diff --git a/colors.go b/colors.go
index 5536912..405200c 100644
--- a/colors.go
+++ b/colors.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 package bunt
 
 import (
+	"image/color"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
 	"strings"
 
 	colorful "github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful"
@@ -344,3 +347,57 @@ func lookupColorByName(colorName string) *colorful.Color {
 	// Give up
 	return nil
 }
+
+// RandomTerminalFriendlyColors creates a list of random 24 bit colors based on
+// the 4 bit colors that most terminals support.
+func RandomTerminalFriendlyColors(n int) []colorful.Color {
+	if n < 0 {
+		panic("size is out of bounds, must be greater than zero")
+	}
+
+	f := func(i uint8) uint8 {
+		const threshold = 128
+		if i < threshold {
+			return i
+		}
+
+		maxFactor := .5
+		randomFactor := 1 + (rand.Float64()*2*maxFactor - maxFactor)
+
+		return uint8(math.Max(
+			math.Min(
+				randomFactor*float64(i),
+				255.0,
+			),
+			float64(threshold),
+		))
+	}
+
+	baseColors := [][]uint8{
+		{0xAA, 0x00, 0x00},
+		{0x00, 0xAA, 0x00},
+		{0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00},
+		{0x00, 0x00, 0xAA},
+		{0xAA, 0x00, 0xAA},
+		{0x00, 0xAA, 0xAA},
+		{0xAA, 0xAA, 0xAA},
+		{0xFF, 0x55, 0x55},
+		{0x55, 0xFF, 0x55},
+		{0xFF, 0xFF, 0x55},
+		{0x55, 0x55, 0xFF},
+		{0xFF, 0x55, 0xFF},
+		{0x55, 0xFF, 0xFF},
+		{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
+	}
+
+	result := make([]colorful.Color, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		baseColorRGB := baseColors[i%len(baseColors)]
+		r, g, b := baseColorRGB[0], baseColorRGB[1], baseColorRGB[2]
+
+		color, _ := colorful.MakeColor(color.RGBA{f(r), f(g), f(b), 0xFF})
+		result[i] = color
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/colors_test.go b/colors_test.go
index d5cad14..791de7a 100644
--- a/colors_test.go
+++ b/colors_test.go
@@ -223,4 +223,27 @@ var _ = Describe("color specific tests", func() {
 				BeEquivalentTo(Sprint("CornflowerBlue{CornflowerBlue}")))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Context("random colors", func() {
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			ColorSetting = ON
+			TrueColorSetting = OFF
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			ColorSetting = AUTO
+			TrueColorSetting = AUTO
+		})
+
+		It("should create a list of random terminal friendly colors", func() {
+			colors := RandomTerminalFriendlyColors(16)
+			Expect(len(colors)).To(BeEquivalentTo(16))
+		})
+
+		It("should panic if negative number is given", func() {
+			Expect(func() {
+				RandomTerminalFriendlyColors(-1)
+			}).To(Panic())
+		})
+	})
 })