diff --git a/docs/changelog/2356.feature.rst b/docs/changelog/2356.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dacd9423c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2356.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve coloring of logged commands - by :user:`ssbarnea`.
diff --git a/src/tox/report.py b/src/tox/report.py
index c9b975330..ccff84af3 100644
--- a/src/tox/report.py
+++ b/src/tox/report.py
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
         if record.levelno >= logging.ERROR:
             return self._error_formatter.format(record)
         if record.levelno >= logging.WARNING:
+            if self._is_colored and record.msg == "%s%s> %s" and record.args:
+                record.msg = f"%s{Style.NORMAL}%s{Style.DIM}>{Style.RESET_ALL} %s"
             return self._warning_formatter.format(record)
         return self._remaining_formatter.format(record)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_report.py b/tests/test_report.py
index 246276d1e..548262bd9 100644
--- a/tests/test_report.py
+++ b/tests/test_report.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def test_setup_report(mocker: MockerFixture, capsys: CaptureFixture, verbosity:
     try:
         logging.critical("critical")
         logging.error("error")
-        logging.warning("warning")
+        # special warning line that should be auto-colored
+        logging.warning("%s%s> %s", "warning", "foo", "bar")
         logging.info("info")
         logging.debug("debug")
         logging.log(logging.NOTSET, "not-set")  # this should not be logged
@@ -56,5 +57,10 @@ def test_setup_report(mocker: MockerFixture, capsys: CaptureFixture, verbosity:
 
     if color:
         assert f"{Style.RESET_ALL}" in out
+        # check that our Warning line using special format was colored
+        expected_warning_text = "W\x1b[0m\x1b[36m warning\x1b[22mfoo\x1b[2m>\x1b[0m bar\x1b[0m\x1b[2m"
     else:
         assert f"{Style.RESET_ALL}" not in out
+        expected_warning_text = "warningfoo> bar"
+    if verbosity >= 4:  # where warnings are logged
+        assert expected_warning_text in lines[3]