diff --git a/libr/core/anal.c b/libr/core/anal.c
index 69ce3cea48..d70006036f 100644
--- a/libr/core/anal.c
+++ b/libr/core/anal.c
@@ -89,6 +89,41 @@ R_API ut64 r_core_anal_address (RCore *core, ut64 addr) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// check if it's ascii
+	int not_ascii = 0;
+	if (addr != 0) {
+		int i, failed_sequence, dir, on;
+		for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
+			ut8 n = (addr>> (i*8)) & 0xff;
+			if (n && !IS_PRINTABLE (n))
+				not_ascii = 1;
+		}
+		if (!not_ascii)
+			types |= R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_ASCII;
+
+		failed_sequence = 0;
+		dir = on = -1;
+		for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
+			ut8 n = (addr>> (i*8)) & 0xff;
+			if (on != -1) {
+				if (dir == -1)
+					dir = (n>on)? 1: -1;
+				if (n == on+dir) {
+					// ok
+				} else {
+					failed_sequence = 1;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			on = n;
+		}
+		if (!failed_sequence)
+			types |= R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_SEQUENCE;
+	}
+
+
+
 	return types;
 }
 
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
index efa357e1da..47352caa07 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,10 @@ static void cmd_address_info(RCore *core, const char *addrstr, int fmt) {
 			r_cons_printf ("%s\"heap\":true", COMMA);
 		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_REG)
 			r_cons_printf ("%s\"reg\":true", COMMA);
+		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_ASCII)
+			r_cons_printf ("%s\"ascii\":true", COMMA);
+		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_SEQUENCE)
+			r_cons_printf ("%s\"sequence\":true", COMMA);
 		r_cons_printf ("}");
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -1117,6 +1121,10 @@ static void cmd_address_info(RCore *core, const char *addrstr, int fmt) {
 			r_cons_printf ("heap\n");
 		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_REG)
 			r_cons_printf ("reg\n");
+		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_ASCII)
+			r_cons_printf ("ascii\n");
+		if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_SEQUENCE)
+			r_cons_printf ("sequence\n");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libr/core/core.c b/libr/core/core.c
index 4637ee4182..bd60e55a9e 100644
--- a/libr/core/core.c
+++ b/libr/core/core.c
@@ -559,6 +559,22 @@ static char *getbitfield(void *_core, const char *name, ut64 val) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
+R_API const char *__colorfor(RCore *core, ut64 addr) {
+	ut64 type = r_core_anal_address (core, addr);
+// same colors as PEDA
+	if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_EXEC)
+		return Color_RED;
+	if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_WRITE)
+		return Color_BLUE;
+	if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_READ)
+		return Color_GREEN;
+	if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_SEQUENCE)
+		return Color_MAGENTA;
+	if (type & R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_ASCII)
+		return Color_YELLOW;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 R_API int r_core_init(RCore *core) {
 	static int singleton = R_TRUE;
 	core->cmd_depth = R_CORE_CMD_DEPTH+1;
@@ -575,6 +591,7 @@ R_API int r_core_init(RCore *core) {
 	core->print->printf = (void *)r_cons_printf;
 	core->print->write = (void *)r_cons_memcat;
 	core->print->disasm = __disasm;
+	core->print->colorfor = __colorfor;
 	core->rtr_n = 0;
 	core->blocksize_max = R_CORE_BLOCKSIZE_MAX;
 	core->watchers = r_list_new ();
diff --git a/libr/include/r_anal.h b/libr/include/r_anal.h
index c54728d538..1bdc6d1298 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_anal.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_anal.h
@@ -70,16 +70,18 @@ enum {
 };
 
 // used from core/anal.c
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_EXEC 1
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_READ 2
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_WRITE 4
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_FLAG 8
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_FUNC 16
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_HEAP 32
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_STACK 64
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_REG 128
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_PROGRAM 256
-#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_LIBRARY 512
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_EXEC      1
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_READ      1<<1
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_WRITE     1<<2
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_FLAG      1<<3
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_FUNC      1<<4
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_HEAP      1<<5
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_STACK     1<<6
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_REG       1<<7
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_PROGRAM   1<<8
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_LIBRARY   1<<9
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_ASCII     1<<10
+#define R_ANAL_ADDR_TYPE_SEQUENCE  1<<11
 
 /* type = (R_ANAL_VAR_TYPE_BYTE & R_ANAL_VAR_TYPE_SIZE_MASK) |
  *			( RANAL_VAR_TYPE_SIGNED & RANAL_VAR_TYPE_SIGN_MASK) |
diff --git a/libr/include/r_print.h b/libr/include/r_print.h
index dbe5c4f3e6..99caf37fcd 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_print.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_print.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef int (*RPrintZoomCallback)(void *user, int mode, ut64 addr, ut8 *bufz, ut64 size);
 typedef const char *(*RPrintNameCallback)(void *user, ut64 addr);
+typedef const char *(*RPrintColorFor)(void *user, ut64 addr);
 
 typedef struct r_print_zoom_t {
 	ut8 *buf;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ typedef struct r_print_t {
 	int pairs;
 	RPrintZoom *zoom;
 	RPrintNameCallback offname;
+	RPrintColorFor colorfor;
 	RStrHT *formats;
 	RCons *cons;
 } RPrint;
diff --git a/libr/util/print.c b/libr/util/print.c
index 13865e7fc3..b5b49f97ea 100644
--- a/libr/util/print.c
+++ b/libr/util/print.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ R_API void r_print_hexdump(RPrint *p, ut64 addr, const ut8 *buf, int len, int ba
 	const char *fmt = "%02x";
 	const char *pre = "";
 	int last_sparse = 0;
+	const char *a, *b;
 
 	if (p) {
 		pairs = p->pairs;
@@ -521,7 +522,14 @@ R_API void r_print_hexdump(RPrint *p, ut64 addr, const ut8 *buf, int len, int ba
 				ut32 n = 0;
 				r_mem_copyendian ((ut8*)&n, buf+j, sizeof (n), !p->big_endian);
 				r_print_cursor (p, j, 1);
-				printfmt ("0x%08x ", n);
+
+				// stub for colors
+				if (p && p->colorfor) {
+					a = p->colorfor (p->user, n);
+					if (a && *a) { b = Color_RESET; } else { a = b = ""; }
+				} else { a = b = ""; }
+
+				printfmt ("%s0x%08x%s ", a, n, b);
 				r_print_cursor (p, j, 0);
 				j += 3;
 			} else
@@ -531,7 +539,12 @@ R_API void r_print_hexdump(RPrint *p, ut64 addr, const ut8 *buf, int len, int ba
 				 * a multiple of 4 for base == 64. */
 				r_mem_copyendian ((ut8*)&x, buf+j, sizeof (x), !p->big_endian);
 				r_print_cursor (p, j, 1);
-				printfmt ("0x%016"PFMT64x"  ", x);
+				// stub for colors
+				if (p && p->colorfor) {
+					a = p->colorfor (p->user, x);
+					if (a && *a) { b = Color_RESET; } else { a = b = ""; }
+				} else { a = b = ""; }
+				printfmt ("%s0x%016"PFMT64x"%s  ", a, x, b);
 				r_print_cursor (p, j, 0);
 				j += 7;
 			} else {