diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Constants.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Constants.cs
index 8da2e1eca7..02d36de3cd 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Core/Constants.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace Cake.Core
 {
     internal static class Constants
     {
+        public const ConsoleColor DefaultConsoleColor = (ConsoleColor)(-1);
+
         public static readonly Version LatestBreakingChange = new Version(0, 26, 0);
         public static readonly Version LatestPotentialBreakingChange = new Version(1, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/AnsiConsoleRenderer.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/AnsiConsoleRenderer.cs
index bdc3556010..1383f6448f 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/AnsiConsoleRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/AnsiConsoleRenderer.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Console;
 using Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Formatting;
 
 namespace Cake.Core.Diagnostics
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ public AnsiConsoleRenderer(IConsole console)
 
             _ansiLookup = new Dictionary<ConsoleColor, string>
             {
-                { ConsoleColorEx.Default, string.Empty },   // Default
+                { Constants.DefaultConsoleColor, string.Empty }, // Default
                 { ConsoleColor.DarkGray, "\u001b[30;1m" },  // Bright black
                 { ConsoleColor.Red, "\u001b[31;1m" },       // Bright red
                 { ConsoleColor.Green, "\u001b[32;1m" },     // Bright green
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ public AnsiConsoleRenderer(IConsole console)
 
             _ansiBackgroundLookup = new Dictionary<ConsoleColor, string>
             {
-                { ConsoleColorEx.Default, string.Empty },   // Default
+                { Constants.DefaultConsoleColor, string.Empty }, // Default
                 { ConsoleColor.DarkGray, "\u001b[40;1m" },  // Bright black
                 { ConsoleColor.Red, "\u001b[41;1m" },       // Bright red
                 { ConsoleColor.Green, "\u001b[42;1m" },     // Bright green
diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleColorEx.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleColorEx.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7760423c29..0000000000
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleColorEx.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Console
-{
-    internal static class ConsoleColorEx
-    {
-        public const ConsoleColor Default = (ConsoleColor)(-1);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsolePalette.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsolePalette.cs
index e28906d996..73ae06a266 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsolePalette.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsolePalette.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Console;
 
 namespace Cake.Core.Diagnostics
 {
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public static IDictionary<LogLevel, ConsolePalette> CreateLookup(IConsole consol
             var background = console.BackgroundColor;
             if ((int)background < 0 || console.SupportAnsiEscapeCodes)
             {
-                background = ConsoleColorEx.Default;
+                background = Constants.DefaultConsoleColor;
             }
 
             return new Dictionary<LogLevel, ConsolePalette>
diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleRenderer.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleRenderer.cs
index fd90b44af8..8959ebbf1e 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Core/Diagnostics/Console/ConsoleRenderer.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Console;
 using Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Formatting;
 
 namespace Cake.Core.Diagnostics
@@ -63,24 +62,24 @@ private void SetPalette(FormatToken token, ConsolePalette palette, bool colorize
         {
             if (colorize && token is PropertyToken)
             {
-                if (palette.ArgumentBackground != ConsoleColorEx.Default)
+                if (palette.ArgumentBackground != Constants.DefaultConsoleColor)
                 {
                     _console.BackgroundColor = palette.ArgumentBackground;
                 }
 
-                if (palette.ArgumentForeground != ConsoleColorEx.Default)
+                if (palette.ArgumentForeground != Constants.DefaultConsoleColor)
                 {
                     _console.ForegroundColor = palette.ArgumentForeground;
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                if (palette.Background != ConsoleColorEx.Default)
+                if (palette.Background != Constants.DefaultConsoleColor)
                 {
                     _console.BackgroundColor = palette.Background;
                 }
 
-                if (palette.Foreground != ConsoleColorEx.Default)
+                if (palette.Foreground != Constants.DefaultConsoleColor)
                 {
                     _console.ForegroundColor = palette.Foreground;
                 }