diff --git a/lib/bb/msg.py b/lib/bb/msg.py
index 68b2ad7..213932d 100644
--- a/lib/bb/msg.py
+++ b/lib/bb/msg.py
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ class BBLogFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     }
 
     color_enabled = False
-    BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE = range(30,38)
+    BASECOLOR, BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE = range(29,38)
 
     COLORS = {
         DEBUG3  : CYAN,
         DEBUG2  : CYAN,
         DEBUG   : CYAN,
-        VERBOSE : WHITE,
-        NOTE    : WHITE,
-        PLAIN   : WHITE,
+        VERBOSE : BASECOLOR,
+        NOTE    : BASECOLOR,
+        PLAIN   : BASECOLOR,
         WARNING : YELLOW,
         ERROR   : RED,
         CRITICAL: RED,