diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 4b1cd4bc57..cd611cdf52 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ additionally, a single bare nvm-recognized version-ish must be present (after st
   warn_text="non-commented content parsed:
 ${1}"
 
-  nvm_err "$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code r "${error_text}")
+  nvm_err "$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'r' "${error_text}")
 
-$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code y "${warn_text}")"
+$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'y' "${warn_text}")"
 }
 
 nvm_process_nvmrc() {
@@ -3061,16 +3061,16 @@ nvm() {
         nvm_echo '  nvm cache clear                             Empty cache directory for nvm'
         nvm_echo '  nvm set-colors [<color codes>]              Set five text colors using format "yMeBg". Available when supported.'
         nvm_echo '                                               Initial colors are:'
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                  $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code b b)$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code y y)$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code g g)$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code r r)$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code e e)"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                  $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'b' 'b')$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'y' 'y')$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'g' 'g')$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'r' 'r')$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'e' 'e')"
         nvm_echo '                                               Color codes:'
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code r r)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code R R) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code r red) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code R 'bold red')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code g g)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code G G) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code g green) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code G 'bold green')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code b b)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code B B) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code b blue) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code B 'bold blue')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code c c)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code C C) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code c cyan) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code C 'bold cyan')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code m m)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code M M) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code m magenta) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code M 'bold magenta')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code y y)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code Y Y) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code y yellow) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code Y 'bold yellow')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code k k)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code K K) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code k black) / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code K 'bold black')"
-        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code e e)/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code W W) = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code e 'light grey') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code W white)"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'r' 'r')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'R' 'R') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'r' 'red') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'R' 'bold red')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'g' 'g')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'G' 'G') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'g' 'green') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'G' 'bold green')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'b' 'b')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'B' 'B') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'b' 'blue') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'B' 'bold blue')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'c' 'c')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'C' 'C') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'c' 'cyan') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'C' 'bold cyan')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'm' 'm')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'M' 'M') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'm' 'magenta') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'M' 'bold magenta')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'y' 'y')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'Y' 'Y') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'y' 'yellow') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'Y' 'bold yellow')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'k' 'k')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'K' 'K') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'k' 'black') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'K' 'bold black')"
+        nvm_echo_with_colors "                                                $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'e' 'e')/$(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'W' 'W') = $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'e' 'light grey') / $(nvm_wrap_with_color_code 'W' 'white')"
         nvm_echo 'Example:'
         nvm_echo '  nvm install 8.0.0                     Install a specific version number'
         nvm_echo '  nvm use 8.0                           Use the latest available 8.0.x release'