diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef5c25d..ab4726a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # editor specifics
 .idea
 .vscode
+*.swp
 
 # Binaries for programs and plugins
 *.exe
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 
 # build
 build/*
+corgi
 
 # vendor
 vendor/*
diff --git a/snippet/snippet.go b/snippet/snippet.go
index 581d0fa..85aa286 100644
--- a/snippet/snippet.go
+++ b/snippet/snippet.go
@@ -140,17 +140,20 @@ func (snippet *Snippet) Export(outputPath string, fileType string) error {
 }
 
 func (snippet *Snippet) ConvertToShellScript() string {
+	green := color.New(color.FgGreen).SprintFunc()
+	yellow := color.New(color.FgYellow).SprintFunc()
+
 	templateFieldMap := snippet.BuildTemplateFieldMap()
 	shellCmds := []string{}
 	// headline
 	shellCmds = append(shellCmds, "#!/bin/bash")
 	// convert title
-	titleShell := fmt.Sprintf("echo -e \"%sStart executing snippet %s...%s\"\n", util.SHELL_GREEN, snippet.Title, util.SHELL_NO_COLOR)
+	titleShell := fmt.Sprintf("echo -e \"%s\"\n", green(fmt.Sprintf("Start executing snippet %s...", snippet.Title)))
 	shellCmds = append(shellCmds, titleShell)
 	// convert each step
 	for idx, step := range snippet.Steps {
 		stepCount := idx + 1
-		stepIndexShell := fmt.Sprintf("echo -e \"\n%sStep %d:%s %s%s\"", util.SHELL_GREEN, stepCount, util.SHELL_YELLOW, step.Description, util.SHELL_NO_COLOR)
+		stepIndexShell := fmt.Sprintf("echo -e \"\nStep %d: %s\"", green(stepCount), yellow(step.Description))
 		stepShell := step.ConvertToShellScript(&templateFieldMap)
 		shellCmds = append(shellCmds, stepIndexShell, stepShell, "\n")
 	}
diff --git a/snippet/step.go b/snippet/step.go
index bd9541d..48751f9 100644
--- a/snippet/step.go
+++ b/snippet/step.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ func (step *StepInfo) AskQuestion(options ...interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (step *StepInfo) ConvertToShellScript(templates *TemplateFieldMap) string {
+	green := color.New(color.FgGreen).SprintFunc()
+	yellow := color.New(color.FgYellow).SprintFunc()
+
 	shellCmds := make([]string, 0)
 	templateFieldsMap := ParseTemplateFieldsMap(step.Command)
 	for field := range templateFieldsMap {
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ func (step *StepInfo) ConvertToShellScript(templates *TemplateFieldMap) string {
 				defaultValPrompt = existingTf.Value
 				defaultValueShell = fmt.Sprintf("%s=${%s:-%s}", field, field, existingTf.Value)
 			}
-			inputPromptShell := fmt.Sprintf("read -p \"%sEnter value for <%s> (default: %s): %s\" %s", util.SHELL_GREEN, field, defaultValPrompt, util.SHELL_NO_COLOR, field)
+			inputPromptShell := fmt.Sprintf("read -p \"%s\" %s", green(fmt.Sprintf("Enter value for <%s> (default: %s):", field, defaultValPrompt)), field)
 			existingTf.Asked = true
 			shellCmds = append(shellCmds, inputPromptShell, defaultValueShell)
 		}
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ func (step *StepInfo) ConvertToShellScript(templates *TemplateFieldMap) string {
 		field, _ := getParamNameAndValue(sub)
 		return fmt.Sprintf("$%s", field)
 	})
-	runningPromptShell := fmt.Sprintf("echo -e \"%sRunning: %s%s%s\"", util.SHELL_GREEN, util.SHELL_YELLOW, executeShell, util.SHELL_NO_COLOR)
+	runningPromptShell := fmt.Sprintf(`echo -e "%s %s"`, green("Running:"), yellow(executeShell))
 	shellCmds = append(shellCmds, runningPromptShell, executeShell)
 	return strings.Join(shellCmds, "\n")
 }
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index ff34ffe..7987418 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ const (
 	NEXT_LINE_SUFFIX    = "\\"
 )
 
-const (
-	SHELL_RED      = "\033[0;31m"
-	SHELL_GREEN    = "\033[0;32m"
-	SHELL_YELLOW   = "\033[1;33m"
-	SHELL_NO_COLOR = "\033[0m"
-)
-
 func LoadJsonDataFromFile(filePath string, object interface{}) error {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
 	if err != nil {