diff --git a/color.go b/color.go
index b2795fed..39f4a7e7 100644
--- a/color.go
+++ b/color.go
@@ -220,22 +220,30 @@ func (c *Color) unset() {
 // a low-level function, and users should use the higher-level functions, such
 // as color.Fprint, color.Print, etc.
 func (c *Color) SetWriter(w io.Writer) *Color {
+	_, _ = c.setWriter(w)
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *Color) setWriter(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
 	if c.isNoColorSet() {
-		return c
+		return 0, nil
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprint(w, c.format())
-	return c
+	return fmt.Fprint(w, c.format())
 }
 
 // UnsetWriter resets all escape attributes and clears the output with the give
 // io.Writer. Usually should be called after SetWriter().
 func (c *Color) UnsetWriter(w io.Writer) {
+	_, _ = c.unsetWriter(w)
+}
+
+func (c *Color) unsetWriter(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
 	if c.isNoColorSet() {
-		return
+		return 0, nil
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s[%dm", escape, Reset)
+	return fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s[%dm", escape, Reset)
 }
 
 // Add is used to chain SGR parameters. Use as many as parameters to combine
@@ -251,10 +259,20 @@ func (c *Color) Add(value ...Attribute) *Color {
 // On Windows, users should wrap w with colorable.NewColorable() if w is of
 // type *os.File.
 func (c *Color) Fprint(w io.Writer, a ...interface{}) (n int, err error) {
-	c.SetWriter(w)
-	defer c.UnsetWriter(w)
+	n, err = c.setWriter(w)
+	if err != nil {
+		return n, err
+	}
+
+	nn, err := fmt.Fprint(w, a...)
+	n += nn
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 
-	return fmt.Fprint(w, a...)
+	nn, err = c.unsetWriter(w)
+	n += nn
+	return n, err
 }
 
 // Print formats using the default formats for its operands and writes to
@@ -274,10 +292,20 @@ func (c *Color) Print(a ...interface{}) (n int, err error) {
 // On Windows, users should wrap w with colorable.NewColorable() if w is of
 // type *os.File.
 func (c *Color) Fprintf(w io.Writer, format string, a ...interface{}) (n int, err error) {
-	c.SetWriter(w)
-	defer c.UnsetWriter(w)
+	n, err = c.setWriter(w)
+	if err != nil {
+		return n, err
+	}
+
+	nn, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, format, a...)
+	n += nn
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, format, a...)
+	nn, err = c.unsetWriter(w)
+	n += nn
+	return n, err
 }
 
 // Printf formats according to a format specifier and writes to standard output.
diff --git a/color_test.go b/color_test.go
index 586039b4..880dcfb3 100644
--- a/color_test.go
+++ b/color_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
@@ -446,6 +447,64 @@ func TestColor_Sprintln_Newline(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestColor_Fprint(t *testing.T) {
+	rb := new(strings.Builder)
+	c := New(FgRed)
+
+	n, err := c.Fprint(rb, "foo", "bar")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Fprint error: %v", err)
+	}
+	got := rb.String()
+	want := "\x1b[31mfoobar\x1b[0m"
+
+	if want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Fprint error\n\nwant: %q\n got: %q", want, got)
+	}
+	if n != len(got) {
+		t.Errorf("Fprint byte count does not match actual bytes written\n\nwant: %d\n got: %d", len(got), n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColor_Fprintln(t *testing.T) {
+	rb := new(strings.Builder)
+	c := New(FgRed)
+
+	n, err := c.Fprintln(rb, "foo", "bar")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Fprint error: %v", err)
+	}
+	got := rb.String()
+	want := "\x1b[31mfoo bar\x1b[0m\n"
+
+	if want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Fprintln error\n\nwant: %q\n got: %q", want, got)
+	}
+	if n != len(got) {
+		t.Errorf("Fprintln byte count does not match actual bytes written\n\nwant: %d\n got: %d", len(got), n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColor_Fprintf(t *testing.T) {
+	rb := new(strings.Builder)
+	c := New(FgRed)
+
+	n, err := c.Fprintf(rb, "%-7s %-7s %5d\n", "hello", "world", 123)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Fprint error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := "\x1b[31mhello   world     123\n\x1b[0m"
+
+	got := rb.String()
+	if want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Fprintf error\n\nwant: %q\n got: %q", want, got)
+	}
+	if n != len(got) {
+		t.Errorf("Fprintf byte count does not match actual bytes written\n\nwant: %d\n got: %d", len(got), n)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestColor_Fprintln_Newline(t *testing.T) {
 	rb := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	c := New(FgRed)