diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f14ab0..87e44f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ If someone tries to invoke `make help` it will download `.task.mk` for them.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.5/task.mk -o .task.mk))
+$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.7/task.mk -o .task.mk))
 ```
 
 You might also consider making it a consistently downloaded dependency if you plan to use any of it's advanced feature set, by dropping the `$(MAKECMDGOALS)` check.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.5/task.mk -o .task.mk)
+$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.7/task.mk -o .task.mk)
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/task.mk b/task.mk
index 7824950..393a807 100644
--- a/task.mk
+++ b/task.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# v22.9.5-3-g9c67418
+# version: 22.9.7
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile.
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def get_help(file):
 print(f"""$(USAGE)""")
 
 goals = list(get_help(makefile))
-if os.getenv("SORT_HELP",False):
+if os.getenv("SORT_HELP", False):
     goals.sort(key=lambda i: i[0])
 goal_len = max(len(goal[0]) for goal in goals)
 
@@ -174,12 +174,6 @@ def bg(byte):
 class Ansi:
     """ANSI color codes"""
 
-    def setcode(self, name, escape_code):
-        if not sys.stdout.isatty() or os.getenv("NO_COLOR", False):
-            setattr(self, name, "")
-        else:
-            setattr(self, name, escape_code)
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.setcode("end", "\033[0m")
         for name, byte in color2byte.items():
@@ -191,6 +185,42 @@ class Ansi:
         for name, byte in state2byte.items():
             self.setcode(name, f"\033[{byte}m")
 
+    def setcode(self, name, escape_code):
+        """create attr for style and escape code"""
+
+        if not sys.stdout.isatty() or os.getenv("NO_COLOR", False):
+            setattr(self, name, "")
+        else:
+            setattr(self, name, escape_code)
+
+    def custom(self, fg=None, bg=None):
+        """use custom color"""
+
+        code, end = "\033[", "m"
+        if fg:
+            if isinstance(fg, int):
+                code += f"38;5;{fg}"
+            elif (isinstance(fg, list) or isinstance(fg, tuple)) and len(fg) == 1:
+                code += f"38;5;{fg[0]}"
+            elif (isinstance(fg, list) or isinstance(fg, tuple)) and len(fg) == 3:
+                code += f"38;2;{';'.join((str(i) for i in fg))}"
+            else:
+                print("Expected one or three values for fg as a list")
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+        if bg:
+            if isinstance(bg, int):
+                code += f"{';' if fg else ''}48;5;{bg}"
+            elif (isinstance(bg, list) or isinstance(bg, tuple)) and len(bg) == 1:
+                code += f"{';' if fg else ''}48;5;{bg[0]}"
+            elif (isinstance(bg, list) or isinstance(bg, tuple)) and len(bg) == 3:
+                code += f"{';' if fg else ''}48;2;{';'.join((str(i) for i in bg))}"
+            else:
+                print("Expected one or three values for bg as a list")
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+        return code + end
+
 
 a = ansi = Ansi()