diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index fb6186e..8fefab9 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 			options.root_path = options.root_path.expandTilde.absolutePath.buildNormalizedPath;
 		}
 
-		final switch (options.colors_mode) with (options.colors)
+		final switch (options.color_mode) with (options.color)
 		{
 			case automatic:
 				// Use default determined in internal.logging.initLogging().
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@
 	bool help, annotate, bare;
 	string[] registry_urls;
 	string root_path;
-	enum colors { automatic, on, off } // Style violation in support of invalid option error formatting.
-	colors colors_mode = colors.automatic;
+	enum color { automatic, on, off } // Lower case "color" in support of invalid option error formatting.
+	color color_mode = color.automatic;
 	SkipPackageSuppliers skipRegistry = SkipPackageSuppliers.none;
 	PlacementLocation placementLocation = PlacementLocation.user;
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
 		args.getopt("q|quiet", &quiet, ["Only print warnings and errors"]);
 		args.getopt("verror", &verror, ["Only print errors"]);
 		args.getopt("vquiet", &vquiet, ["Print no messages"]);
-		args.getopt("colors", &colors_mode, [
+		args.getopt("color", &color_mode, [
 			"Configure colored output. Accepted values:",
 			"  automatic: Colored output on console/terminal,",
 			"             unless NO_COLOR is set and non-empty (default)",
diff --git a/test/colored-output.sh b/test/colored-output.sh
index afc1bb3..abb8766 100755
--- a/test/colored-output.sh
+++ b/test/colored-output.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 cd ${CURR_DIR}/1-exec-simple
 
-# Test --colors=off disabling colors correctly
-${DUB} build --colors=off --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | { ! \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c; }
+# Test that --color=off disables colors correctly
+${DUB} build --color=off --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | { ! \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c; }
 
-# Test --colors=automatic detecting no TTY
-${DUB} build --colors=automatic --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | { ! \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c; }
+# Test that --color=automatic detects no TTY correctly
+${DUB} build --color=automatic --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | { ! \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c; }
 
-# Test no --colors= option defaulting to automatic
+# Test that no --color= has same behaviour as --color=automatic
 ${DUB} build --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | { ! \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c; }
 
-# Test --colors=on enabling colors in any case
-${DUB} build --colors=on --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c
+# Test that --color=on enables colors in any case
+${DUB} build --color=on --compiler=${DC} 2>&1 | \grep $'^\x1b\[' -c