diff --git a/sites/scouting/src/matrix.js b/sites/scouting/src/matrix.js
index 0236cec..90c0fb7 100644
--- a/sites/scouting/src/matrix.js
+++ b/sites/scouting/src/matrix.js
@@ -251,6 +251,24 @@ const a1 = (sheetTitle, col, row) => `'${sheetTitle.replace(/'/g, "''")}'!${colL
 
 /* ---- Row/column value builders ---- */
 
+// The template's own "Disposition Matrix" section (Template!B32, header +
+// B33:H37) color-codes each of the 5 canonical ITC dispositions — same
+// spelling/order as CANONICAL_DISPOSITIONS in main.js. Read directly from
+// the template's actual cell fill colors (XLSX export, since the Sheets
+// API's formatting isn't visible via CSV) rather than guessed.
+const DISPOSITION_COLORS = {
+  "Purge the Foe": "E06666",
+  "Take and Hold": "93C47D",
+  "Priority Assets": "FFD966",
+  "Disruption": "4A86E8",
+  "Reconnaissance": "76A5AF",
+};
+
+function hexToRgbColor(hex) {
+  const n = parseInt(hex, 16);
+  return { red: ((n >> 16) & 255) / 255, green: ((n >> 8) & 255) / 255, blue: (n & 255) / 255 };
+}
+
 // fullName() takes the nested BCP user object ({firstName, lastName}), not
 // the roster/teamplayer entry itself — same convention main.js's own
 // playerRowHTML() uses, matched here.
@@ -305,7 +323,7 @@ export async function generateMatrix({ event, ourTeam, opposingTeams, careerReco
     const size = sizes.find(s => s >= Math.max(oppTeam.members.length, ourTeam.members.length)) || sizes[sizes.length - 1];
     const template = templates.get(size);
 
-    let title;
+    let title, newSheetId;
     try {
       const dup = await batchUpdate(token, copy.id, [{
         duplicateSheet: {
@@ -313,12 +331,35 @@ export async function generateMatrix({ event, ourTeam, opposingTeams, careerReco
           newSheetName: oppTeam.name.slice(0, 100),
         },
       }]);
-      title = dup.replies[0].duplicateSheet.properties.title;
+      ({ title, sheetId: newSheetId } = dup.replies[0].duplicateSheet.properties);
     } catch (err) {
       skipped.push({ team: oppTeam.name, reason: `Couldn't duplicate tab: ${err.message}` });
       continue;
     }
 
+    // Color each opponent's whole column (list/faction/name rows) by their
+    // disposition, matching the template's own Disposition Matrix colors —
+    // a separate batchUpdate since it needs newSheetId, only known now.
+    const colorRequests = oppTeam.members.map((member, i) => {
+      const col = template.opponentCols[i];
+      const color = col != null ? DISPOSITION_COLORS[member.subFaction?.name] : null;
+      if (!color) return null;
+      return {
+        repeatCell: {
+          range: { sheetId: newSheetId, startRowIndex: template.listRow, endRowIndex: template.opponentRow + 1, startColumnIndex: col, endColumnIndex: col + 1 },
+          cell: { userEnteredFormat: { backgroundColor: hexToRgbColor(color) } },
+          fields: "userEnteredFormat.backgroundColor",
+        },
+      };
+    }).filter(Boolean);
+    if (colorRequests.length) {
+      try {
+        await batchUpdate(token, copy.id, colorRequests);
+      } catch (err) {
+        skipped.push({ team: oppTeam.name, reason: `Tab created but couldn't apply disposition colors: ${err.message}` });
+      }
+    }
+
     const data = [];
     ourTeam.members.forEach((member, i) => {
       const row = template.playerRows[i];