diff --git a/includes/inc_bash.sh b/includes/inc_bash.sh
index f299e4377b15ceb84279229854caa83f5d2db358..636986f2eae815fa48057f14cb64022ac541a503 100755
--- a/includes/inc_bash.sh
+++ b/includes/inc_bash.sh
@@ -103,3 +103,13 @@ function fetchrc(){
   }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# define color presets
+# see https://www.axel-hahn.de/docs/bash_colorfunctions/Color_presets.html
+COLOR_PRESET_error=("white" "red")
+COLOR_PRESET_ok=("green")
+COLOR_PRESET_warning=("yellow")
+
+COLOR_PRESET_cmd=("lightblue")
+COLOR_PRESET_head=("yellow")
+COLOR_PRESET_input=("green")