diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
index c0a41b817d1..9b4f5cd2ec7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
@@ -177,16 +177,9 @@ void CMakeProcess::stop()
 
 QString addCMakePrefix(const QString &str)
 {
-    auto qColorToAnsiCode = [] (const QColor &color) {
-        return QString::fromLatin1("\033[38;2;%1;%2;%3m")
-            .arg(color.red()).arg(color.green()).arg(color.blue());
-    };
-    static const QColor bgColor = creatorTheme()->color(Theme::BackgroundColorNormal);
-    static const QColor fgColor = creatorTheme()->color(Theme::TextColorNormal);
-    static const QColor grey = StyleHelper::mergedColors(fgColor, bgColor, 80);
-    static const QString prefixString = qColorToAnsiCode(grey) + Constants::OUTPUT_PREFIX
-                                        + qColorToAnsiCode(fgColor);
-    return QString("%1%2").arg(prefixString, str);
+    static const QString prefix
+        = ansiColoredText(Constants::OUTPUT_PREFIX, creatorTheme()->color(Theme::Token_Text_Muted));
+    return prefix + str;
 }
 
 QStringList addCMakePrefix(const QStringList &list)