diff --git a/src/colorprint.cc b/src/colorprint.cc
index 0bfd6704..abc71492 100644
--- a/src/colorprint.cc
+++ b/src/colorprint.cc
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ void ColorPrintf(std::ostream& out, LogColor color, const char* fmt,
   // We need to flush the stream buffers into the console before each
   // SetConsoleTextAttribute call lest it affect the text that is already
   // printed but has not yet reached the console.
-  fflush(stdout);
+  out.flush();
   SetConsoleTextAttribute(stdout_handle,
                           GetPlatformColorCode(color) | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
-  vprintf(fmt, args);
+  out << FormatString(fmt, args);
 
-  fflush(stdout);
+  out.flush();
   // Restores the text color.
   SetConsoleTextAttribute(stdout_handle, old_color_attrs);
 #else
diff --git a/src/console_reporter.cc b/src/console_reporter.cc
index 10e05e13..35c3de2a 100644
--- a/src/console_reporter.cc
+++ b/src/console_reporter.cc
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ bool ConsoleReporter::ReportContext(const Context& context) {
   PrintBasicContext(&GetErrorStream(), context);
 
 #ifdef BENCHMARK_OS_WINDOWS
-  if ((output_options_ & OO_Color) && &std::cout != &GetOutputStream()) {
-    GetErrorStream()
-        << "Color printing is only supported for stdout on windows."
-           " Disabling color printing\n";
-    output_options_ = static_cast<OutputOptions>(output_options_ & ~OO_Color);
+  if ((output_options_ & OO_Color)) {
+    auto stdOutBuf = std::cout.rdbuf();
+    auto outStreamBuf = GetOutputStream().rdbuf();
+    if (stdOutBuf != outStreamBuf) {
+      GetErrorStream()
+          << "Color printing is only supported for stdout on windows."
+             " Disabling color printing\n";
+      output_options_ = static_cast<OutputOptions>(output_options_ & ~OO_Color);
+    }
   }
 #endif