diff --git a/color.go b/color.go
index dba8f21..34cd8e4 100644
--- a/color.go
+++ b/color.go
@@ -247,6 +247,21 @@ func (c *Color) Println(a ...interface{}) (n int, err error) {
 	return fmt.Fprintln(Output, a...)
 }
 
+// Sprint is just like Print, but returns a string instead of printing it.
+func (c *Color) Sprint(a ...interface{}) string {
+	return c.wrap(fmt.Sprint(a...))
+}
+
+// Sprintln is just like Println, but returns a string instead of printing it.
+func (c *Color) Sprintln(a ...interface{}) string {
+	return c.wrap(fmt.Sprintln(a...))
+}
+
+// Sprintf is just like Printf, but returns a string instead of printing it.
+func (c *Color) Sprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
+	return c.wrap(fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+
 // FprintFunc returns a new function that prints the passed arguments as
 // colorized with color.Fprint().
 func (c *Color) FprintFunc() func(w io.Writer, a ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/color_test.go b/color_test.go
index f8edd63..946b5e3 100644
--- a/color_test.go
+++ b/color_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ func TestColor(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expecting %s, got '%s'\n", escapedForm, scannedLine)
 		}
 	}
+
+	for _, c := range testColors {
+		line := New(c.code).Sprintf("%s", c.text)
+		scannedLine := fmt.Sprintf("%q", line)
+		colored := fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[%dm%s\x1b[0m", c.code, c.text)
+		escapedForm := fmt.Sprintf("%q", colored)
+
+		fmt.Printf("%s\t: %s\n", c.text, line)
+
+		if scannedLine != escapedForm {
+			t.Errorf("Expecting %s, got '%s'\n", escapedForm, scannedLine)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestColorEquals(t *testing.T) {