diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bf2ea9..892586d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-# unreleased
+# unreleased 
+
+## Features
+
+* New `--print-color-table` option, see #229 (@sahinfalcon)
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
 - Throw an error when try to view a directory, see #234 (@Integral-Tech)
 
+
 # v0.15.0
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4c257bb..2e32cff 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ use terminal_size::terminal_size;
 
 use hexyl::{Base, BorderStyle, CharacterTable, Endianness, Input, PrinterBuilder};
 
+use hexyl::{
+    COLOR_ASCII_OTHER, COLOR_ASCII_PRINTABLE, COLOR_ASCII_WHITESPACE, COLOR_NONASCII, COLOR_NULL,
+    COLOR_RESET,
+};
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
@@ -179,6 +184,10 @@ struct Opt {
         conflicts_with("panels")
     )]
     terminal_width: Option<NonZeroU64>,
+
+    /// Print a table showing how different types of bytes are colored.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    print_color_table: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, ValueEnum)]
@@ -231,6 +240,10 @@ impl From<GroupSize> for u8 {
 fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let opt = Opt::parse();
 
+    if opt.print_color_table {
+        return print_color_table().map_err(|e| anyhow!(e));
+    }
+
     let stdin = io::stdin();
 
     let mut reader = match opt.file {
@@ -416,10 +429,9 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
 
     let character_table = opt.character_table;
 
-    let stdout = io::stdout();
-    let mut stdout_lock = BufWriter::new(stdout.lock());
+    let mut stdout = BufWriter::new(io::stdout().lock());
 
-    let mut printer = PrinterBuilder::new(&mut stdout_lock)
+    let mut printer = PrinterBuilder::new(&mut stdout)
         .show_color(show_color)
         .show_char_panel(show_char_panel)
         .show_position_panel(show_position_panel)
@@ -475,6 +487,42 @@ impl From<NonNegativeI64> for u64 {
     }
 }
 
+fn print_color_table() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let mut stdout = BufWriter::new(io::stdout().lock());
+
+    writeln!(stdout, "hexyl color reference:\n")?;
+
+    // NULL bytes
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_NULL)?;
+    writeln!(stdout, "⋄ NULL bytes (0x00)")?;
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_RESET)?;
+
+    // ASCII printable
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_ASCII_PRINTABLE)?;
+    writeln!(stdout, "a ASCII printable characters (0x20 - 0x7E)")?;
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_RESET)?;
+
+    // ASCII whitespace
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_ASCII_WHITESPACE)?;
+    writeln!(stdout, "_ ASCII whitespace (0x09 - 0x0D, 0x20)")?;
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_RESET)?;
+
+    // ASCII other
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_ASCII_OTHER)?;
+    writeln!(
+        stdout,
+        "• ASCII control characters (except NULL and whitespace)"
+    )?;
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_RESET)?;
+
+    // Non-ASCII
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_NONASCII)?;
+    writeln!(stdout, "× Non-ASCII bytes (0x80 - 0xFF)")?;
+    stdout.write_all(COLOR_RESET)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Hash, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct PositiveI64(i64);