diff --git a/std/fmt/colors.ts b/std/fmt/colors.ts
index 7a12b28837ee99..bb0f334fa0e022 100644
--- a/std/fmt/colors.ts
+++ b/std/fmt/colors.ts
@@ -120,9 +120,41 @@ export function white(str: string): string {
 }
 
 export function gray(str: string): string {
+  return brightBlack(str);
+}
+
+export function brightBlack(str: string): string {
   return run(str, code([90], 39));
 }
 
+export function brightRed(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([91], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightGreen(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([92], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightYellow(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([93], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightBlue(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([94], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightMagenta(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([95], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightCyan(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([96], 39));
+}
+
+export function brightWhite(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([97], 39));
+}
+
 export function bgBlack(str: string): string {
   return run(str, code([40], 49));
 }
@@ -155,6 +187,38 @@ export function bgWhite(str: string): string {
   return run(str, code([47], 49));
 }
 
+export function bgBrightBlack(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([100], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightRed(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([101], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightGreen(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([102], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightYellow(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([103], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightBlue(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([104], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightMagenta(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([105], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightCyan(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([106], 49));
+}
+
+export function bgBrightWhite(str: string): string {
+  return run(str, code([107], 49));
+}
+
 /* Special Color Sequences */
 
 function clampAndTruncate(n: number, max = 255, min = 0): number {
diff --git a/std/fmt/colors_test.ts b/std/fmt/colors_test.ts
index dea27f84e03fd3..a43bd82fe95d3d 100644
--- a/std/fmt/colors_test.ts
+++ b/std/fmt/colors_test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,38 @@ Deno.test("testGray", function (): void {
   assertEquals(c.gray("foo bar"), "foo bar");
 });
 
+Deno.test("testBrightBlack", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightBlack("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightRed", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightRed("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightGreen", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightGreen("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightYellow", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightYellow("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightBlue", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightBlue("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightMagenta", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightMagenta("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightCyan", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightCyan("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBrightWhite", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.brightWhite("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
 Deno.test("testBgBlack", function (): void {
   assertEquals(c.bgBlack("foo bar"), "foo bar");
 });
@@ -119,6 +151,38 @@ Deno.test("testBgWhite", function (): void {
   assertEquals(c.bgWhite("foo bar"), "foo bar");
 });
 
+Deno.test("testBgBrightBlack", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightBlack("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightRed", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightRed("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightGreen", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightGreen("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightYellow", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightYellow("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightBlue", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightBlue("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightMagenta", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightMagenta("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightCyan", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightCyan("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
+Deno.test("testBgBrightWhite", function (): void {
+  assertEquals(c.bgBrightWhite("foo bar"), "foo bar");
+});
+
 Deno.test("testClampUsingRgb8", function (): void {
   assertEquals(c.rgb8("foo bar", -10), "foo bar");
 });