diff --git a/docs/tutorials/env-vars.md b/docs/tutorials/env-vars.md
index a404581c3..b6fdb7499 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/env-vars.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/env-vars.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Pwndbg relies on several environment variables to customize its behavior. Below
 - `EDITOR`, `VISUAL`: Used by the `cymbol` command to open an editor.
 - `HOME`, `XDG_CACHE_HOME`: Used by `lib.tempfile` to determine temporary file locations.
 - `PWNDBG_VENV_PATH`: Specifies the virtual environment path for Pwndbg.
-- `PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS`: Disables colored output in Pwndbg.
+- `NO_COLOR`: Disables colored output in Pwndbg.
 - `PWNDBG_LOGLEVEL`: Initial log level to use for log messages.
 - `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`: Used by the `ai` command for accessing respective AI APIs.
 - `GITHUB_ACTIONS`, `RUN_FLAKY`: Used by `tests_commands.py` to determine the test environment.
diff --git a/pwndbg/color/__init__.py b/pwndbg/color/__init__.py
index 53f5cb323..74a659fd9 100644
--- a/pwndbg/color/__init__.py
+++ b/pwndbg/color/__init__.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def unstylize(x: str) -> str:
 
 disable_colors = theme.add_param(
     "disable-colors",
-    bool(os.environ.get("PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS")),
+    bool(os.environ.get("NO_COLOR")),
     "whether to color the output or not",
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/host/gdb/__init__.py b/tests/host/gdb/__init__.py
index 19fdf251c..39389bdeb 100644
--- a/tests/host/gdb/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/host/gdb/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GDBTestHost(TestHost):
         env["COVERAGE_FILE"] = str(coverage_out)
         env["COVERAGE_PROCESS_START"] = str(self._pwndbg_root / "pyproject.toml")
         env["PWNDBG_LAUNCH_TEST"] = case
-        env["PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS"] = "1"
+        env["NO_COLOR"] = "1"
         env["GDB_BIN_PATH"] = str(self._gdb_path)
         env["TEST_BINARIES_ROOT"] = str(self._binaries_root)
         if interactive:
diff --git a/tests/host/lldb/launch_guest.py b/tests/host/lldb/launch_guest.py
index 974503211..78bf9761f 100644
--- a/tests/host/lldb/launch_guest.py
+++ b/tests/host/lldb/launch_guest.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async def _run(ctrl: Any, outer: Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, None]]) -> No
 
 def run(pytest_args: List[str], pytest_plugins: List[Any] | None) -> int:
     # The import path is set up before this function is called.
-    os.environ["PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS"] = "1"
+    os.environ["NO_COLOR"] = "1"
 
     from pwndbginit import pwndbg_lldb
 
diff --git a/tests/library/qemu_system/system-tests.sh b/tests/library/qemu_system/system-tests.sh
index 97904fa27..68e4f4fc0 100755
--- a/tests/library/qemu_system/system-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/library/qemu_system/system-tests.sh
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ run_test() {
         COVERAGE_PROCESS_START=$COVERAGERC_PATH \
         USE_PDB="$should_drop_to_pdb" \
         PWNDBG_LAUNCH_TEST="${test_case}" \
-        PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS=1 \
+        NO_COLOR=1 \
         PWNDBG_ARCH="${arch}" \
         PWNDBG_KERNEL_TYPE="${kernel_type}" \
         PWNDBG_KERNEL_VERSION="${kernel_version}" \