diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounter.cs
index d5ba14e484..8a182de9b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounter.cs
@@ -15,26 +15,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     public partial class LegacyKeyCounter : KeyCounter
     {
-        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
+        private const float transition_duration = 160;
 
-        public float TransitionDuration { get; set; } = 50f;
+        public Colour4 ActiveColour { get; set; }
 
-        public Colour4 KeyTextColour
+        private Colour4 textColour;
+
+        public Colour4 TextColour
         {
-            get => keyTextColour;
+            get => textColour;
             set
             {
-                keyTextColour = value;
+                textColour = value;
                 overlayKeyText.Colour = value;
             }
         }
 
-        private Colour4 keyTextColour = Colour4.White;
-
         private readonly Container keyContainer;
-
         private readonly OsuSpriteText overlayKeyText;
-
         private readonly Sprite keySprite;
 
         public LegacyKeyCounter(InputTrigger trigger)
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                             Text = trigger.Name,
-                            Colour = keyTextColour,
+                            Colour = textColour,
                             Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 20),
                         },
                     },
@@ -87,14 +85,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         protected override void Activate(bool forwardPlayback = true)
         {
             base.Activate(forwardPlayback);
-            keyContainer.ScaleTo(0.75f, TransitionDuration, Easing.OutQuad);
+            keyContainer.ScaleTo(0.75f, transition_duration, Easing.Out);
+            keySprite.Colour = ActiveColour;
             overlayKeyText.Text = CountPresses.Value.ToString();
+            overlayKeyText.Font = overlayKeyText.Font.With(weight: FontWeight.Bold);
         }
 
         protected override void Deactivate(bool forwardPlayback = true)
         {
             base.Deactivate(forwardPlayback);
-            keyContainer.ScaleTo(1f, TransitionDuration);
+            keyContainer.ScaleTo(1f, transition_duration, Easing.Out);
+            keySprite.Colour = Colour4.White;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounterDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounterDisplay.cs
index abfe607aab..8c652085e4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounterDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyKeyCounterDisplay.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     public partial class LegacyKeyCounterDisplay : KeyCounterDisplay
     {
-        private const float key_transition_time = 100;
+        private static readonly Colour4 active_colour_top = Colour4.FromHex(@"#ffde00");
+        private static readonly Colour4 active_colour_bottom = Colour4.FromHex(@"#f8009e");
 
         protected override FillFlowContainer<KeyCounter> KeyFlow { get; }
 
@@ -61,12 +62,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
             if (backgroundTexture != null)
                 backgroundSprite.Texture = backgroundTexture;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < KeyFlow.Count; ++i)
+            {
+                ((LegacyKeyCounter)KeyFlow[i]).ActiveColour = i < 2 ? active_colour_top : active_colour_bottom;
+            }
         }
 
         protected override KeyCounter CreateCounter(InputTrigger trigger) => new LegacyKeyCounter(trigger)
         {
-            TransitionDuration = key_transition_time,
-            KeyTextColour = keyTextColor,
+            TextColour = keyTextColor,
         };
 
         private Colour4 keyTextColor = Colour4.White;
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 {
                     keyTextColor = value;
                     foreach (var child in KeyFlow.Cast<LegacyKeyCounter>())
-                        child.KeyTextColour = value;
+                        child.TextColour = value;
                 }
             }
         }