diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineHitObjectBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineHitObjectBlueprint.cs
index 1839b0507d..6426d33e99 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineHitObjectBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineHitObjectBlueprint.cs
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
             else
                 circle.Colour = colour;
 
-            var col = circle.Colour.TopLeft.Linear;
-            colouredComponents.Colour = OsuColour.ForegroundTextColourFor(col);
+            var averageColour = Interpolation.ValueAt(0.5, circle.Colour.TopLeft, circle.Colour.TopRight, 0, 1);
+            colouredComponents.Colour = OsuColour.ForegroundTextColourFor(averageColour);
         }
 
         private SamplePointPiece sampleOverrideDisplay;