diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/reportdialog.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/reportdialog.py
index 57a8c13a9c..0315867540 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/reportdialog.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/reportdialog.py
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ __url__ = "https://www.freecad.org"
 # it is a Gui only module and should only be imported in Gui mode
 # thus no guard is needed
 from PySide import QtGui
+from femtools.femutils import getOutputWinColor
 
 
-ERROR_COLOR = "red"
-WARNING_COLOR = "#ffaa00"
-INFO_COLOR = "blue"
+ERROR_COLOR = "Error"
+WARNING_COLOR = "Warning"
+INFO_COLOR = "Logging"
 
 
 class ReportDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
@@ -71,7 +72,9 @@ class ReportDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
             text += "%s<br>" % self._getColoredLine(line, ERROR_COLOR)
         return text
 
-    def _getColoredLine(self, text, color):
-        return '<font color="%s">%s</font>' % (color, text)
+    def _getColoredLine(self, text, outputwin_color_type):
+        return '<font color="{}">{}</font>'.format(
+            getOutputWinColor(outputwin_color_type), text
+        )
 
 ##  @}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_mesh_gmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_mesh_gmsh.py
index 2aa2fbf24c..540f112fac 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_mesh_gmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_mesh_gmsh.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import FreeCADGui
 import FemGui
 from femobjects import mesh_gmsh
 from femtools.femutils import is_of_type
+from femtools.femutils import getOutputWinColor
 
 
 class _TaskPanel:
@@ -152,11 +153,25 @@ class _TaskPanel:
         index_order = self.form.cb_order.findText(self.order)
         self.form.cb_order.setCurrentIndex(index_order)
 
-    def console_log(self, message="", color="#000000"):
+    def console_log(self, message="", outputwin_color_type=None):
         self.console_message_gmsh = self.console_message_gmsh + (
-            '<font color="#0000FF">{0:4.1f}:</font> <font color="{1}">{2}</font><br>'
-            .format(time.time() - self.Start, color, message)
+            '<font color="{}"><b>{:4.1f}:</b></font> '.format(
+                getOutputWinColor("Logging"), time.time() - self.Start
+            )
         )
+        if outputwin_color_type:
+            if (
+                outputwin_color_type == "#00AA00"
+            ):  # Success is not part of output window parameters
+                self.console_message_gmsh += '<font color="{}">{}</font><br>'.format(
+                    outputwin_color_type, message
+                )
+            else:
+                self.console_message_gmsh += '<font color="{}">{}</font><br>'.format(
+                    getOutputWinColor(outputwin_color_type), message
+                )
+        else:
+            self.console_message_gmsh += message + "<br>"
         self.form.te_output.setText(self.console_message_gmsh)
         self.form.te_output.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.End)
 
@@ -231,11 +246,11 @@ class _TaskPanel:
         if error:
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning("Gmsh had warnings:\n")
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning("{}\n".format(error))
-            self.console_log("Gmsh had warnings ...")
-            self.console_log(error, "#FF0000")
+            self.console_log("Gmsh had warnings ...", "Warning")
+            self.console_log(error, "Error")
         else:
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Clean run of Gmsh\n")
-            self.console_log("Clean run of Gmsh")
+            self.console_log("Clean run of Gmsh", "#00AA00")
         self.console_log("Gmsh done!")
         self.form.l_time.setText("Time: {0:4.1f}: ".format(time.time() - self.Start))
         self.Timer.stop()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_solver_ccxtools.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_solver_ccxtools.py
index 6a32bd8c2f..a467676459 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_solver_ccxtools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtaskpanels/task_solver_ccxtools.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import FreeCAD
 import FreeCADGui
 
 import FemGui
+from femtools.femutils import getOutputWinColor
 
 
 def unicode(text, *args):
@@ -186,11 +187,25 @@ class _TaskPanel:
             self.form.rb_buckling_analysis.setChecked(True)
         return
 
-    def femConsoleMessage(self, message="", color="#000000"):
+    def femConsoleMessage(self, message="", outputwin_color_type=None):
         self.fem_console_message = self.fem_console_message + (
-            '<font color="#0000FF">{0:4.1f}:</font> <font color="{1}">{2}</font><br>'
-            .format(time.time() - self.Start, color, message)
+            '<font color="{}"><b>{:4.1f}:</b></font> '.format(
+                getOutputWinColor("Logging"), time.time() - self.Start
+            )
         )
+        if outputwin_color_type:
+            if (
+                outputwin_color_type == "#00AA00"
+            ):  # Success is not part of output window parameters
+                self.fem_console_message += '<font color="{}">{}</font><br>'.format(
+                    outputwin_color_type, message
+                )
+            else:
+                self.fem_console_message += '<font color="{}">{}</font><br>'.format(
+                    getOutputWinColor(outputwin_color_type), message
+                )
+        else:
+            self.fem_console_message += message + "<br>"
         self.form.textEdit_Output.setText(self.fem_console_message)
         self.form.textEdit_Output.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.End)
 
@@ -201,7 +216,7 @@ class _TaskPanel:
         # <class 'PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray'>
 
         if out.isEmpty():
-            self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX stdout is empty", "#FF0000")
+            self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX stdout is empty", "Error")
             return False
 
         # https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=39195
@@ -231,11 +246,13 @@ class _TaskPanel:
 
     def calculixError(self, error=""):
         print("Error() {}".format(error))
-        self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX execute error: {}".format(error), "#FF0000")
+        self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX execute error: {}".format(error), "Error")
 
     def calculixNoError(self):
         print("CalculiX done without error!")
-        self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX done without error!", "#00AA00")
+        self.femConsoleMessage(
+            "CalculiX done without error!", "#00AA00"
+        )  # Green leaving hard coded
 
     def calculixStarted(self):
         # print("calculixStarted()")
@@ -250,7 +267,7 @@ class _TaskPanel:
         elif newState == QtCore.QProcess.ProcessState.NotRunning:
             self.femConsoleMessage("CalculiX stopped.")
         else:
-            self.femConsoleMessage("Problems.")
+            self.femConsoleMessage("Problems.", "Error")
 
     def calculixFinished(self, exitCode, exitStatus):
         # print("calculixFinished(), exit code: {}".format(exitCode))
@@ -326,7 +343,7 @@ class _TaskPanel:
                 self.form.pb_edit_inp.setEnabled(True)
                 self.form.pb_run_ccx.setEnabled(True)
             else:
-                self.femConsoleMessage("Write .inp file failed!", "#FF0000")
+                self.femConsoleMessage("Write .inp file failed!", "Error")
             QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
         self.form.l_time.setText("Time: {0:4.1f}: ".format(time.time() - self.Start))
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/femutils.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/femutils.py
index 2b18f2b697..fed9b162a0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/femutils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/femutils.py
@@ -407,3 +407,13 @@ def expandParentObject():
             continue
         for item in items:
             tree.expandItem(item)
+
+
+def getOutputWinColor(type):
+    """
+    type: 'Error', 'Warning', 'Logging', 'Text'
+    """
+    col_int = FreeCAD.ParamGet(
+        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/OutputWindow"
+    ).GetUnsigned("color" + type)
+    return "#{:08X}".format(col_int)[:-2]