diff --git a/types/ansicolors/index.d.ts b/types/ansicolors/index.d.ts
index 6750283895..dd1a872e57 100644
--- a/types/ansicolors/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ansicolors/index.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,45 @@
 // Type definitions for ansicolors
 // Project: https://github.com/thlorenz/ansicolors
-// Definitions by: rogierschouten <https://github.com/rogierschouten>
+// Definitions by: Benjamin Arthur Lupton <https://github.com/balupton>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
-
-declare var colors: { [index: string]: (s: string) => string; };
-export = colors;
+interface Colors extends String {
+	(value: string): string
+	white: this
+	black: this
+	blue: this
+	cyan: this
+	green: this
+	magenta: this
+	red: this
+	yellow: this
+	brightBlack: this
+	brightRed: this
+	brightGreen: this
+	brightYellow: this
+	brightBlue: this
+	brightMagenta: this
+	brightCyan: this
+	brightWhite: this
+	bgBlack: this
+	bgRed: this
+	bgGreen: this
+	bgYellow: this
+	bgBlue: this
+	bgMagenta: this
+	bgCyan: this
+	bgWhite: this
+	bgBrightBlack: this
+	bgBrightRed: this
+	bgBrightGreen: this
+	bgBrightYellow: this
+	bgBrightBlue: this
+	bgBrightMagenta: this
+	bgBrightCyan: this
+	bgBrightWhite: this
+	open: this
+	close: this
+	colors: this
+}
+declare const colors: Colors
+export default colors