diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
index a1822a1163..c6649f6af1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 
         public int CompareTo(ControlPoint other) => Time.CompareTo(other.Time);
 
+        public virtual Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.Yellow;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether this <see cref="ControlPoint"/> results in a meaningful change when placed alongside another.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
index 1d38790f87..283bf76572 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
             MaxValue = 10
         };
 
+        public override Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.GreenDark;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The speed multiplier at this control point.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
index 9e8e3978be..ea28fca170 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         /// </summary>
         public readonly BindableBool OmitFirstBarLineBindable = new BindableBool();
 
+        public override Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.Purple;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the first bar line of this control point is ignored.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
index c052c04ea0..f57ecfb9e3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
             SampleVolumeBindable = { Disabled = true }
         };
 
+        public override Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.Pink;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The default sample bank at this control point.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
index 9345299c3a..d9378bca4a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         /// </summary>
         private const double default_beat_length = 60000.0 / 60.0;
 
+        public override Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.YellowDark;
+
         public static readonly TimingControlPoint DEFAULT = new TimingControlPoint
         {
             BeatLengthBindable =
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/DifficultyPointPiece.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/DifficultyPointPiece.cs
index 31cc768056..510ba8c094 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/DifficultyPointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/DifficultyPointPiece.cs
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 {
     public class DifficultyPointPiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        private readonly DifficultyControlPoint difficultyPoint;
+
         private OsuSpriteText speedMultiplierText;
         private readonly BindableNumber<double> speedMultiplier;
 
-        public DifficultyPointPiece(DifficultyControlPoint point)
+        public DifficultyPointPiece(DifficultyControlPoint difficultyPoint)
         {
-            speedMultiplier = point.SpeedMultiplierBindable.GetBoundCopy();
+            this.difficultyPoint = difficultyPoint;
+            speedMultiplier = difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplierBindable.GetBoundCopy();
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
 
-            Color4 colour = colours.GreenDark;
+            Color4 colour = difficultyPoint.GetRepresentingColour(colours);
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
index 6a6e947343..ffc0e55940 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 {
     public class SamplePointPiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        private readonly SampleControlPoint samplePoint;
+
         private readonly Bindable<string> bank;
         private readonly BindableNumber<int> volume;
 
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 
         public SamplePointPiece(SampleControlPoint samplePoint)
         {
+            this.samplePoint = samplePoint;
             volume = samplePoint.SampleVolumeBindable.GetBoundCopy();
             bank = samplePoint.SampleBankBindable.GetBoundCopy();
         }
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
 
-            Color4 colour = colours.PinkDarker;
+            Color4 colour = samplePoint.GetRepresentingColour(colours);
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
                         },
                         new Box
                         {
-                            Colour = colours.Pink,
+                            Colour = colour.Lighten(0.2f),
                             Width = 2,
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                         },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimingPointPiece.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimingPointPiece.cs
index de7cfecbf0..ba94916458 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimingPointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimingPointPiece.cs
@@ -11,16 +11,20 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 {
     public class TimingPointPiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        private readonly TimingControlPoint point;
+
         private readonly BindableNumber<double> beatLength;
         private OsuSpriteText bpmText;
 
         public TimingPointPiece(TimingControlPoint point)
         {
+            this.point = point;
             beatLength = point.BeatLengthBindable.GetBoundCopy();
         }
 
@@ -32,12 +36,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
+            Color4 colour = point.GetRepresentingColour(colours);
+
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Box
                 {
                     Alpha = 0.9f,
-                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colours.YellowDark, colours.YellowDark.Opacity(0.5f)),
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colour, colour.Opacity(0.5f)),
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 bpmText = new OsuSpriteText
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/ControlPointTable.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/ControlPointTable.cs
index 87af4546f1..4121e1f7bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/ControlPointTable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/ControlPointTable.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
 
                 controlPoints = group.ControlPoints.GetBoundCopy();
                 controlPoints.CollectionChanged += (_, __) => createChildren();
+            }
 
+            [Resolved]
+            private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load()
+            {
                 createChildren();
             }
 
@@ -125,20 +132,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
 
             private Drawable createAttribute(ControlPoint controlPoint)
             {
+                Color4 colour = controlPoint.GetRepresentingColour(colours);
+
                 switch (controlPoint)
                 {
                     case TimingControlPoint timing:
-                        return new RowAttribute("timing", () => $"{60000 / timing.BeatLength:n1}bpm {timing.TimeSignature}");
+                        return new RowAttribute("timing", () => $"{60000 / timing.BeatLength:n1}bpm {timing.TimeSignature}", colour);
 
                     case DifficultyControlPoint difficulty:
 
-                        return new RowAttribute("difficulty", () => $"{difficulty.SpeedMultiplier:n2}x");
+                        return new RowAttribute("difficulty", () => $"{difficulty.SpeedMultiplier:n2}x", colour);
 
                     case EffectControlPoint effect:
-                        return new RowAttribute("effect", () => $"{(effect.KiaiMode ? "Kiai " : "")}{(effect.OmitFirstBarLine ? "NoBarLine " : "")}");
+                        return new RowAttribute("effect", () => $"{(effect.KiaiMode ? "Kiai " : "")}{(effect.OmitFirstBarLine ? "NoBarLine " : "")}", colour);
 
                     case SampleControlPoint sample:
-                        return new RowAttribute("sample", () => $"{sample.SampleBank} {sample.SampleVolume}%");
+                        return new RowAttribute("sample", () => $"{sample.SampleBank} {sample.SampleVolume}%", colour);
                 }
 
                 return null;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/RowAttribute.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/RowAttribute.cs
index be8f693683..c45995ee83 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/RowAttribute.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Timing/RowAttribute.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
 {
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
     {
         private readonly string header;
         private readonly Func<string> content;
+        private readonly Color4 colour;
 
-        public RowAttribute(string header, Func<string> content)
+        public RowAttribute(string header, Func<string> content, Color4 colour)
         {
             this.header = header;
             this.content = content;
+            this.colour = colour;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Timing
             {
                 new Box
                 {
-                    Colour = colours.Yellow,
+                    Colour = colour,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 new OsuSpriteText