diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 780fad5..4109def 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_FAIL="${Red}✘-_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_ " # displays as ✘-1 fo
 
 - You can get help on the git prompt with the function ``git_prompt_help``.
   Examples are available with ``git_prompt_examples``.
+  A list of all available named colors is available with `git_prompt_color_samples`
 
 - If you make any changes to any file that is sourced by `gitprompt.sh`, you
   should run this command, so that the next prompt update will find all the
diff --git a/git-prompt-help.sh b/git-prompt-help.sh
index 791bc7f..8b9b390 100755
--- a/git-prompt-help.sh
+++ b/git-prompt-help.sh
@@ -58,3 +58,18 @@ These are examples of the git prompt:
 EOF
 }
 
+git_prompt_color_samples() {
+  
+  showColor() {
+    local color=$(eval echo "\${$1}")
+    echo -e "${color}$1${ResetColor}" | sed 's/\\\]//g'  | sed 's/\\\[//g'
+  }
+
+  while (( x < 8 )) ; do
+    showColor ${ColorNames[x]}
+    showColor "Dim${ColorNames[x]}"
+    showColor "Bold${ColorNames[x]}"
+    showColor "Bright${ColorNames[x]}"
+    (( x++ ))
+  done
+}