diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 69c3573fc..2ab1bb037 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Language Features:
 Compiler Features:
  * Commandline Interface: Accept nested brackets in step sequences passed to ``--yul-optimizations``.
  * Commandline Interface: Add ``--debug-info`` option for selecting how much extra debug information should be included in the produced EVM assembly and Yul code.
+ * Commandline Interface: Use different colors when printing errors, warnings and infos.
  * SMTChecker: Output values for ``block.*``, ``msg.*`` and ``tx.*`` variables that are present in the called functions.
  * Standard JSON: Accept nested brackets in step sequences passed to ``settings.optimizer.details.yulDetails.optimizerSteps``.
  * Standard JSON: Add ``settings.debug.debugInfo`` option for selecting how much extra debug information should be included in the produced EVM assembly and Yul code.
diff --git a/liblangutil/Exceptions.cpp b/liblangutil/Exceptions.cpp
index 02dbdb3a5..a410a9863 100644
--- a/liblangutil/Exceptions.cpp
+++ b/liblangutil/Exceptions.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 #include <liblangutil/Exceptions.h>
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace solidity;
 using namespace solidity::langutil;
@@ -72,17 +75,14 @@ Error::Error(
 		*this << util::errinfo_comment(_description);
 }
 
-static optional<Severity> severityFromString(string _severity)
+optional<Error::Severity> Error::severityFromString(string _input)
 {
-    boost::algorithm::to_lower(_severity);
+	boost::algorithm::to_lower(_input);
+	boost::algorithm::trim(_input);
 
-    _severity = boost::algorithm::trim_copy(_severity);
+	for (Severity severity: {Severity::Error, Severity::Warning, Severity::Info})
+		if (_input == formatErrorSeverityLowercase(severity))
+			return severity;
 
-    if (_severity == formatErrorSeverityLowercase(Severity::Error)) { return Severity::Error; }
-
-    else if (_severity == formatErrorSeverityLowercase(Severity::Warning)) { return Severity::Warning; }
-
-    else if (_severity == formatErrorSeverityLowercase(Severity::Info)) { return Severity::Info; }
-
-    else return std::make_optional<Severity>(_severity).has_value() ? std::optional<Severity>(_severity) : std::nullopt;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	return nullopt;
+}
diff --git a/liblangutil/Exceptions.h b/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
index 3ed8c8b2e..0c8f03cb9 100644
--- a/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
+++ b/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct InvalidAstError: virtual util::Exception {};
 		"AST assertion failed" \
 	)
 
+
 using errorSourceLocationInfo = std::pair<std::string, SourceLocation>;
 
 class SecondarySourceLocation
@@ -205,8 +206,6 @@ public:
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-    static std::optional<Severity> severityFromString(std::string _severity);
-
 	static Severity errorSeverity(Type _type)
 	{
 		if (_type == Type::Info)
@@ -259,6 +258,8 @@ public:
 		solAssert(false, "");
 	}
 
+	static std::optional<Severity> severityFromString(std::string _input);
+
 private:
 	ErrorId m_errorId;
 	Type m_type;
diff --git a/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.cpp b/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.cpp
index 8ca479b6b..0edd551b8 100644
--- a/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.cpp
+++ b/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.cpp
@@ -65,24 +65,21 @@ AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::frameColored() const
 	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, BLUE});
 }
 
-AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::errorColored() const
+AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::errorColored(optional<Error::Severity> _severity) const
 {
-	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, RED});
-}
+	// We used to color messages of any severity as errors so this seems like a good default
+	// for cases where severity cannot be determined.
+	char const* textColor = RED;
 
-AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::infoColored() const
-{
-	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, WHITE});
-}
+	if (_severity.has_value())
+		switch (_severity.value())
+		{
+		case Error::Severity::Error: textColor = RED; break;
+		case Error::Severity::Warning: textColor = YELLOW; break;
+		case Error::Severity::Info: textColor = WHITE; break;
+		}
 
-AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::warningColored() const
-{
-	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, YELLOW});
-}
-
-AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::unknownColored() const
-{
-	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, WHITE});
+	return AnsiColorized(m_stream, m_colored, {BOLD, textColor});
 }
 
 AnsiColorized SourceReferenceFormatter::messageColored() const
@@ -179,22 +176,11 @@ void SourceReferenceFormatter::printSourceLocation(SourceReference const& _ref)
 void SourceReferenceFormatter::printExceptionInformation(SourceReferenceExtractor::Message const& _msg)
 {
 	// exception header line
-	if (_msg.errorId.has_value())
-	{
-        switch(severityFromString(_msg.severity))
-        {
-            case Severity::Error : errorColored() << " (" << _msg.errorId.value().error << ")";
-                break;
-
-            case Severity::Warning : warningColored() << " (" << _msg.errorId.value().error << ")";
-                break;
-
-            case Severity::Info : infoColored() << " (" << _msg.errorId.value().error << ")";
-                break;
-
-            default : unknownColored() << " (" << _msg.errorId.value().error << ")";
-        }
-    }
+	optional<Error::Severity> severity = Error::severityFromString(_msg.severity);
+	errorColored(severity) << _msg.severity;
+	if (m_withErrorIds && _msg.errorId.has_value())
+		errorColored(severity) << " (" << _msg.errorId.value().error << ")";
+	messageColored() << ": " << _msg.primary.message << '\n';
 
 	printSourceLocation(_msg.primary);
 
@@ -222,4 +208,4 @@ void SourceReferenceFormatter::printErrorInformation(ErrorList const& _errors)
 void SourceReferenceFormatter::printErrorInformation(Error const& _error)
 {
 	printExceptionInformation(SourceReferenceExtractor::extract(m_charStreamProvider, _error));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.h b/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.h
index 5bac03a9a..e18400b60 100644
--- a/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.h
+++ b/liblangutil/SourceReferenceFormatter.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	util::AnsiColorized normalColored() const;
 	util::AnsiColorized frameColored() const;
-	util::AnsiColorized errorColored() const;
+	util::AnsiColorized errorColored(std::optional<langutil::Error::Severity> _severity) const;
 	util::AnsiColorized messageColored() const;
 	util::AnsiColorized secondaryColored() const;
 	util::AnsiColorized highlightColored() const;