diff --git a/awscli/autoprompt/core.py b/awscli/autoprompt/core.py
index 3b0bb900e47f..b7393f960ce1 100644
--- a/awscli/autoprompt/core.py
+++ b/awscli/autoprompt/core.py
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ class AutoPrompter:
     def __init__(self, completion_source, driver, prompter=None):
         self._completion_source = completion_source
         self._driver = driver
+        self._session = driver.session
         if prompter is None:
             prompter = PromptToolkitPrompter(self._completion_source,
-                                             self._driver)
+                                             self._driver,self._session)
         self._prompter = prompter
 
     def prompt_for_values(self, original_args):
diff --git a/awscli/autoprompt/prompttoolkit.py b/awscli/autoprompt/prompttoolkit.py
index 810cfd74b5ed..ee7ad206e3d9 100644
--- a/awscli/autoprompt/prompttoolkit.py
+++ b/awscli/autoprompt/prompttoolkit.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class PromptToolkitPrompter:
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, completion_source, driver, completer=None,
+    def __init__(self, completion_source, driver, session, completer=None,
                  factory=None, app=None, cli_parser=None, output=None,
                  app_input=None):
         self._completion_source = completion_source
@@ -80,14 +80,15 @@ def __init__(self, completion_source, driver, completer=None,
         self.input_buffer = None
         self.doc_buffer = None
         self.output_buffer = None
-        if app is None:
-            app = self.create_application()
-        self.app = app
         self._args = []
         self._driver = driver
         self._docs_getter = DocsGetter(self._driver)
         self._output_getter = OutputGetter(self._driver)
-
+        self._session=session   
+        if app is None:
+            app = self.create_application()
+        self.app = app
+        
     def args(self, value):
         self._args = value
 
@@ -109,8 +110,12 @@ def _create_containers(self):
         return input_buffer_container, doc_window, output_window
 
     def create_application(self):
-        _colorDepth = {"black_and_white": ColorDepth.MONOCHROME, "ansi_colors": ColorDepth.ANSI_COLORS_ONLY,"256_colors": ColorDepth.DEFAULT, "true_colors": ColorDepth.TRUE_COLOR}
-
+        # There are four different levels of color depths available in python-prompt-toolkit, 
+        # which can be used to configure different color schemes in aws cli. You can read more
+        #  about it in the documentation linked below:
+        # https://python-prompt-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/master/pages/advanced_topics/styling.html?highlight=classes#color-depths
+        cliColorPalette = {"black_and_white": ColorDepth.MONOCHROME, "ansi_colors": ColorDepth.ANSI_COLORS_ONLY,"256_colors": ColorDepth.DEFAULT, "true_colors": ColorDepth.TRUE_COLOR}
+        cliColorDepth = self._session.get_config_variable('color_palette')
         self._create_buffers()
         input_buffer_container, \
             doc_window, output_window = self._create_containers()
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ def create_application(self):
         kb = kb_manager.keybindings
         app = Application(layout=layout, key_bindings=kb, full_screen=False,
                           output=self._output, erase_when_done=True,
-                          input=self._input, color_depth=_colorDepth["true_colors"])
+                          input=self._input, color_depth=cliColorPalette[cliColorDepth])
         self._set_app_defaults(app)
         return app