diff --git a/dist/debug.js b/dist/debug.js
index 17a1444..c54e7db 100644
--- a/dist/debug.js
+++ b/dist/debug.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ exports.colors = [
 ];
 
 /**
- * Currently only WebKit-based Web Inspectors and the Firebug
- * extension (*not* the built-in Firefox web inpector) are
- * known to support "%c" CSS customizations.
+ * Currently only WebKit-based Web Inspectors, Firefox >= v31,
+ * and the Firebug extension (any Firefox version) are known
+ * to support "%c" CSS customizations.
  *
  * TODO: add a `localStorage` variable to explicitly enable/disable colors
  */
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ function useColors() {
   // is webkit? http://stackoverflow.com/a/16459606/376773
   return ('WebkitAppearance' in document.documentElement.style) ||
     // is firebug? http://stackoverflow.com/a/398120/376773
-    (window.console && (console.firebug || (console.exception && console.table)));
+    (window.console && (console.firebug || (console.exception && console.table))) ||
+    // is firefox >= v31?
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Web_Console#Styling_messages
+    (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().match(/firefox\/(\d+)/) && parseInt(RegExp.$1, 10) >= 31);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ function formatArgs() {
   if (!useColors) return args;
 
   var c = 'color: ' + this.color;
-  args = [args[0], c, ''].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(args, 1));
+  args = [args[0], c, 'color: inherit'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(args, 1));
 
   // the final "%c" is somewhat tricky, because there could be other
   // arguments passed either before or after the %c, so we need to