diff --git a/components/bootloader/Kconfig.log.format b/components/bootloader/Kconfig.log.format
index 672001886d..985fa5f43a 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/Kconfig.log.format
+++ b/components/bootloader/Kconfig.log.format
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 menu "Format"
 
+    config BOOTLOADER_LOG_COLORS
+        bool "Color"
+        default y
+        help
+            Use ANSI terminal colors in log output
+            Enable ANSI terminal color codes.
+            In order to view these, your terminal program must support ANSI color codes.
+
     choice BOOTLOADER_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE
         prompt "Timestamp"
         default BOOTLOADER_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE_CPU_TICKS
diff --git a/components/log/include/esp_log.h b/components/log/include/esp_log.h
index 529d00a176..8d11d9ca94 100644
--- a/components/log/include/esp_log.h
+++ b/components/log/include/esp_log.h
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include "esp_log_level.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "esp_rom_sys.h"
 #include "esp_log_level.h"
+#include "esp_log_color.h"
 #include "esp_log_buffer.h"
 #include "esp_log_timestamp.h"
 
@@ -59,31 +59,6 @@ void esp_log_writev(esp_log_level_t level, const char* tag, const char* format,
 
 /** @cond */
 
-#if CONFIG_LOG_COLORS
-#define LOG_COLOR_BLACK   "30"
-#define LOG_COLOR_RED     "31"
-#define LOG_COLOR_GREEN   "32"
-#define LOG_COLOR_BROWN   "33"
-#define LOG_COLOR_BLUE    "34"
-#define LOG_COLOR_PURPLE  "35"
-#define LOG_COLOR_CYAN    "36"
-#define LOG_COLOR(COLOR)  "\033[0;" COLOR "m"
-#define LOG_BOLD(COLOR)   "\033[1;" COLOR "m"
-#define LOG_RESET_COLOR   "\033[0m"
-#define LOG_COLOR_E       LOG_COLOR(LOG_COLOR_RED)
-#define LOG_COLOR_W       LOG_COLOR(LOG_COLOR_BROWN)
-#define LOG_COLOR_I       LOG_COLOR(LOG_COLOR_GREEN)
-#define LOG_COLOR_D
-#define LOG_COLOR_V
-#else //CONFIG_LOG_COLORS
-#define LOG_COLOR_E
-#define LOG_COLOR_W
-#define LOG_COLOR_I
-#define LOG_COLOR_D
-#define LOG_COLOR_V
-#define LOG_RESET_COLOR
-#endif //CONFIG_LOG_COLORS
-
 #define LOG_FORMAT(letter, format)  LOG_COLOR_ ## letter #letter " (%" PRIu32 ") %s: " format LOG_RESET_COLOR "\n"
 #define LOG_SYSTEM_TIME_FORMAT(letter, format)  LOG_COLOR_ ## letter #letter " (%s) %s: " format LOG_RESET_COLOR "\n"
 
