diff --git a/common/av_log.c b/common/av_log.c
index 0ee39b3022..a6d51f88e3 100644
--- a/common/av_log.c
+++ b/common/av_log.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static bool log_print_prefix = true;
 static int av_log_level_to_mp_level(int av_level)
 {
     if (av_level > AV_LOG_VERBOSE)
-        return MSGL_DBG2;
+        return MSGL_DEBUG;
     if (av_level > AV_LOG_INFO)
         return MSGL_V;
     if (av_level > AV_LOG_WARNING)
diff --git a/common/msg.c b/common/msg.c
index 8563cadc65..3a6f3a14e3 100644
--- a/common/msg.c
+++ b/common/msg.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static void update_loglevel(struct mp_log *log)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_msg_lock);
 }
 
+// Return whether the message at this verbosity level would be actually printed.
 bool mp_msg_test_log(struct mp_log *log, int lev)
 {
     if (mp_msg_mute || !log->root)
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ static int mp_msg_docolor(void)
 
 static void set_msg_color(FILE* stream, int lev)
 {
-    static const int v_colors[] = {9, 1, 3, 3, -1, -1, 2, 8, 8, 8, 9};
+    static const int v_colors[] = {9, 1, 3, -1, -1, 2, 8, 8, -1};
     if (mp_msg_docolor())
         terminal_set_foreground_color(stream, v_colors[lev]);
 }
@@ -272,8 +273,8 @@ static const char *level_names[] = {
     [MSGL_INFO]         = "info",
     [MSGL_STATUS]       = "status",
     [MSGL_V]            = "v",
-    [MSGL_DBG2]         = "debug",
-    [MSGL_DBG5]         = "trace",
+    [MSGL_DEBUG]        = "debug",
+    [MSGL_TRACE]        = "trace",
 };
 
 int mp_msg_split_msglevel(struct bstr *s, struct bstr *out_mod, int *out_level)
diff --git a/common/msg.h b/common/msg.h
index 41fcbbe3e9..fd0e176273 100644
--- a/common/msg.h
+++ b/common/msg.h
@@ -37,18 +37,17 @@ extern int mp_smode; // slave mode compatibility glue
 extern struct mp_log *const mp_null_log;
 
 // Verbosity levels.
-#define MSGL_FATAL 0  // will exit/abort (note: msg.c doesn't exit or abort)
-#define MSGL_ERR 1    // continues
-#define MSGL_WARN 2   // only warning
-#define MSGL_HINT 3   // (to be phased out)
-#define MSGL_INFO 4   // -quiet
-#define MSGL_STATUS 5 // exclusively for the playback status line
-#define MSGL_V 6      // -v
-#define MSGL_DBG2 7   // -v -v
-#define MSGL_DBG3 8   // ...
-#define MSGL_DBG4 9   // ....
-#define MSGL_DBG5 10  // .....
-#define MSGL_SMODE 11 // old slave mode (-identify)
+enum {
+    MSGL_FATAL,     // will exit/abort (note: msg.c doesn't exit or abort)
+    MSGL_ERR,       // continues
+    MSGL_WARN,      // only warning
+    MSGL_INFO,      // -quiet
+    MSGL_STATUS,    // exclusively for the playback status line
+    MSGL_V,         // -v
+    MSGL_DEBUG,     // -v -v
+    MSGL_TRACE,     // -v -v -v
+    MSGL_SMODE,     // old slave mode (-identify)
+};
 
 struct mp_log *mp_log_new(void *talloc_ctx, struct mp_log *parent,
                           const char *name);
@@ -59,6 +58,15 @@ void mp_msg_log_va(struct mp_log *log, int lev, const char *format, va_list va);
 
 bool mp_msg_test_log(struct mp_log *log, int lev);
 
+// Convenience macros.
+#define mp_fatal(log, ...)      mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_FATAL, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_err(log, ...)        mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_ERR, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_warn(log, ...)       mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_WARN, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_info(log, ...)       mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_INFO, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_verbose(log, ...)    mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_V, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_dbg(log, ...)        mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define mp_trace(log, ...)      mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_TRACE, __VA_ARGS__)
+
 // Convenience macros, typically called with a pointer to a context struct
 // as first argument, which has a "struct mp_log log;" member.
 
