diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Serilog.Sinks.Console.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Serilog.Sinks.Console.csproj
index 543b2c3..8752163 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Serilog.Sinks.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Serilog.Sinks.Console.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A Serilog sink that writes log events to the console/terminal.</Description>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.0.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.1.0</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Serilog Contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>net45;netstandard1.3;netcoreapp1.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyName>Serilog.Sinks.Console</AssemblyName>
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleTheme.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleTheme.cs
index 9812e50..828cf07 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleTheme.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleTheme.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public class SystemConsoleTheme : ConsoleTheme
         /// </summary>
         public static SystemConsoleTheme Literate { get; } = SystemConsoleThemes.Literate;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A theme based on the original Serilog "colored console" sink.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static SystemConsoleTheme Colored { get; } = SystemConsoleThemes.Colored;
+
         readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<ConsoleThemeStyle, SystemConsoleThemeStyle> _styles;
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleThemes.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleThemes.cs
index c52b4f8..5e77b39 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleThemes.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Console/Sinks/SystemConsole/Themes/SystemConsoleThemes.cs
@@ -60,5 +60,26 @@ static class SystemConsoleThemes
                 [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelError] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.Black, Background = ConsoleColor.White },
                 [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelFatal] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.Black, Background = ConsoleColor.White }
             });
+
+        public static SystemConsoleTheme Colored { get; } = new SystemConsoleTheme(
+            new Dictionary<ConsoleThemeStyle, SystemConsoleThemeStyle>
+            {
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Text] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.Gray },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.SecondaryText] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.DarkGray },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.TertiaryText] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.DarkGray },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Invalid] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.Yellow },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Null] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Name] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.String] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Number] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Boolean] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.Scalar] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelVerbose] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.Gray, Background = ConsoleColor.DarkGray },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelDebug] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White, Background = ConsoleColor.DarkGray },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelInformation] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White, Background = ConsoleColor.Blue },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelWarning] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.DarkGray, Background = ConsoleColor.Yellow },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelError] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White, Background = ConsoleColor.Red },
+                [ConsoleThemeStyle.LevelFatal] = new SystemConsoleThemeStyle { Foreground = ConsoleColor.White, Background = ConsoleColor.Red }
+            });
     }
 }