diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/console_color.yml b/changelogs/fragments/console_color.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec78dcc53bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/console_color.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - allow user to customize default ansible-console prompt/msg default color
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/console.py b/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
index c7eb4e8af6f..f2349fc6b59 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/console.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import sys
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.cli import CLI
-from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.executor.task_queue_manager import TaskQueueManager
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
@@ -62,6 +61,9 @@ class ConsoleCLI(CLI, cmd.Cmd):
     ARGUMENTS = {'host-pattern': 'A name of a group in the inventory, a shell-like glob '
                                  'selecting hosts in inventory or any combination of the two separated by commas.'}
 
+    # use specific to console, but fallback to highlight for backwards compatibility
+    NORMAL_PROMPT = C.COLOR_CONSOLE_PROMPT or C.COLOR_HIGHLIGHT
+
     def __init__(self, args):
 
         super(ConsoleCLI, self).__init__(args)
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ class ConsoleCLI(CLI, cmd.Cmd):
             color = C.COLOR_ERROR
         else:
             prompt += "$ "
-            color = C.COLOR_HIGHLIGHT
+            color = self.NORMAL_PROMPT
         self.prompt = stringc(prompt, color)
 
     def list_modules(self):
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ class ConsoleCLI(CLI, cmd.Cmd):
                     display.display(oc['short_description'])
                     display.display('Parameters:')
                     for opt in oc['options'].keys():
-                        display.display('  ' + stringc(opt, C.COLOR_HIGHLIGHT) + ' ' + oc['options'][opt]['description'][0])
+                        display.display('  ' + stringc(opt, self.NORMAL_PROMPT) + ' ' + oc['options'][opt]['description'][0])
                 else:
                     display.error('No documentation found for %s.' % module_name)
             else:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
index 1e9ed2e322d..d353993b447 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ COLOR_CHANGED:
   ini:
   - {key: changed, section: colors}
   yaml: {key: display.colors.changed}
+COLOR_CONSOLE_PROMPT:
+  name: "Color for ansible-console's prompt task status"
+  default: white
+  description: Defines the default color to use for ansible-console
+  env: [{name: ANSIBLE_COLOR_CONSOLE_PROMPT}]
+  ini:
+  - {key: console_prompt, section: colors}
+  version_added: "2.7"
 COLOR_DEBUG:
   name: Color for debug statements
   default: dark gray