diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
index c291428d..25aeedee 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink.h"
 #endif
 
-namespace {
-using namespace spdlog::sinks;
+namespace spdlog {
+namespace sinks {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 using stdout_color_sink_mt = wincolor_stdout_sink_mt;
 using stdout_color_sink_st = wincolor_stdout_sink_st;
@@ -25,29 +25,25 @@ using stdout_color_sink_st = ansicolor_stdout_sink_st;
 using stderr_color_sink_mt = ansicolor_stderr_sink_mt;
 using stderr_color_sink_st = ansicolor_stderr_sink_st;
 #endif
-} // namespace
+} // namespace sinks
 
-namespace spdlog {
-template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name)
-{
-    return Factory::template create<stdout_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
-}
-template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name)
-{
-    return Factory::template create<stdout_color_sink_st>(logger_name);
-}
+    template<typename Factory = default_factory>
+    inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name) {
+        return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
+    }
 
-template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name)
-{
-    return Factory::template create<stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
-}
+    template<typename Factory = default_factory>
+    inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name) {
+        return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_st>(logger_name);
+    }
 
-template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name)
-{
-    return Factory::template create<stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
-}
+    template<typename Factory = default_factory>
+    inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name) {
+        return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Factory = default_factory>
+    inline std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name) {
+        return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
+    }
 } // namespace spdlog