diff --git a/lib/env_irb_prompt.rb b/lib/env_irb_prompt.rb
index d6facbedfda..9d31d869bd2 100644
--- a/lib/env_irb_prompt.rb
+++ b/lib/env_irb_prompt.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ def configure!(irb_conf = IRB.conf)
     irb_conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = on_deployed_box? ? nil : 1000
 
     irb_conf[:PROMPT][:ENV_PROMPT] = {
-      PROMPT_I: "%N(#{bold(env)}):%03n:%i> ",
-      PROMPT_S: "%N(\e[1m#{bold(env)}\e[22m):%03n:%i%l ",
-      PROMPT_C: "%N(\e[1m#{bold(env)}\e[22m):%03n:%i* ",
+      PROMPT_I: "%N(#{bold(color(env))}):%03n:%i> ",
+      PROMPT_S: "%N(\e[1m#{bold(color(env))}\e[22m):%03n:%i%l ",
+      PROMPT_C: "%N(\e[1m#{bold(color(env))}\e[22m):%03n:%i* ",
       RETURN: "%s\n",
     }
     irb_conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :ENV_PROMPT
@@ -29,6 +29,40 @@ def env
     end
   end
 
+  # @api private
+  def color(str)
+    case env
+    when 'local'
+      color_blue(str)
+    when 'prod'
+      color_red(str)
+    when 'staging'
+      color_yellowy_orange(str)
+    else
+      color_green(str)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # @api private
+  def color_red(str)
+    "\e[31m#{str}\e[0m"
+  end
+
+  # @api private
+  def color_yellowy_orange(str)
+    "\e[33m#{str}\e[0m"
+  end
+
+  # @api private
+  def color_blue(str)
+    "\e[34m#{str}\e[0m"
+  end
+
+  # @api private
+  def color_green(str)
+    "\e[32m#{str}\e[0m"
+  end
+
   # @api private
   def bold(str)
     "\e[1m#{str}\e[22m"
diff --git a/spec/lib/env_irb_prompt_spec.rb b/spec/lib/env_irb_prompt_spec.rb
index d753f930691..08ce2aa8a97 100644
--- a/spec/lib/env_irb_prompt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/env_irb_prompt_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 
       it 'sets the prompt with the environment name' do
         configure
-        expect(irb_conf[:PROMPT][:ENV_PROMPT][:PROMPT_I]).to include(prompt.bold('dev'))
+        expect(irb_conf[:PROMPT][:ENV_PROMPT][:PROMPT_I]).
+          to include(prompt.bold(prompt.color_green('dev')))
       end
     end
 
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
 
       it 'sets the prompt with local' do
         configure
-        expect(irb_conf[:PROMPT][:ENV_PROMPT][:PROMPT_I]).to include(prompt.bold('local'))
+        expect(irb_conf[:PROMPT][:ENV_PROMPT][:PROMPT_I]).
+          to include(prompt.bold(prompt.color_blue('local')))
       end
     end
   end