diff --git a/hy/models.py b/hy/models.py
index 486673410..882a78b6d 100644
--- a/hy/models.py
+++ b/hy/models.py
@@ -3,9 +3,24 @@
 # license. See the LICENSE.
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from math import isnan, isinf
 from hy._compat import PY3, str_type, bytes_type, long_type, string_types
 from fractions import Fraction
+from clint.textui import colored
+
+
+PRETTY = True
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _pretty():
+    global PRETTY
+    old, PRETTY = PRETTY, True
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        PRETTY = old
 
 
 class HyObject(object):
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ def __new__(cls, value):
         return obj
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "HyKeyword(%s)" % (repr(self[1:]))
+        return "%s(%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, repr(self[1:]))
 
 
 def strip_digit_separators(number):
@@ -222,13 +237,22 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
 
         return ret
 
+    color = staticmethod(colored.cyan)
+
     def __repr__(self):
-        if self:
-            return "%s([\n  %s])" % (
-                self.__class__.__name__,
-                ",\n  ".join([repr_indent(e) for e in self]))
-        else:
-            return self.__class__.__name__ + "()"
+        return str(self) if PRETTY else super(HyList, self).__repr__()
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        with _pretty():
+            c = self.color
+            if self:
+                return ("{}{}\n  {}{}").format(
+                    c(self.__class__.__name__),
+                    c("(["),
+                    (c(",") + "\n  ").join([repr_indent(e) for e in self]),
+                    c("])"))
+            else:
+                return '' + c(self.__class__.__name__ + "()")
 
 _wrappers[list] = lambda l: HyList(wrap_value(x) for x in l)
 _wrappers[tuple] = lambda t: HyList(wrap_value(x) for x in t)
@@ -239,17 +263,18 @@ class HyDict(HyList):
     HyDict (just a representation of a dict)
     """
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
+        g = colored.green
         if self:
             pairs = []
             for k, v in zip(self[::2],self[1::2]):
                 k, v = repr_indent(k), repr_indent(v)
-                pairs.append("%s, %s," % (k, v))
+                pairs.append("{0}{c} {1}{c}".format(k, v, c=g(',')))
             if len(self) % 2 == 1:
-                pairs.append("%s  # odd\n" % repr_indent(self[-1]))
-            return "HyDict([\n  %s])" % ("\n  ".join(pairs),)
+                pairs.append("{}  {}\n".format(repr_indent(self[-1]), g("# odd")))
+            return "{}\n  {}{}".format(g("HyDict(["), ("\n  ".join(pairs)), g("])"))
         else:
-            return "HyDict()"
+            return '' + g("HyDict()")
 
     def keys(self):
         return self[0::2]
@@ -267,6 +292,7 @@ class HyExpression(HyList):
     """
     Hy S-Expression. Basically just a list.
     """
+    color = staticmethod(colored.yellow)
 
 _wrappers[HyExpression] = lambda e: HyExpression(wrap_value(x) for x in e)
 _wrappers[Fraction] = lambda e: HyExpression(
@@ -277,6 +303,7 @@ class HySet(HyList):
     """
     Hy set (just a representation of a set)
     """
+    color = staticmethod(colored.red)
 
 _wrappers[set] = lambda s: HySet(wrap_value(x) for x in s)
 
@@ -352,14 +379,24 @@ def replace(self, other):
         HyObject.replace(self, other)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        lines = ["<HyCons ("]
-        while True:
-            lines.append("  " + repr_indent(self.car))
-            if not isinstance(self.cdr, HyCons):
-                break
-            self = self.cdr
-        lines.append(". %s)>" % (repr_indent(self.cdr),))
-        return '\n'.join(lines)
+        if PRETTY:
+            return str(self)
+        else:
+            return "HyCons({}, {})".format(
+                repr(self.car), repr(self.cdr))
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        with _pretty():
+            c = colored.yellow
+            lines = ['' + c("<HyCons (")]
+            while True:
+                lines.append("  " + repr_indent(self.car))
+                if not isinstance(self.cdr, HyCons):
+                    break
+                self = self.cdr
+            lines.append("{} {}{}".format(
+                c("."), repr_indent(self.cdr), c(")>")))
+            return '\n'.join(lines)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return (