diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
index e922e2440..780d63db5 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
@@ -195,10 +195,8 @@ void PiecesBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
     if (!m_highlightedRegion.isNull())
     {
-        QColor highlightColor {this->palette().color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight)};
-        highlightColor.setAlphaF(0.35f);
         QRect targetHighlightRect {m_highlightedRegion.adjusted(borderWidth, borderWidth, borderWidth, height() - 2 * borderWidth)};
-        painter.fillRect(targetHighlightRect, highlightColor);
+        painter.fillRect(targetHighlightRect, highlightedPieceColor());
     }
 
     QPainterPath border;
@@ -231,6 +229,13 @@ QColor PiecesBar::pieceColor() const
     return palette().color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight);
 }
 
+QColor PiecesBar::highlightedPieceColor() const
+{
+    QColor col = palette().color(QPalette::Highlight).darker();
+    col.setAlphaF(0.35);
+    return col;
+}
+
 QColor PiecesBar::colorBoxBorderColor() const
 {
     return palette().color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::ToolTipText);
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
index b761db2cd..3811ae471 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ protected:
     QColor backgroundColor() const;
     QColor borderColor() const;
     QColor pieceColor() const;
+    QColor highlightedPieceColor() const;
     QColor colorBoxBorderColor() const;
+
     const QList<QRgb> &pieceColors() const;
 
     // mix two colors by light model, ratio <0, 1>