diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index 2b07b14b..100b6f44 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 
 import colorama
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 import xdg.BaseDirectory
 
 from . import __version__
+from jrnl.output import list_journals
+from jrnl.output import print_msg
 from jrnl.exception import JrnlException
 from jrnl.messages import Message
 from jrnl.messages import MsgText
 from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 
-from .color import ERROR_COLOR
-from .color import RESET_COLOR
-from .output import list_journals
 
 # Constants
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME = "jrnl.yaml"
@@ -146,11 +144,15 @@ def verify_config_colors(config):
         if upper_color == "NONE":
             continue
         if not getattr(colorama.Fore, upper_color, None):
-            print(
-                "[{2}ERROR{3}: {0} set to invalid color: {1}]".format(
-                    key, color, ERROR_COLOR, RESET_COLOR
-                ),
-                file=sys.stderr,
+            print_msg(
+                Message(
+                    MsgText.InvalidColor,
+                    MsgType.NORMAL,
+                    {
+                        "key": key,
+                        "color": color,
+                    },
+                )
             )
             all_valid_colors = False
     return all_valid_colors
diff --git a/jrnl/messages.py b/jrnl/messages.py
index 6b3d9b52..2341960e 100644
--- a/jrnl/messages.py
+++ b/jrnl/messages.py
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ class MsgText(Enum):
         {count} imported to {journal_name} journal
         """
 
+    # --- Color --- #
+    InvalidColor = "{key} set to invalid color: {color}"
+
 
 class Message(NamedTuple):
     text: MsgText