diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourProvider.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourProvider.cs
index 9613bc2857..9f5583cf73 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourProvider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourProvider.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public class OverlayColourProvider
     {
-        public OverlayColourScheme ColourScheme { get; private set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hue degree associated with the colour shades provided by this <see cref="OverlayColourProvider"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Hue { get; private set; }
 
         public OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
+            : this(colourScheme.GetHue())
         {
-            ColourScheme = colourScheme;
+        }
+
+        public OverlayColourProvider(int hue)
+        {
+            Hue = hue;
         }
 
         // Note that the following five colours are also defined in `OsuColour` as `{colourScheme}{0,1,2,3,4}`.
@@ -46,31 +54,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         public Color4 Background6 => getColour(0.1f, 0.1f);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Changes the value of <see cref="ColourScheme"/> to a different colour scheme.
+        /// Changes the <see cref="Hue"/> to a different degree.
         /// Note that this does not trigger any kind of signal to any drawable that received colours from here, all drawables need to be updated manually.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="colourScheme">The proposed colour scheme.</param>
-        public void ChangeColourScheme(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
-        {
-            ColourScheme = colourScheme;
-        }
+        public void ChangeColourScheme(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme) => ChangeColourScheme(colourScheme.GetHue());
 
-        private Color4 getColour(float saturation, float lightness) => Framework.Graphics.Colour4.FromHSL(getBaseHue(ColourScheme), saturation, lightness);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Changes the <see cref="Hue"/> to a different degree.
+        /// Note that this does not trigger any kind of signal to any drawable that received colours from here, all drawables need to be updated manually.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="hue">The proposed hue degree.</param>
+        public void ChangeColourScheme(int hue) => Hue = hue;
 
-        private static float getBaseHue(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme) => (int)colourScheme / 360f;
-    }
-
-    // See https://github.com/ppy/osu-web/blob/5a536d217a21582aad999db50a981003d3ad5659/app/helpers.php#L1620-L1628
-    public enum OverlayColourScheme
-    {
-        Red = 0,
-        Orange = 45,
-        Lime = 90,
-        Green = 125,
-        Aquamarine = 160,
-        Blue = 200,
-        Purple = 255,
-        Plum = 320,
-        Pink = 333,
+        private Color4 getColour(float saturation, float lightness) => Framework.Graphics.Colour4.FromHSL(Hue / 360f, saturation, lightness);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourScheme.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourScheme.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0126f9060f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayColourScheme.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays
+{
+    public enum OverlayColourScheme
+    {
+        Red,
+        Orange,
+        Lime,
+        Green,
+        Aquamarine,
+        Blue,
+        Purple,
+        Plum,
+        Pink,
+    }
+
+    public static class OverlayColourSchemeExtensions
+    {
+        public static int GetHue(this OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
+        {
+            // See https://github.com/ppy/osu-web/blob/5a536d217a21582aad999db50a981003d3ad5659/app/helpers.php#L1620-L1628
+            switch (colourScheme)
+            {
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(colourScheme));
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Red:
+                    return 0;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Orange:
+                    return 45;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Lime:
+                    return 90;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Green:
+                    return 125;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Aquamarine:
+                    return 160;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Blue:
+                    return 200;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Purple:
+                    return 255;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Plum:
+                    return 320;
+
+                case OverlayColourScheme.Pink:
+                    return 333;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
index 8c750b5d83..815f4b545f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 }
                 : Array.Empty<ProfileSection>();
 
-            setupBaseContent(OverlayColourScheme.Pink, forceContentRecreation: true);
+            setupBaseContent(OverlayColourScheme.Pink.GetHue(), forceContentRecreation: true);
 
             if (API.State.Value != APIState.Offline)
             {
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             Debug.Assert(sections != null && sectionsContainer != null && tabs != null);
 
             // reuse header and content if same colour scheme, otherwise recreate both.
-            var profileScheme = (OverlayColourScheme?)loadedUser.ProfileHue ?? OverlayColourScheme.Pink;
-            if (profileScheme != ColourProvider.ColourScheme)
-                setupBaseContent(profileScheme, forceContentRecreation: false);
+            int profileHue = loadedUser.ProfileHue ?? OverlayColourScheme.Pink.GetHue();
+            if (profileHue != ColourProvider.Hue)
+                setupBaseContent(profileHue, forceContentRecreation: false);
 
             var actualRuleset = rulesets.GetRuleset(userRuleset?.ShortName ?? loadedUser.PlayMode).AsNonNull();
 
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             loadingLayer.Hide();
         }
 
-        private void setupBaseContent(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme, bool forceContentRecreation)
+        private void setupBaseContent(int hue, bool forceContentRecreation)
         {
-            var previousColourScheme = ColourProvider.ColourScheme;
-            ColourProvider.ChangeColourScheme(colourScheme);
+            int previousHue = ColourProvider.Hue;
+            ColourProvider.ChangeColourScheme(hue);
 
-            if (colourScheme != previousColourScheme)
+            if (hue != previousHue)
             {
                 RecreateHeader();
                 UpdateColours();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Footer/ScreenFooter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Footer/ScreenFooter.cs
index 6a1efcf87a..ea32507ca0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Footer/ScreenFooter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Footer/ScreenFooter.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Footer
 
             var targetPosition = targetButton?.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(targetButton.LayoutRectangle.TopRight, this) ?? fallbackPosition;
 
-            updateColourScheme(overlay.ColourProvider.ColourScheme);
+            updateColourScheme(overlay.ColourProvider.Hue);
 
             footerContent = overlay.CreateFooterContent();
 
@@ -256,16 +256,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Footer
 
             temporarilyHiddenButtons.Clear();
 
-            updateColourScheme(OverlayColourScheme.Aquamarine);
+            updateColourScheme(OverlayColourScheme.Aquamarine.GetHue());
 
             contentContainer.Delay(timeUntilRun).Expire();
             contentContainer = null;
             activeOverlay = null;
         }
 
-        private void updateColourScheme(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
+        private void updateColourScheme(int hue)
         {
-            colourProvider.ChangeColourScheme(colourScheme);
+            colourProvider.ChangeColourScheme(hue);
 
             background.FadeColour(colourProvider.Background5, 150, Easing.OutQuint);