diff --git a/core/modules/commands/server.js b/core/modules/commands/server.js
index 8f3804c5b..d824173ee 100644
--- a/core/modules/commands/server.js
+++ b/core/modules/commands/server.js
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ Command.prototype.execute = function() {
 		pathprefix: pathprefix
 	});
 	this.server.listen(port,host);
-	console.log("Serving on " + host + ":" + port);
-	console.log("(press ctrl-C to exit)");
+	$tw.utils.log("Serving on " + host + ":" + port,"brown/orange");
+	$tw.utils.log("(press ctrl-C to exit)","red");
 	// Warn if required plugins are missing
 	if(!$tw.wiki.getTiddler("$:/plugins/tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb") || !$tw.wiki.getTiddler("$:/plugins/tiddlywiki/filesystem")) {
 		$tw.utils.warning("Warning: Plugins required for client-server operation (\"tiddlywiki/filesystem\" and \"tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb\") are missing from tiddlywiki.info file");
diff --git a/core/modules/syncer.js b/core/modules/syncer.js
index 86d3faf28..4916a2b09 100644
--- a/core/modules/syncer.js
+++ b/core/modules/syncer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function Syncer(options) {
 	this.fallbackInterval = options.fallbackInterval || this.fallbackInterval;
 	this.pollTimerInterval = options.pollTimerInterval || this.pollTimerInterval;
 	// Make a logger
-	this.logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("syncer" + ($tw.browser ? "-browser" : "") + ($tw.node ? "-server" : "")  + (this.syncadaptor.name ? ("-" + this.syncadaptor.name) : ""));
+	this.logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("syncer" + ($tw.browser ? "-browser" : "") + ($tw.node ? "-server" : "")  + (this.syncadaptor.name ? ("-" + this.syncadaptor.name) : ""),{colour: "cyan"});
 	// Compile the dirty tiddler filter
 	this.filterFn = this.wiki.compileFilter(this.wiki.getTiddlerText(this.titleSyncFilter));
 	// Record information for known tiddlers
diff --git a/core/modules/utils/logger.js b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
index babb322b5..6bafad01e 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/logger.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ var ALERT_TAG = "$:/tags/Alert";
 /*
 Make a new logger
 */
-function Logger(componentName) {
+function Logger(componentName,options) {
+	options = options || {};
 	this.componentName = componentName || "";
+	this.colour = options.colour || "white";
 }
 
 /*
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ Log a message
 */
 Logger.prototype.log = function(/* args */) {
 	if(console !== undefined && console.log !== undefined) {
-		return Function.apply.call(console.log, console, [this.componentName + ":"].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)));
+		return Function.apply.call(console.log, console, [$tw.utils.terminalColour(this.colour),this.componentName + ":"].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)).concat($tw.utils.terminalColour()));
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/core/modules/utils/utils.js b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
index 742ae9082..e276defbd 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/utils.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
@@ -12,11 +12,43 @@ Various static utility functions.
 /*global $tw: false */
 "use strict";
 
+/*
+Display a message, in colour if we're on a terminal
+*/
+exports.log = function(text,colour) {
+	console.log($tw.node ? exports.terminalColour(colour) + text + exports.terminalColour() : text);
+};
+
+exports.terminalColour = function(colour) {
+	if($tw.node) {
+		if(colour) {
+			var code = exports.terminalColourLookup[colour];
+			if(code) {
+				return "\x1b[" + code + "m";
+			}
+		} else {
+			return "\x1b[0m"; // Cancel colour
+		}
+	}
+	return "";
+};
+
+exports.terminalColourLookup = {
+	"black": "0;30",
+	"red": "0;31",
+	"green": "0;32",
+	"brown/orange": "0;33",
+	"blue": "0;34",
+	"purple": "0;35",
+	"cyan": "0;36",
+	"light gray": "0;37"
+};
+
 /*
 Display a warning, in colour if we're on a terminal
 */
 exports.warning = function(text) {
-	console.log($tw.node ? "\x1b[1;33m" + text + "\x1b[0m" : text);
+	exports.log(text,"brown/orange");
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/filesystem/filesystemadaptor.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/filesystem/filesystemadaptor.js
index bcbb687ff..c824bd0fb 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/filesystem/filesystemadaptor.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/filesystem/filesystemadaptor.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var fs = $tw.node ? require("fs") : null,
 function FileSystemAdaptor(options) {
 	var self = this;
 	this.wiki = options.wiki;
-	this.logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("FileSystem");
+	this.logger = new $tw.utils.Logger("filesystem",{colour: "blue"});
 	// Create the <wiki>/tiddlers folder if it doesn't exist
 	$tw.utils.createDirectory($tw.boot.wikiTiddlersPath);
 }