Caterham Logo

Caterham Cars Ltd

The Caterham emblem centers on the Seven, the lightweight sports car that defines the marque's identity. Its green and yellow roundel carries a direct motorsport feel, linking British club racing heritage with a focused, driver-first brand impression.

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Badge

Best for compact UI: filters, tables, saved vehicles, mobile lists, and favicon-like brand slots.

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Best when the manufacturer name needs to stay legible in headers, partner lists, and editorial pages.

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Reference

More about Caterham.

Brand history, logo changes, color notes, usage examples, and common questions.

What makes this mark recognizable?

Identity cues, heritage, and visual details to keep in mind before the asset lands in your UI.

Caterham's identity is closely tied to the Lotus Seven, the lightweight sports car whose production rights Caterham acquired from Lotus in 1973. The brand's roundel has long used green and yellow, colors associated with British motorsport and with the Caterham Seven's minimalist, club-racing character.

The circular badge typically places the Caterham name around a central numeral 7, making the company's core model part of the emblem itself. Over time, the mark has been refined for cleaner reproduction on cars, merchandise, websites, and motorsport applications while retaining its historic Seven reference.

First color in the reference palette

Motomarks records #006A44 as the primary Caterham reference color, with any alternate swatches listed in the color reference and API response.

How the mark got here

The identity shifts that explain the Caterham logo in use today.

Origins

Caterham began as a Lotus dealer in Caterham, Surrey, operated by Graham Nearn. The business became closely associated with the Lotus Seven, a lightweight roadster introduced by Lotus in 1957. When Lotus ended Seven production, Caterham acquired the rights to continue building the car in 1973, establishing Caterham Cars as the keeper of the Seven concept.

Continuing the Seven

The Caterham Seven retained the core Lotus Seven formula: low weight, exposed wheels, simple construction, and a strong emphasis on driver involvement. Caterham progressively developed the car with updated engines, chassis variations, and road and track-focused specifications while preserving its recognizable silhouette.

Modern ownership

Caterham passed through several ownership phases in the 2000s and 2010s, including ownership by the Caterham Group associated with Tony Fernandes. In 2021, VT Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired the company. The brand has since continued production and development of the Seven, including electrified concept work such as the Project V coupe concept and EV Seven technology demonstrator.

When the logo changed

A compact record of redesigns, visual turns, and the reasons the mark moved.

1973

Caterham Seven identity established

After Caterham acquired the rights to the Lotus Seven, the brand identity became centered on the Caterham name and the Seven model. The badge tradition developed around a roundel format and the prominent numeral 7, reflecting the car that defined the company.

Reason for redesign: The brand needed its own identity after continuing Seven production independently from Lotus.

Modern era

Green and yellow roundel

The modern Caterham badge uses a circular green and yellow composition with the Caterham name and a central 7. The design is compact, legible, and strongly connected to the Seven's racing-derived character.

Reason for redesign: The roundel supports consistent use across vehicle nose badges, wheel centers, merchandise, digital media, and motorsport liveries.

What to preserve in production

Shape, color, and type cues that keep Caterham recognizable at app scale.

Composition

The Caterham logo is built as a circular badge, a format well suited to car nose badges and wheel centers. The central 7 creates an immediate link to the Seven, while the surrounding wordmark gives the small emblem clear brand ownership.

Symbol

The numeral 7 is the most important symbolic element because Caterham's entire reputation is rooted in continuing and evolving the Seven sports car. The roundel format also suggests motorsport heritage and traditional automotive badging.

Lettering

The Caterham name is generally presented in bold uppercase lettering around the badge. The typography favors clarity and compactness, which helps the name remain readable on small physical badges and digital applications.

Color

Green and yellow give the identity a strong British motorsport character. Green connects naturally with British racing associations, while yellow adds contrast, visibility, and a lively performance tone.

Shape

The circular structure gives the mark a self-contained, mechanical feel. It works well as a physical emblem and mirrors the practical, no-frills nature of the Caterham Seven.

Heritage

The badge is inseparable from the Seven lineage, which began at Lotus and continued under Caterham from 1973. Rather than relying on abstract symbolism, the logo places the defining model directly at the center of the brand.

Market context

Among enthusiast and club-racing communities, the Caterham name is strongly associated with lightweight performance, driver training, track days, and one-make racing. The badge signals a car culture built around simplicity and mechanical involvement.

Design logic

The logo reflects Caterham's product philosophy: light, direct, functional, and focused. Its strongest design decision is not decorative complexity, but the direct use of the Seven as the brand's core visual idea.

Where teams place it

Common product surfaces where Caterham assets need to stay clear, consistent, and fast.

Vehicle nose badges

Vehicle owners and enthusiasts

The round Caterham badge is used as a physical emblem on Seven models, where its circular format suits the compact nose cone and classic sports car proportions.

Motorsport and track use

Racing teams and event organizers

The Caterham identity appears on race cars, championship materials, team clothing, and event branding connected with Caterham motorsport activities.

Dealer and service communication

Dealers and service centers

Authorized retailers and service partners use the Caterham name and badge in sales, servicing, parts, and owner support contexts.

Digital product interfaces

Product teams

The compact roundel is suitable for brand selection screens, vehicle databases, configurators, and garage apps when rendered from an approved, high-quality source.

Answers before you ship

Format, usage, attribution, and history notes for the Caterham logo.

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