diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 391be8d99f8157..ad9913243213ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ v8.log
 /third_party/clang_format/script
 !/third_party/clang_format/bin/*/*.sha1
 /third_party/cld_2/src
+/third_party/colorama/src
 /third_party/cros
 /third_party/cros_system_api
 /third_party/cygwin
diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 58d4cd5e5a3a23..5f0f0dc24f17a4 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ deps = {
   "src/third_party/angle":
     Var("chromium_git") + "/angle/angle.git@" + Var("angle_revision"),
 
+  "src/third_party/colorama/src":
+    Var("chromium_git") + "/external/colorama.git@799604a104",
+
   "src/third_party/trace-viewer":
     (Var("googlecode_url") % "trace-viewer") + "/trunk@1281",
 
diff --git a/third_party/colorama/LICENSE b/third_party/colorama/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5f567799f395f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/colorama/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Copyright (c) 2010 Jonathan Hartley
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+* Neither the name of the copyright holders, nor those of its contributors
+  may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+  specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
diff --git a/third_party/colorama/README.chromium b/third_party/colorama/README.chromium
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..68f9b397765411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/colorama/README.chromium
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Name: colorama
+Short Name: colorama
+URL: https://github.com/tartley/colorama.git
+Version: 799604a104
+License: BSD
+Security Critical: no
+
+Description:
+Provides a simple cross-platform API to print colored terminal text from Python
+applications.
+
+Local modifications:
+None
diff --git a/third_party/devscripts/licensecheck.pl b/third_party/devscripts/licensecheck.pl
index 77dc3709779b3a..2dbc5af12efba1 100755
--- a/third_party/devscripts/licensecheck.pl
+++ b/third_party/devscripts/licensecheck.pl
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ ($)
         $license = "BSD-like $license";
     } elsif ($licensetext =~ /GOVERNED BY A BSD-STYLE SOURCE LICENSE/) {
         $license = "BSD-like $license";
+    } elsif ($licensetext =~ /BSD 3-Clause license/) {
+        $license = "BSD (3 clause) $license";
     }
 
     if ($licensetext =~ /Mozilla Public License( Version|, v.) ([^ ]+[^., ]),?/) {
diff --git a/tools/checklicenses/checklicenses.py b/tools/checklicenses/checklicenses.py
index c657efff9b7561..2fc0ae8336d385 100755
--- a/tools/checklicenses/checklicenses.py
+++ b/tools/checklicenses/checklicenses.py
@@ -297,11 +297,6 @@ def PrintUsage():
         'UNKNOWN',
     ],
 
-    # https://code.google.com/p/colorama/issues/detail?id=44
-    'tools/swarming_client/third_party/colorama': [
-        'UNKNOWN',
-    ],
-
     # http://crbug.com/334668
     # MIT license.
     'tools/swarming_client/third_party/httplib2': [