diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 237bfd9..96fac73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(headers
     src/menuitem.h
     src/messagepopupdisplay.h
     src/popupdisplay.h
+    src/richtexthelper.h
     src/richtextrenderer.h
     src/screenmanager.h
     src/scrollinterface.h
diff --git a/src/richtexthelper.h b/src/richtexthelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31a2772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/richtexthelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace espgui {
+namespace colors {
+constexpr char RED[] = "&1";    // #ff0000 (TFT_RED)
+constexpr char GREEN[] = "&2";  // #00ff00 (TFT_GREEN)
+constexpr char BLUE[] = "&3";   // #0000ff (TFT_BLUE)
+constexpr char YELLOW[] = "&4"; // #ffff00 (TFT_YELLOW)
+constexpr char BLACK[] = "&5";  // #000000 (TFT_BLACK)
+constexpr char WHITE[] = "&6";  // #ffffff (TFT_WHITE)
+constexpr char GREY[] = "&7";   // #888888 (TFT_GREY)
+constexpr char RESET[] = "&0";  // reset to previous color set by tft.setTextColor()
+} // namespace colors
+
+namespace fonts {
+constexpr char SMALL[] = "&s";  // tft.setTextFont(2)
+constexpr char MEDIUM[] = "&m"; // tft.setTextFont(4)
+constexpr char RESTORE[] = "&f";  // restore original font
+} // namespace fonts
+} // namespace espgui
diff --git a/src/textwithvaluehelper.h b/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
index 7b506cc..81cb3ce 100644
--- a/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
+++ b/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <strutils.h>
 #include <espstrutils.h>
-#include <espwifiutils.h>
-#include <espchrono.h>
 
 // local includes
 #include "textinterface.h"
+#include "richtexthelper.h"
 #include "richtextrenderer.h"
 
 namespace espgui {
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ struct TextWithValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInterface
     {
         using cpputils::toString;
         using espcpputils::toString;
-        using wifi_stack::toString;
-        using espchrono::toString;
 
         return fmt::format("{} {}", Tprefix, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
     }
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@ struct ChangeableTextWithValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInte
     {
         using cpputils::toString;
         using espcpputils::toString;
-        using wifi_stack::toString;
-        using espchrono::toString;
 
         return fmt::format("{} {}", m_prefix, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
     }
@@ -52,4 +47,39 @@ private:
     std::string m_prefix;
 };
 
+template<const char *Tprefix, typename Taccessor, const char *Tguilib_color = espgui::colors::GREY>
+struct TextWithHighlightedValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInterface
+{
+    using Taccessor::Taccessor;
+
+    std::string text() const override
+    {
+        using cpputils::toString;
+        using espcpputils::toString;
+
+        return fmt::format("{} {}{}", Tprefix, Tguilib_color, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename Taccessor, const char *Tguilib_color = espgui::colors::GREY>
+struct ChangeableTextWithHighlightedValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInterface
+{
+    using Taccessor::Taccessor;
+
+    std::string text() const override
+    {
+        using cpputils::toString;
+        using espcpputils::toString;
+
+        return fmt::format("{} {}{}", m_prefix, Tguilib_color, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
+    }
+
+    const std::string &prefix() const { return m_prefix; }
+    void setPrefix(std::string_view prefix) { m_prefix = std::string{prefix}; }
+    void setPrefix(std::string &&prefix) { m_prefix = std::move(prefix); }
+
+private:
+    std::string m_prefix;
+};
+
 } // namespace espgui