diff --git a/example/ex3/ex3.cpp b/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
index 281a6e33..cc77ca6e 100644
--- a/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
+++ b/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     log_config::encoding = CE_Xterm;
     log_config::function_entry_color = 69;
     log_config::function_exit_color = 70;
-    log_config::code_location_color = 166;
+    log_config::code_location_color = color_spec::xterm(166);
 
     int n = 3;
 
diff --git a/include/indentlog/log_config.hpp b/include/indentlog/log_config.hpp
index 76ecf63f..4f48b0f6 100644
--- a/include/indentlog/log_config.hpp
+++ b/include/indentlog/log_config.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace xo {
         /* when .location_enabled,  write [file:line] starting this many chars from left margin */
         static std::uint32_t location_tab;
         /* color to use for code location */
-        static std::uint32_t code_location_color;
+        static color_spec code_location_color;
     }; /*log_config_impl*/
 
     template <typename Tag>
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ namespace xo {
     log_config_impl<Tag>::location_tab = 80;
 
     template <typename Tag>
-    std::uint32_t
-    log_config_impl<Tag>::code_location_color = 31;
+    color_spec
+    log_config_impl<Tag>::code_location_color = color_spec::red();
 
     using log_config = log_config_impl<class log_config_tag>;
 } /*namespace xo*/
diff --git a/include/indentlog/log_state.hpp b/include/indentlog/log_state.hpp
index e99ef44a..834aa119 100644
--- a/include/indentlog/log_state.hpp
+++ b/include/indentlog/log_state.hpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ namespace xo {
 
                     std::stringstream ss;
                     ss << code_location(this->file_, this->line_,
-                                        color_spec(log_config::encoding, log_config::code_location_color));
+                                        log_config::code_location_color);
 
                     std::string ss_str = std::move(ss.str()); /*c++20*/
                     sbuf2->sputn(ss_str.c_str(), ss_str.size());