diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index eba412d900..e72415c424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
           mkdir -p .benchmarks
-          pytest -v --color=yes --durations=0 --benchmark-only --benchmark-json .benchmarks/${{ matrix.os }}_python${{ matrix.python-version }}.json --keep-failed=.failed
+          pytest -v --durations=0 --benchmark-only --benchmark-json .benchmarks/${{ matrix.os }}_python${{ matrix.python-version }}.json --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
           mkdir -p .benchmarks
-          pytest -v --color=yes --durations=0 --benchmark-only --benchmark-json .benchmarks/${{ matrix.os }}_python${{ matrix.python-version }}.json --keep-failed=.failed
+          pytest -v --durations=0 --benchmark-only --benchmark-json .benchmarks/${{ matrix.os }}_python${{ matrix.python-version }}.json --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit.yml b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
index dad0c098cf..5e5163f5ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Smoke test
         working-directory: autotest
-        run: pytest -v -n=auto --smoke --color=yes --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+        run: pytest -v -n=auto --smoke --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
-          pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --color=yes --cov=flopy --cov-append --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
+          pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --cov=flopy --cov-append --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
           coverage report
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
-          pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --color=yes --cov=flopy --cov-append --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
+          pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --cov=flopy --cov-append --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
           coverage report
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index e0b4fb061c..fe9b014b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
-          pytest -v -m="example" -n=auto -s --color=yes --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+          pytest -v -m="example" -n=auto -s --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
         working-directory: ./autotest
         run: |
-          pytest -v -m="example" -n=auto -s --color=yes --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+          pytest -v -m="example" -n=auto -s --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mf6.yml b/.github/workflows/mf6.yml
index 445eebf180..e1709ba687 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mf6.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mf6.yml
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       run: |
-        pytest -v --color=yes --durations=0 get_exes.py
+        pytest -v --durations=0 get_exes.py
 
     - name: Run tests
       working-directory: modflow6/autotest
       run: |
-        pytest -v --color=yes --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 -k "test_gw" -n auto
+        pytest -v --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 -k "test_gw" -n auto
 
     - name: Print coverage report before upload
       working-directory: ./modflow6/autotest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/optional.yml b/.github/workflows/optional.yml
index c3081a7ab1..ee29136542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/optional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optional.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Smoke test (${{ matrix.optdeps }})
         working-directory: autotest
-        run: pytest -v -n=auto --smoke --color=yes --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+        run: pytest -v -n=auto --smoke --cov=flopy --cov-report=xml --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regression.yml b/.github/workflows/regression.yml
index 097ff9efa0..972f1e1650 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regression.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regression.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run regression tests
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         working-directory: ./autotest
-        run: pytest -v -m="regression" -n=auto --color=yes --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+        run: pytest -v -m="regression" -n=auto --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         shell: bash -l {0}
         working-directory: ./autotest
-        run: pytest -v -m="regression" -n=auto --color=yes --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
+        run: pytest -v -m="regression" -n=auto --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bcd0af801d..e130f3a337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: autotest
-        run: pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --color=yes --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
+        run: pytest -v -m="not example and not regression" -n=auto --durations=0 --keep-failed=.failed --dist loadfile
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rtd.yml b/.github/workflows/rtd.yml
index 76d4f1b43b..b092e4b16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rtd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rtd.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tutorial and example notebooks
         working-directory: autotest
-        run: pytest -v -n auto --color=yes test_notebooks.py
+        run: pytest -v -n auto test_notebooks.py
 
       - name: Upload notebooks artifact for ReadtheDocs
         if: github.repository_owner == 'modflowpy' && github.event_name == 'push' && runner.os == 'Linux'
diff --git a/autotest/pytest.ini b/autotest/pytest.ini
index 97931bb22a..8f4616fd37 100644
--- a/autotest/pytest.ini
+++ b/autotest/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
-addopts = -ra
+addopts = -ra --color=yes
 python_files =
     test_*.py
     profile_*.py