diff --git a/components/log/include/esp_log_color.h b/components/log/include/esp_log_color.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..483d634ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/log/include/esp_log_color.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** @cond */
+// ANSI Color Codes:
+// Macros for defining foreground colors (text).
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BLACK                                        "30"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RED                                          "31"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_GREEN                                        "32"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW                                       "33"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BLUE                                         "34"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_MAGENTA                                      "35"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_CYAN                                         "36"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_WHITE                                        "37"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_DEFAULT                                      "39"
+// Macros for defining background colors.
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_BLACK                                     "40"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_RED                                       "41"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_GREEN                                     "42"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_YELLOW                                    "43"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_BLUE                                      "44"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_MAGENTA                                   "45"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_CYAN                                      "46"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_WHITE                                     "47"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_DEFAULT                                   "49"
+// Macros for defining text styles like bold, italic, and underline.
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_RESET                                  "0"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_BOLD                                   "1"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_ITALIC                                 "3"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_UNDERLINE                              "4"
+// Macros that form the starting sequence for setting the text color, background color, and reset all.
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR(TEXT_COLOR)                                  "\033[" TEXT_COLOR "m"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG(BG_COLOR)                                 "\033[" BG_COLOR "m"
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET                                        "\033[" LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_RESET "m"
+// Macros that form the starting sequence for text color + style + background colors
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(COLOR)                               LOG_ANSI_COLOR(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_RESET ";" COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BOLD(COLOR)                                  LOG_ANSI_COLOR(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_BOLD ";" COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_ITALIC(COLOR)                                LOG_ANSI_COLOR(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_ITALIC ";" COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_UNDERLINE(COLOR)                             LOG_ANSI_COLOR(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_UNDERLINE ";" COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BACKGROUND(TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)             LOG_ANSI_COLOR(TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR_BACKGROUND(TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)     LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BOLD_BACKGROUND(TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)        LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BOLD(TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_ITALIC_BACKGROUND(TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)      LOG_ANSI_COLOR_ITALIC(TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_UNDERLINE_BACKGROUND(TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)   LOG_ANSI_COLOR_UNDERLINE(TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+#define LOG_ANSI_COLOR_FORMAT(TEXT_STYLE, TEXT_COLOR, BG_COLOR)     LOG_ANSI_COLOR(TEXT_STYLE ";" TEXT_COLOR ";" BG_COLOR)
+
+/**
+ * Usage example of ANSI color for logs:
+ *
+ * The text is yellow and no style.
+ * printf(LOG_ANSI_COLOR(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW) "%s" LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET "\n", text_str);
+ *
+ * The text is red and no style on a green background.
+ * printf(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR_BACKGROUND(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RED, LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_GREEN) "%s" LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET "\n", text_str);
+ *
+ * Note that if LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET is not sent, the settings are retained until the following setting.
+ *
+ * The LOG_ANSI_COLOR_FORMAT macro is more flexible than others. It does not use the reset command, which means that
+ * this macro can combine the style with the previous settings.
+ * The text is white and bold on a blue background.
+ * printf(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_FORMAT(LOG_ANSI_COLOR_STYLE_BOLD, LOG_ANSI_COLOR_WHITE, LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BG_BLUE) "%s" LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET "\n", text_str);
+ */
+
+#if (!BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_LOG_COLORS) || (BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_COLORS)
+#define LOG_COLOR_BLACK       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BLACK
+#define LOG_COLOR_RED         LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RED
+#define LOG_COLOR_GREEN       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_GREEN
+#define LOG_COLOR_BROWN       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW
+#define LOG_COLOR_YELLOW      LOG_ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW
+#define LOG_COLOR_BLUE        LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BLUE
+#define LOG_COLOR_PURPLE      LOG_ANSI_COLOR_MAGENTA
+#define LOG_COLOR_MAGENTA     LOG_ANSI_COLOR_MAGENTA
+#define LOG_COLOR_CYAN        LOG_ANSI_COLOR_CYAN
+#define LOG_COLOR_WHITE       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_WHITE
+#define LOG_COLOR(COLOR)      LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(COLOR)
+#define LOG_BOLD(COLOR)       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_BOLD(COLOR)
+#define LOG_ITALIC(COLOR)     LOG_ANSI_COLOR_ITALIC(COLOR)
+#define LOG_UNDERLINE(COLOR)  LOG_ANSI_COLOR_UNDERLINE(COLOR)
+#define LOG_RESET_COLOR       LOG_ANSI_COLOR_RESET
+#define LOG_COLOR_E           LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(LOG_COLOR_RED)
+#define LOG_COLOR_W           LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(LOG_COLOR_YELLOW)
+#define LOG_COLOR_I           LOG_ANSI_COLOR_REGULAR(LOG_COLOR_GREEN)
+#define LOG_COLOR_D           ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_V           ""
+#else
+#define LOG_RESET_COLOR       ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_E           ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_W           ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_I           ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_D           ""
+#define LOG_COLOR_V           ""
+#endif
+/** @endcond */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
index 9f0c2cd37a..d54d9deb76 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ INPUT = \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/log/include/esp_log_level.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/log/include/esp_log_buffer.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/log/include/esp_log_timestamp.h \
+    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/log/include/esp_log_color.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/lwip/include/apps/esp_sntp.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/lwip/include/apps/ping/ping_sock.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/mbedtls/esp_crt_bundle/include/esp_crt_bundle.h \
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
index d472ddfaa0..452161ddb1 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/system/log.rst
@@ -154,3 +154,4 @@ API Reference
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_level.inc
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_buffer.inc
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_timestamp.inc
+.. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_color.inc
diff --git a/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/log.rst b/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/log.rst
index a3147b6d1d..ccfa490c39 100644
--- a/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/log.rst
+++ b/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/log.rst
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ API 参考
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_level.inc
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_buffer.inc
 .. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_timestamp.inc
+.. include-build-file:: inc/esp_log_color.inc