diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72547bb..470bdd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ $ gotest -v github.com/rakyll/hey
 ```
 ![go test output](https://i.imgur.com/udjWuZx.gif)
 
-gotest comes with many colors! Configure the color of the output by setting the following env variable:
+gotest comes with many colors! Configure the color of the output by setting the following environment variables:
+
+- `GOTEST_FAIL`
+- `GOTEST_PASS`
+- `GOTEST_SKIP`
+
+Alternatively you can use a single environment supporting a list of colors, in the order: fail, pass, and skip.
 
 ```
 $ GOTEST_PALETTE="magenta,white"
@@ -29,3 +35,13 @@ $ GOTEST_PALETTE="magenta,white"
 
 The output will have magenta for failed cases, white for success.
 Available colors: black, hiblack, red, hired, green, higreen, yellow, hiyellow, blue, hiblue, magenta, himagenta, cyan, hicyan, white, hiwhite.
+
+Do note that the individually set environment variables take precedence over the palette variable
+
+For the setting:
+
+```
+$ GOTEST_PASS="hiblue" GOTEST_PALETTE="magenta,white"
+```
+
+The output will have magenta for failed cases, hiblue for success.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18a5bef..20aa55d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,16 +21,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
+const (
+	paletteEnv = "GOTEST_PALETTE"
+	failEnv    = "GOTEST_FAIL_COLOR"
+	passEnv    = "GOTEST_PASS_COLOR"
+	skipEnv    = "GOTEST_SKIP_COLOR"
+)
+
 var (
 	pass = color.FgGreen
 	skip = color.FgYellow
 	fail = color.FgHiRed
 )
 
-const paletteEnv = "GOTEST_PALETTE"
-
 func main() {
-	setPalette()
+	parseEnvAndSetPalette()
 	enableOnCI()
 	os.Exit(gotest(os.Args[1:]))
 }
@@ -144,20 +149,48 @@ func enableOnCI() {
 	}
 }
 
-func setPalette() {
+func parseEnvAndSetPalette() {
+	parsePaletteEnv()
+	parseColorEnvs()
+}
+
+func parsePaletteEnv() {
 	v := os.Getenv(paletteEnv)
-	if v == "" {
-		return
-	}
-	vals := strings.Split(v, ",")
-	if len(vals) != 2 {
-		return
-	}
-	if c, ok := colors[vals[0]]; ok {
-		fail = c
+
+	if v != "" {
+		vals := strings.Split(v, ",")
+		states := []color.Attribute{fail, pass, skip}
+		for i := range vals {
+			if c, ok := colors[vals[i]]; ok {
+				states[i] = color.Attribute(c)
+			}
+		}
+
+		fail = states[0]
+		pass = states[1]
+		skip = states[2]
 	}
-	if c, ok := colors[vals[1]]; ok {
-		pass = c
+}
+
+func parseColorEnvs() {
+
+	envArray := [3]string{skipEnv, failEnv, passEnv}
+
+	for _, e := range envArray {
+		v := os.Getenv(e)
+		if v == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if c, ok := colors[v]; ok {
+			switch e {
+			case failEnv:
+				fail = c
+			case passEnv:
+				pass = c
+			case skipEnv:
+				skip = c
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }