diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddd144c9..c0ced688 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ concurrently can be used programmatically by using the API documented below:
     - `prefix`: the prefix type to use when logging processes output.
       Possible values: `index`, `pid`, `time`, `command`, `name`, `none`, or a template (eg `[{time} process: {pid}]`).
       Default: the name of the process, or its index if no name is set.
+    - `prefixColors`: a list of colors as supported by [chalk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/chalk).
+      If concurrently would run more commands than there are colors, the last color is repeated.
+      Prefix colors specified per-command take precedence over this list.
     - `prefixLength`: how many characters to show when prefixing with `command`. Default: `10`
     - `raw`: whether raw mode should be used, meaning strictly process output will
     be logged, without any prefixes, colouring or extra stuff.
diff --git a/bin/concurrently.js b/bin/concurrently.js
index 8d86bd3f..7ec2fc76 100755
--- a/bin/concurrently.js
+++ b/bin/concurrently.js
@@ -144,19 +144,12 @@ const args = yargs
     .epilogue(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/epilogue.txt', { encoding: 'utf8' }))
     .argv;
 
-const prefixColors = args.prefixColors.split(',');
 const names = (args.names || '').split(args.nameSeparator);
 
-let lastColor;
-concurrently(args._.map((command, index) => {
-    // Use documented behaviour of repeating last colour when specifying more commands than colours
-    lastColor = prefixColors[index] || lastColor;
-    return {
-        command,
-        prefixColor: lastColor,
-        name: names[index]
-    };
-}), {
+concurrently(args._.map((command, index) => ({
+    command,
+    name: names[index]
+})), {
     handleInput: args.handleInput,
     defaultInputTarget: args.defaultInputTarget,
     killOthers: args.killOthers
@@ -165,11 +158,12 @@ concurrently(args._.map((command, index) => {
     maxProcesses: args.maxProcesses,
     raw: args.raw,
     prefix: args.prefix,
+    prefixColors: args.prefixColors.split(','),
     prefixLength: args.prefixLength,
     restartDelay: args.restartAfter,
     restartTries: args.restartTries,
     successCondition: args.success,
-    timestampFormat: args.timestampFormat
+    timestampFormat: args.timestampFormat,
 }).then(
     () => process.exit(0),
     () => process.exit(1)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3d389073..d21007ac 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ module.exports = exports = (commands, options = {}) => {
                 logger,
                 conditions: options.killOthers
             })
-        ]
+        ],
+        prefixColors: options.prefixColors || []
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/concurrently.js b/src/concurrently.js
index bd2bc2b5..06b3574e 100644
--- a/src/concurrently.js
+++ b/src/concurrently.js
@@ -32,21 +32,27 @@ module.exports = (commands, options) => {
         new ExpandNpmWildcard()
     ];
 
+    let lastColor = '';
     commands = _(commands)
         .map(mapToCommandInfo)
         .flatMap(command => parseCommand(command, commandParsers))
-        .map((command, index) => new Command(
-            Object.assign({
-                index,
-                spawnOpts: getSpawnOpts({
-                    raw: options.raw,
-                    env: command.env,
-                    cwd: command.cwd || options.cwd,
-                }),
-                killProcess: options.kill,
-                spawn: options.spawn,
-            }, command)
-        ))
+        .map((command, index) => {
+            // Use documented behaviour of repeating last color when specifying more commands than colors
+            lastColor = options.prefixColors && options.prefixColors[index] || lastColor;
+            return new Command(
+                Object.assign({
+                    index,
+                    spawnOpts: getSpawnOpts({
+                        raw: options.raw,
+                        env: command.env,
+                        cwd: command.cwd || options.cwd,
+                    }),
+                    prefixColor: lastColor,
+                    killProcess: options.kill,
+                    spawn: options.spawn,
+                }, command)
+            );
+        })
         .value();
 
     const handleResult = options.controllers.reduce(
@@ -75,13 +81,14 @@ module.exports = (commands, options) => {
 };
 
 function mapToCommandInfo(command) {
-    return {
+    return Object.assign({
         command: command.command || command,
         name: command.name || '',
-        prefixColor: command.prefixColor || '',
         env: command.env || {},
         cwd: command.cwd || '',
-    };
+    }, command.prefixColor ? {
+        prefixColor: command.prefixColor,
+    } : {});
 }
 
 function parseCommand(command, parsers) {
diff --git a/src/concurrently.spec.js b/src/concurrently.spec.js
index 097a5755..7ab45dde 100644
--- a/src/concurrently.spec.js
+++ b/src/concurrently.spec.js
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ it('runs commands with a name or prefix color', () => {
     });
 });
 
+it('runs commands with a list of colors', () => {
+    create(['echo', 'kill'], {
+        prefixColors: ['red']
+    });
+
+    controllers.forEach(controller => {
+        expect(controller.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+            expect.objectContaining({ command: 'echo', prefixColor: 'red' }),
+            expect.objectContaining({ command: 'kill', prefixColor: 'red' }),
+        ]);
+    });
+});
+
 it('passes commands wrapped from a controller to the next one', () => {
     const fakeCommand = createFakeCommand('banana', 'banana');
     controllers[0].handle.mockReturnValue({ commands: [fakeCommand] });