diff --git a/docs/formats.txt b/docs/formats.txt
index a3281ef2..88f67b52 100644
--- a/docs/formats.txt
+++ b/docs/formats.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
  These colors may differ depending on your terminal.
 
- How to use these colors ('#' means a number as color code):
+ How to use these colors ('#' means a number as MIRC color code):
  
  <Ctrl>-b        set bold
  <Ctrl>-c#[,#]   set foreground and optionally background color