diff --git a/log_nix.go b/log_nix.go
index f06a871..4ff2ab1 100644
--- a/log_nix.go
+++ b/log_nix.go
@@ -16,37 +16,38 @@ import (
 type color int
 
 const (
-	colorBlack = iota + 30
-	colorRed
-	colorGreen
-	colorYellow
-	colorBlue
-	colorMagenta
-	colorCyan
-	colorWhite
+	ColorBlack = iota + 30
+	ColorRed
+	ColorGreen
+	ColorYellow
+	ColorBlue
+	ColorMagenta
+	ColorCyan
+	ColorWhite
 )
 
 var (
 	colors = []string{
-		CRITICAL: colorSeq(colorMagenta),
-		ERROR:    colorSeq(colorRed),
-		WARNING:  colorSeq(colorYellow),
-		NOTICE:   colorSeq(colorGreen),
-		DEBUG:    colorSeq(colorCyan),
+		CRITICAL: ColorSeq(ColorMagenta),
+		ERROR:    ColorSeq(ColorRed),
+		WARNING:  ColorSeq(ColorYellow),
+		NOTICE:   ColorSeq(ColorGreen),
+		DEBUG:    ColorSeq(ColorCyan),
 	}
 	boldcolors = []string{
-		CRITICAL: colorSeqBold(colorMagenta),
-		ERROR:    colorSeqBold(colorRed),
-		WARNING:  colorSeqBold(colorYellow),
-		NOTICE:   colorSeqBold(colorGreen),
-		DEBUG:    colorSeqBold(colorCyan),
+		CRITICAL: ColorSeqBold(ColorMagenta),
+		ERROR:    ColorSeqBold(ColorRed),
+		WARNING:  ColorSeqBold(ColorYellow),
+		NOTICE:   ColorSeqBold(ColorGreen),
+		DEBUG:    ColorSeqBold(ColorCyan),
 	}
 )
 
 // LogBackend utilizes the standard log module.
 type LogBackend struct {
-	Logger *log.Logger
-	Color  bool
+	Logger      *log.Logger
+	Color       bool
+	ColorConfig []string
 }
 
 // NewLogBackend creates a new LogBackend.
@@ -57,8 +58,13 @@ func NewLogBackend(out io.Writer, prefix string, flag int) *LogBackend {
 // Log implements the Backend interface.
 func (b *LogBackend) Log(level Level, calldepth int, rec *Record) error {
 	if b.Color {
+		col := colors[level]
+		if len(b.ColorConfig) > int(level) && b.ColorConfig[level] != "" {
+			col = b.ColorConfig[level]
+		}
+
 		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		buf.Write([]byte(colors[level]))
+		buf.Write([]byte(col))
 		buf.Write([]byte(rec.Formatted(calldepth + 1)))
 		buf.Write([]byte("\033[0m"))
 		// For some reason, the Go logger arbitrarily decided "2" was the correct
@@ -69,11 +75,26 @@ func (b *LogBackend) Log(level Level, calldepth int, rec *Record) error {
 	return b.Logger.Output(calldepth+2, rec.Formatted(calldepth+1))
 }
 
-func colorSeq(color color) string {
+// ConvertColors takes a list of ints representing colors for log levels and
+// converts them into strings for ANSI color formatting
+func ConvertColors(colors []int, bold bool) []string {
+	converted := []string{}
+	for _, i := range colors {
+		if bold {
+			converted = append(converted, ColorSeqBold(color(i)))
+		} else {
+			converted = append(converted, ColorSeq(color(i)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return converted
+}
+
+func ColorSeq(color color) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("\033[%dm", int(color))
 }
 
-func colorSeqBold(color color) string {
+func ColorSeqBold(color color) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("\033[%d;1m", int(color))
 }