Referee kit color (red/purple) clashes with team kits

I don't know if this is restricted to just Serie A or if this occurs in other leagues, but I just played a career mode with Venezia and I was given the all white away kits by default. Normally that's no issue, but the referee also had all white kit and it was hard to discern whether he was on my team making a run, or was marking the opposing team, or what it really was, the head official... 

I have photos, but obviously do not want to share with anyone outside of EA, but I don't know why they would ever by white, or the same color palette as the teams kit. Never seen this in all of my years. Teams having kit clash is infuriating, but this is a new one. 

Hi. Thanks for reporting this. I appreciate you taking the time to flag the referee kit colour clashes. I’ll pass this feedback on to the team.

Reported this one in EA FC 26 and it's still there in EA FC 27....there are regular kit clashes (most notably, dark blue) with referees and officials. 

Sorry to see that you are having issues Leelongy73​ 

Would you have any examples of specific teams that you could share with us?

Darko

Boca Juniors home kit is one. 

Thanks for sharing that Leelongy73​ 

If you have screenshots or video that would be great.

Darko

Why is it that every single time I play, the referee has to wear a kit with colors similar to my team’s kit, making it confusing? Please keep the green referee kit that they usually wear and stop changing it to purple or red. Or let us choose the referee’s kit ourselves. It feels like a joke because the referee is always getting in the way and distracting me, and I end up losing matches that I shouldn’t lose.

Hi Ea, in fc 27 the referee frequently wears the same kit color as the teams. 

Can this be fixed by changing to a way different color or the option that for us to choose the referee color. 

That would be great, thanks in advance! 

Issue Overview:
Players frequently encounter a frustrating visual oversight where the referee's uniform matches or closely resembles the kit of one of the competing teams. As demonstrated in the attached screenshot, this severe color clash causes massive confusion during fast-paced matches, often leading players to mistakenly pass the ball to the referee.

Key Symptoms & Impact:

• Impaired Gameplay Clarity: In high-stakes competitive matches, split-second decisions are heavily disrupted when the referee blends into the team colors on the pitch.
• Lack of Smart Kit Filtering: The pre-match matchmaking system fails to properly cross-reference and isolate referee kit colors against both home and away uniforms.

Recommended Fix:

Update the pre-match kit selection logic to enforce a strict color contrast rule, ensuring referee uniforms never share dominant color palettes with either participating team.

Thanks everyone for the reports. I’ve merged the related posts into this thread.

I agree that this can be quite confusing. This issue is currently being investigated, as shown on the FC Trello board.

Thanks for playing and for your patience while the team looks into it.