diff --git a/makefiles/color.inc.mk b/makefiles/color.inc.mk
index ea494442db..4e14ea3ea0 100644
--- a/makefiles/color.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/color.inc.mk
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ ifneq ($(CC_NOCOLOR),1)
     endif
   endif
 endif
+
+# Colorizer functions:
+#  These functions wrap a block of text in $(COLOR_X)...$(COLOR_RESET).
+#  Do not nest calls to this functions or the colors will be wrong.
+c_green = $(COLOR_GREEN)$(1)$(COLOR_RESET)
+c_red = $(COLOR_RED)$(1)$(COLOR_RESET)
+c_yellow = $(COLOR_YELLOW)$(1)$(COLOR_RESET)
+c_purple = $(COLOR_PURPLE)$(1)$(COLOR_RESET)