diff --git a/thursday/utilities/__init__.py b/thursday/utilities/__init__.py
index 96161e7..79b9211 100644
--- a/thursday/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/thursday/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from .colors import *
+from .prog80 import prog
 from .utils import *
 
 try:
@@ -6,5 +8,3 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:
     pass
 else:
     from .utils_np import *
-
-from .prog80 import prog
diff --git a/thursday/utilities/colors.py b/thursday/utilities/colors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abfd9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thursday/utilities/colors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+color_factory = lambda color: lambda s: print(f"\033[{color}m{s}\033[m")
+m1 = color_factory(1)
+m30 = color_factory(30)
+m31 = color_factory(31)
+m32 = color_factory(32)
+m33 = color_factory(33)
+m34 = color_factory(34)
+m35 = color_factory(35)
+m36 = color_factory(36)
+m37 = color_factory(37)
+m90 = color_factory(90)
+m91 = color_factory(91)
+m92 = color_factory(92)
+m93 = color_factory(93)
+m94 = color_factory(94)
+m95 = color_factory(95)
+m96 = color_factory(96)
+m97 = color_factory(97)
diff --git a/thursday/utilities/utils.py b/thursday/utilities/utils.py
index 0a308d2..f46fdc1 100644
--- a/thursday/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/thursday/utilities/utils.py
@@ -6,25 +6,6 @@ tiniest = 2.0**-1022.0
 check = object()  # secret "key" to pass to wrap_untrustworthy to extract feval_count
 final = object()  # secret "key" to pass to wrap_untrustworthy to extract results
 
-color_factory = lambda color: lambda s: print(f"\033[{color}m{s}\033[m")
-m1 = color_factory(1)
-m30 = color_factory(30)
-m31 = color_factory(31)
-m32 = color_factory(32)
-m33 = color_factory(33)
-m34 = color_factory(34)
-m35 = color_factory(35)
-m36 = color_factory(36)
-m37 = color_factory(37)
-m90 = color_factory(90)
-m91 = color_factory(91)
-m92 = color_factory(92)
-m93 = color_factory(93)
-m94 = color_factory(94)
-m95 = color_factory(95)
-m96 = color_factory(96)
-m97 = color_factory(97)
-
 
 class ExhaustedTrialsError(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/thursday/utilities/utils_np.py b/thursday/utilities/utils_np.py
index 6491805..e8d7a70 100644
--- a/thursday/utilities/utils_np.py
+++ b/thursday/utilities/utils_np.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # i've separated numpy-dependent methods from the rest of the utils.
+from . import AcquireForWriting, merge_summaries, feps, m33, m34, m93
 from time import time
-from .utils import AcquireForWriting, merge_summaries, feps, m33, m34, m93
 import numpy as np