@@ -69,18 +77,10 @@ bool mp_msg_test_log(struct mp_log *log, int lev);
 #define MP_WARN(obj, ...)       MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_WARN, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define MP_INFO(obj, ...)       MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_INFO, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define MP_VERBOSE(obj, ...)    MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_V, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define MP_DBG(obj, ...)        MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_DBG2, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define MP_TRACE(obj, ...)      MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_DBG5, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define MP_DBG(obj, ...)        MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define MP_TRACE(obj, ...)      MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_TRACE, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define MP_SMODE(obj, ...)      MP_MSG(obj, MSGL_SMODE, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define mp_fatal(log, ...)      mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_FATAL, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_err(log, ...)        mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_ERR, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_warn(log, ...)       mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_WARN, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_info(log, ...)       mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_INFO, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_verbose(log, ...)    mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_V, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_dbg(log, ...)        mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_DBG2, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define mp_trace(log, ...)      mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_DBG5, __VA_ARGS__)
-
 struct mpv_global;
 void mp_msg_init(struct mpv_global *global);
 void mp_msg_uninit(struct mpv_global *global);
diff --git a/demux/ebml.c b/demux/ebml.c
index 6565b9c3a9..fbc9998602 100644
--- a/demux/ebml.c
+++ b/demux/ebml.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ int ebml_read_element(struct stream *s, struct ebml_parse_ctx *ctx,
                       void *target, const struct ebml_elem_desc *desc)
 {
     ctx->has_errors = false;
-    int msglevel = ctx->no_error_messages ? MSGL_DBG2 : MSGL_WARN;
+    int msglevel = ctx->no_error_messages ? MSGL_DEBUG : MSGL_WARN;
     uint64_t length = ebml_read_length(s, &ctx->bytes_read);
     if (s->eof) {
         MP_MSG(ctx, msglevel, "Unexpected end of file "
diff --git a/input/input.c b/input/input.c
index fc3e282287..751651f4bf 100644
--- a/input/input.c
+++ b/input/input.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ static mp_cmd_t *get_cmd_from_keys(struct input_ctx *ictx, char *force_section,
         int msgl = MSGL_WARN;
         if (n == 1 && (keys[0] == MP_KEY_MOUSE_MOVE ||
                        keys[0] == MP_KEY_MOUSE_LEAVE))
-            msgl = MSGL_DBG2;
+            msgl = MSGL_DEBUG;
         char *key_buf = get_key_combo_name(keys, n);
         MP_MSG(ictx, msgl, "No bind found for key '%s'.\n", key_buf);
         talloc_free(key_buf);
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ static mp_cmd_t *get_cmd_from_keys(struct input_ctx *ictx, char *force_section,
     mp_cmd_t *ret = mp_input_parse_cmd(ictx, bstr0(cmd->cmd), cmd->location);
     if (ret) {
         ret->input_section = cmd->owner->section;
-        if (mp_msg_test_log(ictx->log, MSGL_DBG2)) {
+        if (mp_msg_test_log(ictx->log, MSGL_DEBUG)) {
             char *keyname = get_key_combo_name(keys, n);
             MP_DBG(ictx, "key '%s' -> '%s' in '%s'\n",
                    keyname, cmd->cmd, ret->input_section);
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ static void interpret_key(struct input_ctx *ictx, int code, double scale)
     if (unmod >= 32 && unmod < MP_KEY_BASE)
         code &= ~MP_KEY_MODIFIER_SHIFT;
 
-    if (mp_msg_test_log(ictx->log, MSGL_DBG2)) {
+    if (mp_msg_test_log(ictx->log, MSGL_DEBUG)) {
         int noflags = code & ~(MP_KEY_STATE_DOWN | MP_KEY_STATE_UP);
         char *key = get_key_name(noflags, NULL);
         MP_DBG(ictx, "key code=%#x '%s'%s%s\n",
diff --git a/player/lua.c b/player/lua.c
index a3e119a76a..65d58ff5e8 100644
--- a/player/lua.c
+++ b/player/lua.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static const char *log_level[] = {
     [MSGL_WARN] = "warn",
     [MSGL_INFO] = "info",
     [MSGL_V] = "verbose",
-    [MSGL_DBG2] = "debug",
+    [MSGL_DEBUG] = "debug",
 };
 
 static int script_log(lua_State *L)
diff --git a/sub/ass_mp.c b/sub/ass_mp.c
index e77ce298dd..83d56e4fc6 100644
--- a/sub/ass_mp.c
+++ b/sub/ass_mp.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ static int map_ass_level[] = {
     MSGL_V,
     MSGL_V,
     MSGL_V,             // 5 application recommended level
-    MSGL_DBG2,
-    MSGL_DBG3,          // 7 "verbose DEBUG"
+    MSGL_DEBUG,
+    MSGL_TRACE,         // 7 "verbose DEBUG"
 };
 
 static void message_callback(int level, const char *format, va_list va, void *ctx)
diff --git a/video/out/gl_common.c b/video/out/gl_common.c
index 881cd62835..87089cc9d0 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_common.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_common.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void mpgl_load_functions(GL *gl, void *(*getProcAddress)(const GLubyte *),
 
     if (has_legacy)
         mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_V, "OpenGL legacy compat. found.\n");
-    mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_DBG2, "Combined OpenGL extensions string:\n%s\n",
+    mp_msg_log(log, MSGL_DEBUG, "Combined OpenGL extensions string:\n%s\n",
                gl->extensions);
 
     for (int n = 0; n < sizeof(gl_functions) / sizeof(gl_functions[0]); n++) {
diff --git a/video/out/gl_video.c b/video/out/gl_video.c
index 2e662f65ff..324013aef6 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_video.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_video.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static GLuint create_shader(struct gl_video *p, GLenum type, const char *header,
     GLint log_length;
     gl->GetShaderiv(shader, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &log_length);
 
-    int pri = status ? (log_length > 1 ? MSGL_V : MSGL_DBG2) : MSGL_ERR;
+    int pri = status ? (log_length > 1 ? MSGL_V : MSGL_DEBUG) : MSGL_ERR;
     const char *typestr = type == GL_VERTEX_SHADER ? "vertex" : "fragment";
     if (mp_msg_test_log(p->log, pri)) {
         MP_MSG(p, pri, "%s shader source:\n", typestr);
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static void link_shader(struct gl_video *p, GLuint program)
     GLint log_length;
     gl->GetProgramiv(program, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &log_length);
 
-    int pri = status ? (log_length > 1 ? MSGL_V : MSGL_DBG2) : MSGL_ERR;
+    int pri = status ? (log_length > 1 ? MSGL_V : MSGL_DEBUG) : MSGL_ERR;
     if (mp_msg_test_log(p->log, pri)) {
         GLchar *logstr = talloc_zero_size(NULL, log_length + 1);
         gl->GetProgramInfoLog(program, log_length, NULL, logstr);