diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 1c53b01..dce4c47 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 # leave room for compiler/linker.
 # The number 2G is chosen heuristically to both support large VM and small VM with RBE.
 # Startup options cannot be selected via config.
-startup --host_jvm_args=-Xmx4g
+startup --host_jvm_args=-Xmx2g
+
+run --color=yes
+
+build --color=yes
 
 build --host_force_python=PY3
 build --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:remote_jdk11