diff --git a/html/html.c b/html/html.c
index 44b69a2..31cd690 100755
--- a/html/html.c
+++ b/html/html.c
@@ -205,6 +205,21 @@ rndr_strikethrough(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+rndr_coloredtext(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, const struct buf *color, void *opaque)
+{
+	if (!text || !text->size || !color || !color->size || !color+text->size)
+		return 0;
+
+	BUFPUTSL(ob, "<span style=\"color:");
+	bufput(ob, color->data, color->size);
+	BUFPUTSL(ob, "\">");
+	bufput(ob, text->data, text->size);
+	BUFPUTSL(ob, "</span>");
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 rndr_double_emphasis(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque)
 {
@@ -734,6 +749,7 @@ sdhtml_toc_renderer(struct sd_callbacks *callbacks, struct html_renderopt *optio
 
 		NULL,
 		rndr_codespan,
+		rndr_coloredtext,
 		rndr_spoilerspan,
 		rndr_double_emphasis,
 		rndr_emphasis,
@@ -777,6 +793,7 @@ sdhtml_renderer(struct sd_callbacks *callbacks, struct html_renderopt *options,
 
 		rndr_autolink,
 		rndr_codespan,
+		rndr_coloredtext,
 		rndr_spoilerspan,
 		rndr_double_emphasis,
 		rndr_emphasis,
diff --git a/src/markdown.c b/src/markdown.c
index fa85a71..961dc6c 100644
--- a/src/markdown.c
+++ b/src/markdown.c
@@ -629,6 +629,48 @@ parse_spoilerspan(struct buf *ob, struct sd_markdown *rndr, uint8_t *data, size_
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static size_t
+parse_coloredtext(struct buf *ob, struct sd_markdown *rndr, uint8_t *data, size_t size)
+{
+	int (*render_method)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, const struct buf *color, void *opaque);
+	size_t len;
+	size_t i = 0;
+	struct buf *work = 0;
+	struct buf *color = 0;
+	int r;
+
+	render_method = rndr->cb.coloredtext;
+
+	if (!render_method) return 0;
+
+	while (i < size) {
+		colorlen = find_emph_char(data + i, size - i, ':');
+		if (!colorlen) return 0;
+		i += colorlen
+		if (i < size && data[i] == ':' && data[i - 1] == ':') {
+			color = rndr_newbuf(rndr, BUFFER_SPAN);
+			parse_inline(color, rndr, data, i - 1);
+		}
+		
+		len = find_emph_char(data + i, size - i, '<');
+		if (!len) return 0;
+		i += len;
+
+		if (i < size && data[i] == '<' && data[i - 1] == ':') {
+			work = rndr_newbuf(rndr, BUFFER_SPAN);
+			parse_inline(work, rndr, data, i - 1);
+			r = render_method(ob, work, color, rndr->opaque);
+			rndr_popbuf(rndr, BUFFER_SPAN);
+
+			if (!r) return 0;
+
+			return i + 1;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* char_emphasis • single and double emphasis parsing */
 static size_t
 char_emphasis(struct buf *ob, struct sd_markdown *rndr, uint8_t *data, size_t max_rewind, size_t max_lookbehind, size_t size)
@@ -643,6 +685,13 @@ char_emphasis(struct buf *ob, struct sd_markdown *rndr, uint8_t *data, size_t ma
 		return ret + 2;
 	}
 
+	if (size > 4 && c == '>' && data[1] == 'c' && data[2] == ':') {
+		if(_isspace(data[2]) || (ret = parse_coloredtext(ob, rndr, data + 2, size - 2)) == 0)
+			return 0;
+
+		return ret + 3;
+	}
+
 
 	if (size > 2 && data[1] != c) {
 		/* whitespace cannot follow an opening emphasis;
@@ -1480,6 +1529,25 @@ prefix_blockspoiler(uint8_t *data, size_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static size_t
+prefix_coloredtext(uint8_t *data, size_t size)
+{
+    size_t i = 0;
+    if (i < size && data[i] == ' ') i++;
+    if (i < size && data[i] == ' ') i++;
+    if (i < size && data[i] == ' ') i++;
+
+    if (i + 2 < size && data[i] == '>' && data[i + 1] == 'c' && data[i + 2] == ':') {
+		size_t coloredspan = find_emph_char(data + i + 2, size - i - 1, '<');
+		if (i + coloredspan < size && coloredspan > 0 && data[i + coloredspan] == ':')
+			return 0;
+
+		return i + 3;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* prefix_code • returns prefix length for block code*/
 static size_t
 prefix_code(uint8_t *data, size_t size)
diff --git a/src/markdown.h b/src/markdown.h
index c70a2bb..8cc7abd 100644
--- a/src/markdown.h
+++ b/src/markdown.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct sd_callbacks {
 	/* span level callbacks - NULL or return 0 prints the span verbatim */
 	int (*autolink)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *link, enum mkd_autolink type, void *opaque);
 	int (*codespan)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque);
+	int (*coloredtext)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, const struct buf *color, void *opaque);
 	int (*spoilerspan)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque);
 	int (*double_emphasis)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque);
 	int (*emphasis)(struct buf *ob, const struct buf *text, void *opaque);