diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13b6d23aad45..bfaeb5f5fb33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - `[expect]` Improve report when matcher fails, part 15 ([#8281](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8281))
+- `[jest-cli]` Update `--forceExit` and "did not exit for one second" message colors ([#8329](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8329))
 - `[expect]` Improve report when matcher fails, part 16 ([#8306](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8306))
 - `[jest-runner]` Pass docblock pragmas to TestEnvironment constructor ([#8320](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8320))
 
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/cliHandlesExactFilenames.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/cliHandlesExactFilenames.test.ts.snap
index e63fb4b64c14..1b384c13fd20 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/cliHandlesExactFilenames.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/cliHandlesExactFilenames.test.ts.snap
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ PASS foo/bar.spec.js
   ✓ foo
 
 
-Force exiting Jest
-
-Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?
+Force exiting Jest: Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?
 `;
 
 exports[`CLI accepts exact file names if matchers matched 2`] = `
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/consoleLogOutputWhenRunInBand.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/consoleLogOutputWhenRunInBand.test.ts.snap
index f8623ba1fdf0..c2c40961c895 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/consoleLogOutputWhenRunInBand.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/consoleLogOutputWhenRunInBand.test.ts.snap
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ PASS __tests__/a-banana.js
   ✓ banana
 
 
-Force exiting Jest
-
-Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?
+Force exiting Jest: Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?
 `;
 
 exports[`prints console.logs when run with forceExit 2`] = `
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/detectOpenHandles.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/detectOpenHandles.ts.snap
index bf7c5f83b396..eb668ee97c2f 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/detectOpenHandles.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/detectOpenHandles.ts.snap
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`prints message about flag on forceExit 1`] = `
-Force exiting Jest
-
-Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?
-`;
+exports[`prints message about flag on forceExit 1`] = `Force exiting Jest: Have you considered using \`--detectOpenHandles\` to detect async operations that kept running after all tests finished?`;
 
 exports[`prints message about flag on slow tests 1`] = `
 Jest did not exit one second after the test run has completed.
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.ts
index 2fef8672f9d2..800899896039 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -119,23 +119,21 @@ const readResultsAndExit = (
 
   if (globalConfig.forceExit) {
     if (!globalConfig.detectOpenHandles) {
-      console.error(
-        chalk.red.bold('Force exiting Jest\n\n') +
-          chalk.red(
-            'Have you considered using `--detectOpenHandles` to detect ' +
-              'async operations that kept running after all tests finished?',
-          ),
+      console.warn(
+        chalk.bold('Force exiting Jest: ') +
+          'Have you considered using `--detectOpenHandles` to detect ' +
+          'async operations that kept running after all tests finished?',
       );
     }
 
     exit(code);
   } else if (!globalConfig.detectOpenHandles) {
     setTimeout(() => {
-      console.error(
-        chalk.red.bold(
+      console.warn(
+        chalk.yellow.bold(
           'Jest did not exit one second after the test run has completed.\n\n',
         ) +
-          chalk.red(
+          chalk.yellow(
             'This usually means that there are asynchronous operations that ' +
               "weren't stopped in your tests. Consider running Jest with " +
               '`--detectOpenHandles` to troubleshoot this issue.',