diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
index 9125a52775..f2d2af7a14 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ function PlayerColor( pn )
 	return "1,1,1,1"
 end
 
+function DifficultyColor( dc )
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_BEGINNER	then return "0.0,0.9,1.0,1" end	-- light blue
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_EASY		then return "0.9,0.9,0.0,1" end	-- yellow
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_MEDIUM		then return "1,0.1.0,0.1,1" end	-- light red
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_HARD		then return "0.2,1.0,0.2,1" end	-- light green
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_CHALLENGE	then return "0.2,0.6,1.0,1" end	-- blue
+	if dc == DIFFICULTY_EDIT		then return "0.8,0.8,0.8,1" end	-- gray
+	return "1,1,1,1"
+end
+
+
 -- (c) 2005 Chris Danford
 -- All rights reserved.
 -- 
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 175f2da17b..d4ff24aa30 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -2606,12 +2606,12 @@ GroupColor4=0.0,0.6,0.6,1	// sea green
 GroupColor5=0.1,0.7,0.3,1	// green
 GroupColor6=0.8,0.6,0.0,1	// orange
 GroupColor7=1.0,0.3,0.3,1	// light red
-BeginnerColor=0.0,0.9,1,1	// light blue
-EasyColor=0.9,0.9,0,1		// yellow
-MediumColor=1,0.1,0.1,1		// light red
-HardColor=0.2,1,0.2,1		// light green
-ChallengeColor=0.2,0.6,1.0,1	// blue
-EditColor=0.8,0.8,0.8,1		// gray
+BeginnerColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_BEGINNER)
+EasyColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_EASY)
+MediumColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_MEDIUM)
+HardColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_HARD)
+ChallengeColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_CHALLENGE)
+EditColor=@DifficultyColor(DIFFICULTY_EDIT)
 ExtraColor=1.0,0.0,0.0,1.0	// red
 ExtraColorMeter=10