diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
index 0a4490eac3..fec675be54 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Beatmaps
                 {
                     StartTime = original.StartTime,
                     Sample = original.Sample,
-
                     CurveObject = curveData,
-
                     Position = positionData?.Position ?? Vector2.Zero,
-
                     NewCombo = comboData?.NewCombo ?? false
                 };
             }
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Beatmaps
                     StartTime = original.StartTime,
                     Sample = original.Sample,
                     Position = new Vector2(512, 384) / 2,
-
                     EndTime = endTimeData.EndTime
                 };
             }
@@ -69,9 +65,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Beatmaps
             {
                 StartTime = original.StartTime,
                 Sample = original.Sample,
-
                 Position = positionData?.Position ?? Vector2.Zero,
-
                 NewCombo = comboData?.NewCombo ?? false
             };
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index fe5b2f9859..3ed3124e14 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableHitCircle : DrawableOsuHitObject, IDrawableHitObjectWithProxiedApproach
     {
-        private readonly OsuHitObject osuObject;
-
         public ApproachCircle ApproachCircle;
         private readonly CirclePiece circle;
         private readonly RingPiece ring;
@@ -27,20 +25,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
-            osuObject = h;
-
-            Position = osuObject.StackedPosition;
-            Scale = new Vector2(osuObject.Scale);
+            Position = HitObject.StackedPosition;
+            Scale = new Vector2(HitObject.Scale);
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 glow = new GlowPiece
                 {
-                    Colour = osuObject.ComboColour
+                    Colour = AccentColour
                 },
                 circle = new CirclePiece
                 {
-                    Colour = osuObject.ComboColour,
+                    Colour = AccentColour,
                     Hit = () =>
                     {
                         if (Judgement.Result.HasValue) return false;
@@ -58,11 +54,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 flash = new FlashPiece(),
                 explode = new ExplodePiece
                 {
-                    Colour = osuObject.ComboColour,
+                    Colour = AccentColour,
                 },
                 ApproachCircle = new ApproachCircle
                 {
-                    Colour = osuObject.ComboColour,
+                    Colour = AccentColour,
                 }
             };
 
@@ -115,8 +111,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             ApproachCircle.FadeOut();
 
-            double endTime = (osuObject as IHasEndTime)?.EndTime ?? osuObject.StartTime;
-            double duration = endTime - osuObject.StartTime;
+            double endTime = (HitObject as IHasEndTime)?.EndTime ?? HitObject.StartTime;
+            double duration = endTime - HitObject.StartTime;
 
             glow.Delay(duration);
             glow.FadeOut(400);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
index b2af678cae..8593430f80 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         public const float TIME_FADEIN = 400;
         public const float TIME_FADEOUT = 500;
 
-        public DrawableOsuHitObject(OsuHitObject hitObject)
+        protected DrawableOsuHitObject(OsuHitObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
+            AccentColour = HitObject.ComboColour;
         }
 
         protected override OsuJudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo() => new OsuJudgementInfo { MaxScore = OsuScoreResult.Hit300 };
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index f730d55e21..e8f2154d7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             {
                 body = new SliderBody(s)
                 {
+                    AccentColour = AccentColour,
                     Position = s.StackedPosition,
                     PathWidth = s.Scale * 64,
                 },
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 ball = new SliderBall(s)
                 {
                     Scale = new Vector2(s.Scale),
+                    AccentColour = AccentColour
                 },
                 initialCircle = new DrawableHitCircle(new HitCircle
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
index 988eab45b5..1af9a2b7a2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = sliderTick.ComboColour,
+                    Colour = AccentColour,
                     Alpha = 0.3f,
                 }
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
index 8f36321efd..81bf9f0bf1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                     Alpha = 0,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    DiscColour = s.ComboColour
+                    DiscColour = AccentColour
                 },
                 circleContainer = new Container
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
index cccd10469d..73a01dfce2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
     public class SliderBall : CircularContainer, ISliderProgress
     {
+        private const float width = 128;
+
+        private Color4 accentColour = Color4.Black;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The colour that is used for the slider ball.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 AccentColour
+        {
+            get { return accentColour; }
+            set
+            {
+                accentColour = value;
+                if (ball != null)
+                    ball.Colour = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         private readonly Slider slider;
         private readonly Box follow;
-
-        private const float width = 128;
+        private readonly Box ball;
 
         public SliderBall(Slider slider)
         {
@@ -49,9 +65,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                     Alpha = 1,
                     Children = new[]
                     {
-                        new Box
+                        ball = new Box
                         {
-                            Colour = slider.ComboColour,
+                            Colour = AccentColour,
                             Alpha = 0.4f,
                             Width = width,
                             Height = width,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
index c541a861d4..e7837471ee 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.ES30;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
@@ -24,15 +25,32 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         public float PathWidth
         {
             get { return path.PathWidth; }
-            set
-            {
-                path.PathWidth = value;
-            }
+            set { path.PathWidth = value; }
         }
 
         public double? SnakedStart { get; private set; }
         public double? SnakedEnd { get; private set; }
 
+        private Color4 accentColour;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used to colour the path.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 AccentColour
+        {
+            get { return accentColour; }
+            set
+            {
+                if (accentColour == value)
+                    return;
+                accentColour = value;
+
+                if (LoadState == LoadState.Loaded)
+                    Schedule(reloadTexture);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private int textureWidth => (int)PathWidth * 2;
+
         private readonly Slider slider;
         public SliderBody(Slider s)
         {
@@ -82,7 +100,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             snakingIn = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.SnakingInSliders);
             snakingOut = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.SnakingOutSliders);
 
-            int textureWidth = (int)PathWidth * 2;
+            reloadTexture();
+        }
+
+        private void reloadTexture()
+        {
+            var texture = new Texture(textureWidth, 1);
 
             //initialise background
             var upload = new TextureUpload(textureWidth * 4);
@@ -110,14 +133,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                 {
                     progress -= border_portion;
 
-                    bytes[i * 4] = (byte)(slider.ComboColour.R * 255);
-                    bytes[i * 4 + 1] = (byte)(slider.ComboColour.G * 255);
-                    bytes[i * 4 + 2] = (byte)(slider.ComboColour.B * 255);
-                    bytes[i * 4 + 3] = (byte)((opacity_at_edge - (opacity_at_edge - opacity_at_centre) * progress / gradient_portion) * (slider.ComboColour.A * 255));
+                    bytes[i * 4] = (byte)(AccentColour.R * 255);
+                    bytes[i * 4 + 1] = (byte)(AccentColour.G * 255);
+                    bytes[i * 4 + 2] = (byte)(AccentColour.B * 255);
+                    bytes[i * 4 + 3] = (byte)((opacity_at_edge - (opacity_at_edge - opacity_at_centre) * progress / gradient_portion) * (AccentColour.A * 255));
                 }
             }
 
-            var texture = new Texture(textureWidth, 1);
             texture.SetData(upload);
             path.Texture = texture;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 2af669b4ef..fa422834db 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 
         public float Scale { get; set; } = 1;
 
-        public Color4 ComboColour { get; set; }
+        public Color4 ComboColour { get; set; } = Color4.Gray;
         public virtual bool NewCombo { get; set; }
         public int ComboIndex { get; set; }