diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/added_existing_nocolor.yml b/changelogs/fragments/added_existing_nocolor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..481e0f323c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/added_existing_nocolor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Added NO_COLOR environment var to ansible color configuration, allowing it to integrate with existing convention.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
index 501492a6fb2..7f36be41df8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR:
   name: Suppress color output
   default: False
   description: This setting allows suppressing colorizing output, which is used to give a better indication of failure and status information.
-  env: [{name: ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR}]
+  env:
+    - name: ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR
+      # this is generic convention for CLI programs
+    - name: NO_COLOR
+      version_added: '2.11'
   ini:
   - {key: nocolor, section: defaults}
   type: boolean