How team-colour presets work

Every generator on F1 Tools starts from the same idea: pick a team first. The preset is not a sticker; it rewires the colour system of the graphic.

What a preset changes

Depending on the tool:

Tool	Colours	Logo	Other
Breaking News	Dual-stop gradient background	Optional team mark	Text contrast suggestions
Race Winner	Large colour field / blocks	Team branding in the layout	Pose packs filtered by team
Starting Grid	Per-driver accent bars	Per-slot team logos	Defaults for each seat
Stewards Notice	Document stays FIA-neutral	Not team-branded	Content is textual, not liveried

Breaking News and Race Winner are where presets matter most visually.

Why gradients, not flat fills

A flat #e10600 rectangle feels like a PowerPoint. Broadcast cards usually run a subtle two-stop wash so the photo and type have depth. Presets encode that wash per team so you are not inventing “Ferrari-ish red” every time.

You can still override colours manually on Breaking News if you need a one-off (charity livery, special event). The preset is the default, not a lock.

Logos

Presets load the 2026 mark variants shipped with the site (including light-on-dark versions where needed). Observations:

• White logos on dark / saturated fields read cleanest
• Uploading a random PNG from Google Images often introduces the wrong year mark or a watermark
• Custom logo upload exists for when you genuinely need something else

Grid accents

On the starting grid, colour is per row. That lets you scan “papaya / red / silver” without reading every name — useful when the carousel is viewed at thumbnail size.

Design rule I stick to

If the story is about a team, use their preset. If the story is about the sport (stewards, calendar, generic meme), stay neutral or use the F1 red/black language — do not randomly apply Alpine blue to a non-Alpine joke.

More product context: Guide — Breaking News and Making race-winner graphics for every 2026 team.