diff --git a/src/mu-cmd-cfind.c b/src/mu-cmd-cfind.c
index 17c38920..e0d5960d 100644
--- a/src/mu-cmd-cfind.c
+++ b/src/mu-cmd-cfind.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "mu-cmd.h"
 #include "mu-util.h"
@@ -138,12 +139,37 @@ each_contact_org_contact (const char *email, const char *name)
 			 name, email);
 }
 
+static void
+print_plain (const char *email, const char *name, gboolean color)
+{
+	if (name) {
+		if (color)
+			mu_util_color_print (MU_COLOR_MAGENTA, name);
+		else
+			fputs (name, stdout);
+		
+		fputs (" ", stdout);
+	}
+
+	if (color)
+		mu_util_color_print (MU_COLOR_GREEN, email);
+	else
+		fputs (email, stdout);
+
+	fputs ("\n", stdout);
+}
+
+struct _ECData {
+	OutputFormat format;
+	gboolean color;
+};
+typedef struct _ECData ECData;
+
 
 static void
-each_contact (const char *email, const char *name, time_t tstamp,
-	      OutputFormat format)
+each_contact (const char *email, const char *name, time_t tstamp, ECData *ecdata)
 {
-	switch (format) {
+	switch (ecdata->format) {
 	case FORMAT_MUTT_ALIAS: each_contact_mutt_alias (email, name); break;
 	case FORMAT_MUTT_AB:
 		g_print ("%s\t%s\t\n", email, name ? name : ""); break;
@@ -155,17 +181,19 @@ each_contact (const char *email, const char *name, time_t tstamp,
 		g_print ("%s,%s\n", name ? name : "", email);
 		break;
 	default:
-                g_print ("%s%s%s\n", name ? name : "", name ? " " : "", email);
+		print_plain (email, name, ecdata->color);
 	}
 }
 
 
 static MuExitCode
-run_cmd_cfind (const char* pattern, OutputFormat format)
+run_cmd_cfind (const char* pattern, OutputFormat format,
+	       gboolean color)
 {
 	gboolean rv;
 	MuContacts *contacts;
 	size_t num;
+	ECData ecdata = {format, color};
 	
 	contacts = mu_contacts_new (mu_runtime_path(MU_RUNTIME_PATH_CONTACTS));
 	if (!contacts) {
@@ -176,7 +204,7 @@ run_cmd_cfind (const char* pattern, OutputFormat format)
 	print_header (format);
 	rv = mu_contacts_foreach (contacts,
 				  (MuContactsForeachFunc)each_contact,
-				  GINT_TO_POINTER(format), pattern, &num);
+				  &ecdata, pattern, &num);
 	
 	mu_contacts_destroy (contacts);
 
@@ -208,10 +236,10 @@ mu_cmd_cfind (MuConfig *opts)
 
 	/* only one pattern allowed */
 	if (opts->params[1] && opts->params[2]) {
-		g_warning ("usage: mu cfind [OPTIONS] [<ptrn>]");
+		g_warning ("usage: mu cfind [options] [<ptrn>]");
 		return MU_EXITCODE_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	return run_cmd_cfind (opts->params[1], format);
+	return run_cmd_cfind (opts->params[1], format, opts->color);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mu-cmd.c b/src/mu-cmd.c
index 76782721..43d6200f 100644
--- a/src/mu-cmd.c
+++ b/src/mu-cmd.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "mu-msg.h"
 #include "mu-msg-part.h"
@@ -64,43 +65,56 @@ get_attach_str (MuMsg *msg)
 }	
 
 
+static void
+print_field (const char* field, const char *val, gboolean color)
+{
+	if (!val)
+		return;
+
+	if (color) {
+		mu_util_color_print (MU_COLOR_MAGENTA, field);
+		mu_util_color_print (MU_COLOR_BLUE, val);
+	} else {
+		fputs (field, stdout);
+		fputs (val, stdout);
+	}	
+	fputs ("\n", stdout);
+}
+
 
 
 /* we ignore fields for now */
 static gboolean
-view_msg (MuMsg *msg, const gchar *fields, size_t summary_len)
+view_msg (MuMsg *msg, const gchar *fields, gboolean summary,
+	  gboolean color)
 {
 	const char *field;
 	gchar *attachs;
 	time_t date;
+	const int SUMMARY_LEN = 5;
 
-	if ((field = mu_msg_get_from (msg)))
-		g_print ("From: %s\n", field);
+	print_field ("From: ", mu_msg_get_from (msg), color);
+	print_field ("To: ",   mu_msg_get_to (msg), color);
+	print_field ("Cc: ",   mu_msg_get_cc (msg), color);
+	print_field ("Bcc: ",  mu_msg_get_bcc (msg), color);
+	print_field ("Subject: ",  mu_msg_get_subject (msg), color);
 	
-	if ((field = mu_msg_get_to (msg)))
-		g_print ("To: %s\n", field);
-
-	if ((field = mu_msg_get_cc (msg)))
-		g_print ("Cc: %s\n", field);
-
-	if ((field = mu_msg_get_subject (msg)))
-		g_print ("Subject: %s\n", field);
-	
-	if ((date = mu_msg_get_date (msg)))
-		g_print ("Date: %s\n", mu_str_date_s ("%c", date));
+	if ((date = mu_msg_get_date (msg))) 
+		print_field ("Date: ", mu_str_date_s ("%c", date),
+			     color);
 
 	if ((attachs = get_attach_str (msg))) {
-		g_print ("Attachment(s): %s\n", attachs);
+		print_field ("Attachments: ", attachs, color);
 		g_free (attachs);
 	}
 	
 	if (!(field = mu_msg_get_body_text (msg)))
 		return TRUE; /* no body -- nothing more to do */
 	
-	if (summary_len > 0) {
+	if (summary) {
 		gchar *summ;
-		summ = mu_str_summarize (field, summary_len);
-		g_print ("Summary: %s\n", summ);
+		summ = mu_str_summarize (field, SUMMARY_LEN);
+		print_field ("Summary: ", summ, color);
 		g_free (summ);
 	} else
 		g_print ("\n%s\n", field);
@@ -133,7 +147,7 @@ mu_cmd_view (MuConfig *opts)
 			g_error_free (err);
 			return MU_EXITCODE_ERROR;
 		}
-		if (!view_msg (msg, NULL, opts->summary_len))
+		if (!view_msg (msg, NULL, opts->summary, opts->color))
 			rv = MU_EXITCODE_ERROR;
 		
 		mu_msg_unref (msg);