diff --git a/lib/factory.js b/lib/factory.js
index 2346fdb..1a199aa 100644
--- a/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/factory.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var noop = require( '@stdlib/utils-noop' );
 var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-mt19937' ).factory;
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math-base-assert-is-nan' );
 var typedarray2json = require( '@stdlib/array-to-json' );
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var validate = require( './validate.js' );
 var triangular0 = require( './triangular.js' );
 
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ function factory() {
 	} else if ( arguments.length === 1 ) {
 		opts = arguments[ 0 ];
 		if ( !isObject( opts ) ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', opts ) );
+			throw new TypeError( format( '0p92V', opts ) );
 		}
 		if ( hasOwnProp( opts, 'prng' ) ) {
 			if ( !isFunction( opts.prng ) ) {
-				throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a pseudorandom number generator function. Option: `%s`.', 'prng', opts.prng ) );
+				throw new TypeError( format( '0p96u', 'prng', opts.prng ) );
 			}
 			rand = opts.prng;
 		} else {
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ function factory() {
 		if ( arguments.length > 3 ) {
 			opts = arguments[ 3 ];
 			if ( !isObject( opts ) ) {
-				throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', opts ) );
+				throw new TypeError( format( '0p92V', opts ) );
 			}
 			if ( hasOwnProp( opts, 'prng' ) ) {
 				if ( !isFunction( opts.prng ) ) {
-					throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid option. `%s` option must be a pseudorandom number generator function. Option: `%s`.', 'prng', opts.prng ) );
+					throw new TypeError( format( '0p96u', 'prng', opts.prng ) );
 				}
 				rand = opts.prng;
 			} else {
diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index 99526d7..2836c0b 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var isNumber = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-number' ).isPrimitive;
-var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-nan' );
 
 
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ var isnan = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-nan' );
 */
 function validate( a, b, c ) {
 	if ( !isNumber( a ) || isnan( a ) ) {
-		return new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a number and not NaN. Value: `%s`.', a ) );
+		return new TypeError( format( '0p96v', a ) );
 	}
 	if ( !isNumber( b ) || isnan( b ) ) {
-		return new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Second argument must be a number and not NaN. Value: `%s`.', b ) );
+		return new TypeError( format( '0p96w', b ) );
 	}
 	if ( !isNumber( c ) || isnan( c ) ) {
-		return new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Third argument must be a number and not NaN. Value: `%s`.', c ) );
+		return new TypeError( format( '0p97C', c ) );
 	}
 	if ( !(a <= c && c <= b) ) {
-		return new RangeError( format( 'invalid arguments. Parameters must satisfy the following condition: %s. a: `%f`. b: `%f`. c: `%f`.', 'a <= c <= b', a, b, c ) );
+		return new RangeError( format( '0p99C', 'a <= c <= b', a, b, c ) );
 	}
 	return null;
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5882b84..286d9c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@stdlib/math-base-assert-is-nan": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/math-base-special-sqrt": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/random-base-mt19937": "^0.2.1",
-    "@stdlib/string-format": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3",
     "@stdlib/utils-constant-function": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/utils-define-nonenumerable-read-only-accessor": "^0.2.3",