diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
index d3351f86f8..af63a39662 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TestDecodeBeatmapColors()
+        public void TestDecodeBeatmapColours()
         {
             var decoder = new LegacySkinDecoder();
             using (var resStream = Resource.OpenResource("Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu"))
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                     new Color4(128, 255, 128, 255),
                     new Color4(255, 187, 255, 255),
                     new Color4(255, 177, 140, 255),
+                    new Color4(100, 100, 100, 100),
                 };
                 Assert.AreEqual(expectedColors.Length, comboColors.Count);
                 for (int i = 0; i < expectedColors.Length; i++)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu
index 3e44dc0af8..67570ad21b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu	
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/Soleily - Renatus (Gamu) [Insane].osu	
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Combo3 : 128,255,255
 Combo4 : 128,255,128
 Combo5 : 255,187,255
 Combo6 : 255,177,140
+Combo7 : 100,100,100,100
 
 [HitObjects]
 192,168,956,6,0,P|184:128|200:80,1,90,4|0,1:2|0:0,0:0:0:0:
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
index e9f37e583b..a9e1e4c55d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
@@ -85,13 +85,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
 
             string[] split = pair.Value.Split(',');
 
-            if (split.Length != 3)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($@"Color specified in incorrect format (should be R,G,B): {pair.Value}");
+            if (split.Length != 3 && split.Length != 4)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($@"Color specified in incorrect format (should be R,G,B or R,G,B,A): {pair.Value}");
 
-            if (!byte.TryParse(split[0], out var r) || !byte.TryParse(split[1], out var g) || !byte.TryParse(split[2], out var b))
+            Color4 colour;
+
+            try
+            {
+                colour = new Color4(byte.Parse(split[0]), byte.Parse(split[1]), byte.Parse(split[2]), split.Length == 4 ? byte.Parse(split[3]) : (byte)255);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException(@"Color must be specified with 8-bit integer components");
-
-            Color4 colour = new Color4(r, g, b, 255);
+            }
 
             if (isCombo)
             {