diff --git a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/logs.md b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/logs.md
index f5f1b3f814b..8c819193fc6 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/logs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/logs.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ The `LOG_FORMAT` config specifies how dbt's logs should be formatted. If the val
 dbt --log-format json run
 {"code": "A001", "data": {"v": "=1.0.0"}, "invocation_id": "1193e449-4b7a-4eb1-8e8e-047a8b3b7973", "level": "info", "log_version": 1, "msg": "Running with dbt=1.0.0", "node_info": {}, "pid": 35098, "thread_name": "MainThread", "ts": "2021-12-03T10:46:59.928217Z", "type": "log_line"}
 ```
+
+</File>
+
 <VersionBlock firstVersion="1.5">
 
 To set the `LOG_FORMAT_FILE` type output for the file without impacting the console log format, use the `log-format-file` flag.
@@ -37,8 +40,6 @@ See [structured logging](/reference/events-logging#structured-logging) for more
 
 :::
 
-</File>
-
 <VersionBlock firstVersion="1.5">
 
 ### Log Level
@@ -124,7 +125,16 @@ dbt --quiet run
 
 ### Color
 
-You can set the color preferences for the file logs only using the `--use-colors-file / --no-use-colors-file` flags.
+You can set the color preferences for the file logs only within `profiles.yml` or using the `--use-colors-file / --no-use-colors-file` flags.
+
+<File name='profiles.yml'>
+
+```yaml
+config:
+  use_colors_file: False
+```
+
+</File>
 
 ```text
 dbt --use-colors-file run
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/print-output.md b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/print-output.md
index 83280677229..112b92b546f 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/print-output.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/print-output.md
@@ -74,13 +74,24 @@ config:
   use_colors: False
 ```
 
+</File>
+
 ```text
 dbt --use-colors run
 dbt --no-use-colors run
 ```
 <VersionBlock firstVersion="1.5">
 
-You can set the color preferences for the file logs only using the `--use-colors-file / --no-use-colors-file` flags.
+You can set the color preferences for the file logs only within `profiles.yml` or using the `--use-colors-file / --no-use-colors-file` flags.
+
+<File name='profiles.yml'>
+
+```yaml
+config:
+  use_colors_file: False
+```
+
+</File>
 
 ```text
 dbt --use-colors-file run
@@ -88,5 +99,3 @@ dbt --no-use-colors-file run
 ```
 
 </VersionBlock>
-
-</File>
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