</listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><literal>note</literal></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>used to highlight the text <quote>detail</quote> and
+      <quote>hint</quote> in such messages</para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
     <varlistentry>
      <term><literal>locus</literal></term>
      <listitem>
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   The default value is <literal>error=01;31:warning=01;35:locus=01</literal>
+   The default value is
+   <literal>error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:locus=01</literal>
    (<literal>01;31</literal> = bold red, <literal>01;35</literal> = bold
-   magenta, <literal>01</literal> = bold default color).
+   magenta, <literal>01;36</literal> = bold cyan, <literal>01</literal> = bold
+   default color).
   </para>
 
   <tip>
 
 
 static const char *sgr_error = NULL;
 static const char *sgr_warning = NULL;
+static const char *sgr_note = NULL;
 static const char *sgr_locus = NULL;
 
 #define SGR_ERROR_DEFAULT "01;31"
 #define SGR_WARNING_DEFAULT "01;35"
+#define SGR_NOTE_DEFAULT "01;36"
 #define SGR_LOCUS_DEFAULT "01"
 
 #define ANSI_ESCAPE_FMT "\x1b[%sm"
                            sgr_error = strdup(value);
                        if (strcmp(name, "warning") == 0)
                            sgr_warning = strdup(value);
+                       if (strcmp(name, "note") == 0)
+                           sgr_note = strdup(value);
                        if (strcmp(name, "locus") == 0)
                            sgr_locus = strdup(value);
                    }
        {
            sgr_error = SGR_ERROR_DEFAULT;
            sgr_warning = SGR_WARNING_DEFAULT;
+           sgr_note = SGR_NOTE_DEFAULT;
            sgr_locus = SGR_LOCUS_DEFAULT;
        }
    }
                }
                break;
            case PG_LOG_DETAIL:
+               if (sgr_note)
+                   fprintf(stderr, ANSI_ESCAPE_FMT, sgr_note);
                fprintf(stderr, _("detail: "));
+               if (sgr_note)
+                   fprintf(stderr, ANSI_ESCAPE_RESET);
                break;
            case PG_LOG_HINT:
+               if (sgr_note)
+                   fprintf(stderr, ANSI_ESCAPE_FMT, sgr_note);
                fprintf(stderr, _("hint: "));
+               if (sgr_note)
+                   fprintf(stderr, ANSI_ESCAPE_RESET);
                break;
        }
    }