diff --git a/precondition.go b/precondition.go
index eff123a0..ae41d15c 100644
--- a/precondition.go
+++ b/precondition.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/execext"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func (e *Executor) areTaskPreconditionsMet(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
-			e.Logger.Errf("task: %s", p.Msg)
+			e.Logger.Errf(logger.Magenta, "task: %s", p.Msg)
 			return false, ErrPreconditionFailed
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/status.go b/status.go
index 7ebb5f84..9790578e 100644
--- a/status.go
+++ b/status.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/execext"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/status"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 )
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@ func (e *Executor) isTaskUpToDateStatus(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task) (
 			Env:     getEnviron(t),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			e.Logger.VerboseOutf("task: status command %s exited non-zero: %s", s, err)
+			e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: status command %s exited non-zero: %s", s, err)
 			return false, nil
 		}
-		e.Logger.VerboseOutf("task: status command %s exited zero", s)
+		e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: status command %s exited zero", s)
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index f7b4e1c3..56119a1c 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call taskfile.Call) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := e.mkdir(t); err != nil {
-		e.Logger.Errf("task: cannot make directory %q: %v", t.Dir, err)
+		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "task: cannot make directory %q: %v", t.Dir, err)
 	}
 
 	for i := range t.Cmds {