diff --git a/colors/colors-tests.ts b/colors/colors-tests.ts
index a7f595fdf1..15fd5ab4e5 100644
--- a/colors/colors-tests.ts
+++ b/colors/colors-tests.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,9 @@
 
 import colors = require("colors");
 
-var test:string = 'test';
-var arr:string[] = ['color', 'odd'.italic.zebra, 'radical'.bold.rainbow, test.underline + 'super'.green];
-
-colors.black("abc").trim();
-colors.red("abc").trim();
-colors.green("abc").trim();
-colors.yellow("abc").trim();
-colors.blue("abc").trim();
-colors.magenta("abc").trim();
-colors.cyan("abc").trim();
-colors.white("abc").trim();
-colors.gray("abc").trim();
-colors.grey("abc").trim();
+console.log(colors.black.underline('test'));
+console.log(colors.rainbow.black.blue.gray('test'));
+console.log(colors.random.reset.bgWhite.dim('test'));
+console.log('test'.black.underline);
+console.log('test'.rainbow.black.blue.gray);
+console.log('test'.random.reset.bgWhite.dim);
diff --git a/colors/colors.d.ts b/colors/colors.d.ts
index 8332ac5bb9..5aa28553a3 100644
--- a/colors/colors.d.ts
+++ b/colors/colors.d.ts
@@ -4,34 +4,120 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 declare module "colors" {
-    export function setTheme(theme:any):any;
+    interface Color {
+        (text: string): string;
 
-    export function black(text: string): string;
-    export function red(text: string): string;
-    export function green(text: string): string;
-    export function yellow(text: string): string;
-    export function blue(text: string): string;
-    export function magenta(text: string): string;
-    export function cyan(text: string): string;
-    export function white(text: string): string;
-    export function gray(text: string): string;
-    export function grey(text: string): string;
+        black: Color;
+        red: Color;
+        green: Color;
+        yellow: Color;
+        blue: Color;
+        magenta: Color;
+        cyan: Color;
+        white: Color;
+        gray: Color;
+        grey: Color;
+
+        bgBlack: Color;
+        bgRed: Color;
+        bgGreen: Color;
+        bgYellow: Color;
+        bgBlue: Color;
+        bgMagenta: Color;
+        bgCyan: Color;
+        bgWhite: Color;
+
+        reset: Color;
+        bold: Color;
+        dim: Color;
+        italic: Color;
+        underline: Color;
+        inverse: Color;
+        hidden: Color;
+        strikethrough: Color;
+
+        rainbow: Color;
+        zebra: Color;
+        america: Color;
+        trap: Color;
+        random: Color;
+    }
+
+    module e {
+        export function setTheme(theme:any): void;
+
+        export var black: Color;
+        export var red: Color;
+        export var green: Color;
+        export var yellow: Color;
+        export var blue: Color;
+        export var magenta: Color;
+        export var cyan: Color;
+        export var white: Color;
+        export var gray: Color;
+        export var grey: Color;
+
+        export var bgBlack: Color;
+        export var bgRed: Color;
+        export var bgGreen: Color;
+        export var bgYellow: Color;
+        export var bgBlue: Color;
+        export var bgMagenta: Color;
+        export var bgCyan: Color;
+        export var bgWhite: Color;
+
+        export var reset: Color;
+        export var bold: Color;
+        export var dim: Color;
+        export var italic: Color;
+        export var underline: Color;
+        export var inverse: Color;
+        export var hidden: Color;
+        export var strikethrough: Color;
+
+        export var rainbow: Color;
+        export var zebra: Color;
+        export var america: Color;
+        export var trap: Color;
+        export var random: Color;
+    }
+
+    export = e;
 }
 
 interface String {
-    bold:string;
-    italic:string;
-    underline:string;
-    inverse:string;
-    yellow:string;
-    cyan:string;
-    white:string;
-    magenta:string;
-    green:string;
-    red:string;
-    grey:string;
-    blue:string;
-    rainbow:string;
-    zebra:string;
-    random:string;
+    black: string;
+    red: string;
+    green: string;
+    yellow: string;
+    blue: string;
+    magenta: string;
+    cyan: string;
+    white: string;
+    gray: string;
+    grey: string;
+
+    bgBlack: string;
+    bgRed: string;
+    bgGreen: string;
+    bgYellow: string;
+    bgBlue: string;
+    bgMagenta: string;
+    bgCyan: string;
+    bgWhite: string;
+
+    reset: string;
+    bold: string;
+    dim: string;
+    italic: string;
+    underline: string;
+    inverse: string;
+    hidden: string;
+    strikethrough: string;
+
+    rainbow: string;
+    zebra: string;
+    america: string;
+    trap: string;
+    random: string;
 }