/kernel/vga.rs
index 3ba3d1a56..d60e7123e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vga.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/vga.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use bit_field::BitField;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::fmt::Write;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
@@ -42,6 +43,25 @@ pub enum Color {
     White = 15,
 }
 
+const COLORS: [Color; 16] = [
+    Color::Black,
+    Color::Blue,
+    Color::Green,
+    Color::Cyan,
+    Color::Red,
+    Color::Magenta,
+    Color::Brown,
+    Color::LightGray,
+    Color::DarkGray,
+    Color::LightBlue,
+    Color::LightGreen,
+    Color::LightCyan,
+    Color::LightRed,
+    Color::Pink,
+    Color::Yellow,
+    Color::White,
+];
+
 /// A combination of a foreground and a background color.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
@@ -212,6 +232,17 @@ impl Writer {
         self.col_pos = 0;
         self.set_cursor_position(self.col_pos, self.row_pos);
     }
+
+    pub fn set_color(&mut self, foreground: Color, background: Color) {
+        self.color_code = ColorCode::new(foreground, background);
+    }
+
+    pub fn color(&self) -> (Color, Color) {
+        let cc = self.color_code.0;
+        let fg = COLORS[cc.get_bits(0..4) as usize];
+        let bg = COLORS[cc.get_bits(4..8) as usize];
+        (fg, bg)
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Write for Writer {
@@ -277,6 +308,22 @@ pub fn writer_position() -> (usize, usize) {
     })
 }
 
+pub fn color() -> (Color, Color) {
+    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
+        WRITER.lock().color()
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn set_color(foreground: Color, background: Color) {
+    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
+        WRITER.lock().set_color(foreground, background)
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn colors() -> [Color; 16] {
+    COLORS
+}
+
 // Printable ascii chars + backspace + newline
 pub fn is_printable(c: u8) -> bool {
     match c {
@@ -284,3 +331,37 @@ pub fn is_printable(c: u8) -> bool {
         _ => false,
     }
 }
+
+// Dark Gruvbox color palette
+const PALETTE: [(u8, u8, u8, u8); 16] = [
+    (0x00, 0x28, 0x28, 0x28), // Black
+    (0x01, 0x45, 0x85, 0x88), // Blue
+    (0x02, 0x98, 0x97, 0x1A), // Green
+    (0x03, 0x68, 0x9D, 0x6A), // Cyan
+    (0x04, 0xCC, 0x24, 0x1D), // Red
+    (0x05, 0xB1, 0x62, 0x86), // Magenta
+    (0x07, 0xEB, 0xDB, 0xB2), // Light Gray
+    (0x14, 0xD7, 0x99, 0x21), // Brown (Dark Yellow)
+    (0x38, 0xA8, 0x99, 0x84), // Gray (Dark Gray)
+    (0x39, 0x83, 0xa5, 0x98), // Light Blue
+    (0x3A, 0xB8, 0xBB, 0x26), // Light Green
+    (0x3B, 0x8E, 0xC0, 0x7C), // Light Cyan
+    (0x3C, 0xFB, 0x49, 0x34), // Light Red
+    (0x3D, 0xD3, 0x86, 0x9B), // Pink (Light Magenta)
+    (0x3E, 0xFA, 0xBD, 0x2F), // Yellow (Light Yellow)
+    (0x3F, 0xFB, 0xF1, 0xF7), // White
+];
+
+pub fn init() {
+    //let mut isr: Port<u8> = Port::new(0x03DA); // Input Status Register
+    let mut addr: Port<u8> = Port::new(0x03C8); // Address Write Mode Register
+    let mut data: Port<u8> = Port::new(0x03C9); // Data Register
+    for (i, r, g, b) in &PALETTE {
+        unsafe {
+            addr.write(*i);
+            data.write(*r >> 2);
+            data.write(*g >> 2);
+            data.write(*b >> 2);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 04478076d..fcc06784c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ pub mod user;
 use bootloader::BootInfo;
 
 pub fn init(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) {
+    kernel::vga::init();
     kernel::gdt::init();
     kernel::idt::init();
     unsafe { kernel::pic::PICS.lock().initialize() };
     x86_64::instructions::interrupts::enable();
 
-    print!("[{:.6}] MOROS version {}\n", kernel::clock::clock_monotonic(), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+    log!("MOROS version {}\n", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 
     kernel::time::init();
     kernel::keyboard::init();
diff --git a/src/user/colors.rs b/src/user/colors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a240973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/user/colors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use crate::{print, kernel, user};
+
+pub fn main(_args: &[&str]) -> user::shell::ExitCode {
+    let (fg, bg) = kernel::vga::color();
+
+    for &c in &kernel::vga::colors() {
+        kernel::vga::set_color(c, bg);
+        print!(" {:02} ", c as u8);
+    }
+    kernel::vga::set_color(fg, bg);
+    print!("\n");
+
+    for &c in &kernel::vga::colors() {
+        kernel::vga::set_color(bg, c);
+        print!(" {:02} ", c as u8);
+    }
+    kernel::vga::set_color(fg, bg);
+    print!("\n");
+
+    user::shell::ExitCode::CommandSuccessful
+}
+
diff --git a/src/user/mod.rs b/src/user/mod.rs
index 01c558f55..8f963da38 100644
--- a/src/user/mod.rs
+++ b/src/user/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod base64;
 pub mod clear;
 pub mod copy;
+pub mod colors;
 pub mod date;
 pub mod delete;
 pub mod dhcp;
diff --git a/src/user/shell.rs b/src/user/shell.rs
index 1d34a8649..27df3e6c5 100644
--- a/src/user/shell.rs
+++ b/src/user/shell.rs
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ impl Shell {
             "http"                 => user::http::main(&args),
             "host"                 => user::host::main(&args),
             "ip"                   => user::ip::main(&args),
+            "colors"               => user::colors::main(&args),
             _                      => ExitCode::CommandUnknown,
         }
     }