diff --git a/hgext/color.py b/hgext/color.py
--- a/hgext/color.py
+++ b/hgext/color.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ from mercurial.i18n import _
            'diff.trailingwhitespace': 'bold red_background',
            'diffstat.deleted': 'red',
            'diffstat.inserted': 'green',
+           'ui.prompt': 'yellow',
            'log.changeset': 'yellow',
            'resolve.resolved': 'green bold',
            'resolve.unresolved': 'red bold',
diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ class ui(object):
             self.write(msg, ' ', default, "\n")
             return default
         try:
-            r = self._readline(msg + ' ')
+            r = self._readline(self.label(msg, 'ui.prompt') + ' ')
             if not r:
                 return default
             return r
diff --git a/tests/test-diff-color.t b/tests/test-diff-color.t
--- a/tests/test-diff-color.t
+++ b/tests/test-diff-color.t
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ record
   \x1b[0;36;1mold mode 100644\x1b[0m (esc)
   \x1b[0;36;1mnew mode 100755\x1b[0m (esc)
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+  \x1b[0;33mexamine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?]\x1b[0m  (esc)
   \x1b[0;35m@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@\x1b[0m (esc)
    c
    a
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ record
    a
    a
    c
-  record this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+  \x1b[0;33mrecord this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?]\x1b[0m  (esc)
   $ echo
   
   $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ qrecord
   \x1b[0;36;1mold mode 100644\x1b[0m (esc)
   \x1b[0;36;1mnew mode 100755\x1b[0m (esc)
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+  \x1b[0;33mexamine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?]\x1b[0m  (esc)
   \x1b[0;35m@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@\x1b[0m (esc)
    c
    a
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ qrecord
    a
    a
    c
-  record this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+  \x1b[0;33mrecord this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?]\x1b[0m  (esc)
   $ echo