diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 1ad4546..840d813 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2), {
   rename: { _: 'files' }
 });
 
-const moduleDir = dim(`<${path.dirname(__dirname)}>`);
-const name = pkg => bold(`delete-empty v${pkg.version}`);
+const color = (colorFn, text) => process.stdout.isTTY ? colorFn(text) : text;
+
+const moduleDir = color(dim, `<${path.dirname(__dirname)}>`);
+const name = pkg => color(bold, `delete-empty v${pkg.version}`);
 const help = pkg => `
 Path: <${path.dirname(__dirname)}>
 
-Usage: ${cyan('$ delete-empty <directory> [options]')}
+Usage: ${color(cyan, '$ delete-empty <directory> [options]')}
 
 Directory: (optional) Initial directory to begin the search for empty
            directories. Otherwise, cwd is used.
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ if (argv.help) {
   process.exit();
 }
 
-const ok = green(symbols.check);
+const ok = color(green, symbols.check);
 const cwd = path.resolve(argv._[0] || argv.cwd || process.cwd());
 const relative = filepath => {
   if (filepath.startsWith(cwd)) {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index edcd6f7..393fe19 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const startsWith = require('path-starts-with');
 const colors = require('ansi-colors');
 const readdir = util.promisify(fs.readdir);
 
+const color = (colorFn, text) => process.stdout.isTTY ? colorFn(text) : text;
+
 /**
  * Helpers
  */
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ const deleteEmpty = (cwd, options, cb) => {
       await deleteDir(dir, opts);
 
       if (opts.verbose === true) {
-        console.log(colors.red('Deleted:'), path.relative(cwd, dir));
+        console.log(color(colors.red, 'Deleted:'), path.relative(cwd, dir));
       }
 
       if (typeof opts.onDelete === 'function') {
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ deleteEmpty.sync = (cwd, options) => {
       deleteDirSync(dir, opts);
 
       if (opts.verbose === true) {
-        console.log(colors.red('Deleted:'), path.relative(cwd, dir));
+        console.log(color(colors.red, 'Deleted:'), path.relative(cwd, dir));
       }
 
       if (typeof opts.onDelete === 'function') {