diff --git a/cloudsmith_cli/core/tests/test_terminal_color.py b/cloudsmith_cli/core/tests/test_terminal_color.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1c9889c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudsmith_cli/core/tests/test_terminal_color.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+from enum import Flag, auto
+from typing import ClassVar
+
+import pytest
+
+from cloudsmith_cli.core.utils import (
+    ColorMode,
+    TTYMode,
+    color_enabled,
+    is_interactive,
+)
+
+
+class Desired(Flag):
+    NONE = 0
+    COLOR = auto()
+    INTERACTIVE = auto()
+
+
+class TestTerminalUISuppression:
+    """Testing precedence in environment variables for controlling interactivity and colour"""
+
+    env_tests: ClassVar[list] = [
+        pytest.param(
+            {},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.COLOR | Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="default behaviour",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {},
+            ColorMode.NEVER,
+            TTYMode.DISABLED,
+            Desired.NONE,
+            id="force disable tty and color mode",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"NO_COLOR": ""},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.COLOR | Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="empty no color var",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"CLOUDSMITH_FORCE_COLOR": "true"},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.COLOR | Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="force ANSI output",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"NO_COLOR": "true", "CLOUDSMITH_FORCE_COLOR": "true"},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="force ANSI output, respects NO_COLOR",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"TERM": "dumb"},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="no color enabled for TERM=dumb",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"CI": "true"},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.COLOR,
+            id="in a CI server, do not use interactive features",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"CI": "true", "NO_COLOR": "true"},
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.NONE,
+            id="suppress interactivity and colour",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "NO_COLOR": "true",
+                "TERM": "dumb",
+                "CLOUDSMITH_FORCE_COLOR": "true",
+            },
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="test NO_COLOR always respected",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "TERM": "dumb",
+                "CLOUDSMITH_FORCE_COLOR": "true",
+            },
+            ColorMode.AUTO,
+            TTYMode.ENABLED,
+            Desired.COLOR | Desired.INTERACTIVE,
+            id="ensure force tty respected over term dumb",
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("env,colorMode,ttyMode,desired", env_tests)
+    def test_no_color_environment_variables(
+        self,
+        env: dict[str, str],
+        colorMode: ColorMode,
+        ttyMode: TTYMode,
+        desired: Desired,
+    ):
+        want_color = Desired.COLOR in desired
+        assert color_enabled(env, colorMode, ttyMode) == want_color, (
+            f"colour suppression check failed for environment: {env} wanted {desired}"
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("env,colorMode,ttyMode,desired", env_tests)
+    def test_no_interactive_environment_variables(
+        self, env, colorMode, ttyMode, desired
+    ):
+        want_interactive = Desired.INTERACTIVE in desired
+        assert is_interactive(env, ttyMode) == want_interactive, (
+            f"interactive suppression check failed for environment {env} wanted {desired}"
+        )
diff --git a/cloudsmith_cli/core/utils.py b/cloudsmith_cli/core/utils.py
index 6d863910..c3fca8c9 100644
--- a/cloudsmith_cli/core/utils.py
+++ b/cloudsmith_cli/core/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import hashlib
 import os
+from enum import Enum, auto
 
 import click
 
@@ -11,6 +12,55 @@ def get_help_website():
     return "https://docs.cloudsmith.com/developer-tools/cli"
 
 
+class ColorMode(Enum):
+    AUTO = auto()
+    ALWAYS = auto()
+    NEVER = auto()
+
+
+class TTYMode(Enum):
+    ENABLED = auto()
+    DISABLED = auto()
+
+
+def color_enabled(env: dict[str, str], colorMode: ColorMode, ttyMode: TTYMode) -> bool:
+    """Suppresses ANSI colour based on environment and CLI input"""
+    match colorMode:
+        case ColorMode.ALWAYS:
+            return True
+        case ColorMode.NEVER:
+            return False
+        case ColorMode.AUTO:
+            pass
+
+    if env.get("NO_COLOR"):
+        return False
+    if env.get("CLOUDSMITH_FORCE_COLOR") == "true":
+        return True
+    if env.get("TERM") == "dumb":
+        return False
+
+    match ttyMode:
+        case TTYMode.ENABLED:
+            return True
+        case TTYMode.DISABLED:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
+def is_interactive(env: dict[str, str], tty_mode: TTYMode) -> bool:
+    """Suppresses interactive prompts for user input based on conditions in the shell environment"""
+    if env.get("CI"):
+        return False
+
+    match tty_mode:
+        case TTYMode.ENABLED:
+            return True
+        case TTYMode.DISABLED:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
 def get_github_website():
     """Get the URL for the GitHub project."""
     return "https://github.com/cloudsmith-io/cloudsmith-cli"