If I ssh into a box , interactively, then run ansible, I get color, without any issue.
However, if I run it as a batch command, like:
ssh release@myserver.com "ansible-playbook … "
Then it doesn’t have color.
The TERM is setup correctly and the same as when I run ssh interactively.
Any advice?
You can force ansible to display colors by using force_color in ansible.cfg.
See http://docs.ansible.com/intro_configuration.html#force-color
Use "ssh -t"
Ha. yup. Realized that as I was posting the email… did I didn’t try forcing the pseudo terminal :
… so basically I get to be that guy who pretty much answers his own question! 
Thanks for the help!