diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
index afedf36cad..7a6a677940 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -188,6 +189,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves the main accent colour for a <see cref="RoomCategory"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4? ForRoomCategory(RoomCategory roomCategory)
+        {
+            switch (roomCategory)
+            {
+                case RoomCategory.Spotlight:
+                    return Green2;
+
+                case RoomCategory.FeaturedArtist:
+                    return Blue2;
+
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a foreground text colour that is supposed to contrast well with
         /// the supplied <paramref name="backgroundColour"/>.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/StatusColouredContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/StatusColouredContainer.cs
index 760de354dc..a7ea32ee7c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/StatusColouredContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/StatusColouredContainer.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Components
         {
             status.BindValueChanged(s =>
             {
-                this.FadeColour(category.Value == RoomCategory.Spotlight ? colours.Pink : s.NewValue.GetAppropriateColour(colours)
-                    , transitionDuration);
+                this.FadeColour(colours.ForRoomCategory(category.Value) ?? s.NewValue.GetAppropriateColour(colours), transitionDuration);
             }, true);
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/Components/RoomSpecialCategoryPill.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/Components/RoomSpecialCategoryPill.cs
index 00e4fbf5eb..539af2ebaf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/Components/RoomSpecialCategoryPill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/Components/RoomSpecialCategoryPill.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Lounge.Components
@@ -53,16 +52,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Lounge.Components
             {
                 text.Text = c.NewValue.GetLocalisableDescription();
 
-                switch (c.NewValue)
-                {
-                    case RoomCategory.Spotlight:
-                        pill.Background.Colour = colours.Green2;
-                        break;
-
-                    case RoomCategory.FeaturedArtist:
-                        pill.Background.Colour = colours.Blue2;
-                        break;
-                }
+                var backgroundColour = colours.ForRoomCategory(Category.Value);
+                if (backgroundColour != null)
+                    pill.Background.Colour = backgroundColour.Value;
             }, true);
         }
     }