diff --git a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
index b5c87559541..17791ed96f8 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void CChat::OnPrepareLines()
 		else if(m_aLines[r].m_NameColor == TEAM_SPECTATORS)
 			NameColor = ColorRGBA(0.75f, 0.5f, 0.75f, 1.f);
 		else if(m_aLines[r].m_ClientID >= 0 && g_Config.m_ClChatTeamColors && m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(m_aLines[r].m_ClientID))
-			NameColor = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(m_aLines[r].m_ClientID) / 64.0f, 1.0f, 0.75f));
+			NameColor = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(m_aLines[r].m_ClientID), 0.75f);
 		else
 			NameColor = ColorRGBA(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 1.f);
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/killmessages.cpp b/src/game/client/components/killmessages.cpp
index 212c7293c9a..7c4a69af31b 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/killmessages.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/killmessages.cpp
@@ -278,21 +278,18 @@ void CKillMessages::OnRender()
 
 		float x = StartX;
 
-		ColorRGBA TColor(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
-		ColorRGBA TOutlineColor(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.3f);
-
 		// render victim name
 		x -= m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimTextWidth;
+		ColorRGBA TextColor;
 		if(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimID >= 0 && g_Config.m_ClChatTeamColors && m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimDDTeam)
-		{
-			TColor = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimDDTeam / 64.0f, 1.0f, 0.75f));
-			TColor.a = 1.f;
-		}
+			TextColor = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimDDTeam, 0.75f);
+		else
+			TextColor = TextRender()->DefaultTextColor();
 
 		CreateKillmessageNamesIfNotCreated(m_aKillmsgs[r]);
 
 		if(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimTextContainerIndex.Valid())
-			TextRender()->RenderTextContainer(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimTextContainerIndex, TColor, TOutlineColor, x, y + (46.f - 36.f) / 2.f);
+			TextRender()->RenderTextContainer(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_VictimTextContainerIndex, TextColor, TextRender()->DefaultTextOutlineColor(), x, y + (46.f - 36.f) / 2.f);
 
 		// render victim tee
 		x -= 24.0f;
@@ -380,7 +377,7 @@ void CKillMessages::OnRender()
 			x -= m_aKillmsgs[r].m_KillerTextWidth;
 
 			if(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_KillerTextContainerIndex.Valid())
-				TextRender()->RenderTextContainer(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_KillerTextContainerIndex, TColor, TOutlineColor, x, y + (46.f - 36.f) / 2.f);
+				TextRender()->RenderTextContainer(m_aKillmsgs[r].m_KillerTextContainerIndex, TextColor, TextRender()->DefaultTextOutlineColor(), x, y + (46.f - 36.f) / 2.f);
 		}
 
 		y += 46.0f;
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
index ca08c694669..521cce7f277 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void CNamePlates::RenderNameplatePos(vec2 Position, const CNetObj_PlayerInfo *pP
 
 		float tw = m_aNamePlates[ClientID].m_NameTextWidth;
 		if(g_Config.m_ClNameplatesTeamcolors && m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(ClientID))
-			rgb = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(ClientID) / 64.0f, 1.0f, 0.75f));
+			rgb = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(m_pClient->m_Teams.Team(ClientID), 0.75f);
 
 		ColorRGBA TColor;
 		ColorRGBA TOutlineColor;
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/scoreboard.cpp b/src/game/client/components/scoreboard.cpp
index b84f07159d5..5643f57a4d1 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/scoreboard.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/scoreboard.cpp
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void CScoreboard::RenderScoreboard(float x, float y, float w, int Team, const ch
 
 		if(DDTeam != TEAM_FLOCK)
 		{
-			ColorRGBA Color = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(DDTeam / 64.0f, 1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f));
+			const ColorRGBA Color = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(DDTeam).WithAlpha(0.5f);
 			int Corners = 0;
 			if(OldDDTeam != DDTeam)
 				Corners |= IGraphics::CORNER_TL | IGraphics::CORNER_TR;
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/spectator.cpp b/src/game/client/components/spectator.cpp
index 21f6e791414..0f5d28d40fe 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/spectator.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/spectator.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void CSpectator::OnRender()
 
 		if(DDTeam != TEAM_FLOCK)
 		{
-			ColorRGBA Color = color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(DDTeam / 64.0f, 1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f));
+			const ColorRGBA Color = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(DDTeam).WithAlpha(0.5f);
 			int Corners = 0;
 			if(OldDDTeam != DDTeam)
 				Corners |= IGraphics::CORNER_TL | IGraphics::CORNER_TR;
diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
index 72c1d8591b1..ae72bcdf970 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
@@ -765,6 +765,14 @@ bool CGameClient::Predict() const
 	return !m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_Active && m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter;
 }
 
+ColorRGBA CGameClient::GetDDTeamColor(int DDTeam, float Lightness) const
+{
+	// Use golden angle to generate unique colors with distinct adjacent colors.
+	// The first DDTeam (team 1) gets angle 0°, i.e. red hue.
+	const float Hue = std::fmod((DDTeam - 1) * (137.50776f / 360.0f), 1.0f);
+	return color_cast<ColorRGBA>(ColorHSLA(Hue, 1.0f, Lightness));
+}
+
 void CGameClient::OnRelease()
 {
 	// release all systems
diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.h b/src/game/client/gameclient.h
index 8e4056959c6..d758e07a5d9 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.h
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.h
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ class CGameClient : public IGameClient
 	bool Predict() const;
 	bool PredictDummy() { return g_Config.m_ClPredictDummy && Client()->DummyConnected() && m_Snap.m_LocalClientID >= 0 && m_PredictedDummyID >= 0 && !m_aClients[m_PredictedDummyID].m_Paused; }
 	const CTuningParams *GetTuning(int i) { return &m_aTuningList[i]; }
+	ColorRGBA GetDDTeamColor(int DDTeam, float Lightness = 0.5f) const;
 
 	CGameWorld m_GameWorld;
 	CGameWorld m_PredictedWorld;