diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/PercentageCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/PercentageCounter.cs
index ef3fc156e7..b1514cb8c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/PercentageCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/PercentageCounter.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             Current.Value = DisplayedCount = 1.0f;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours) => AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
+
         protected override string FormatCount(double count)
         {
             return $@"{count:P2}";
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
index df26f81629..8bf30c32c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             LeadingZeroes = leading;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours) => AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
+
         protected override double GetProportionalDuration(double currentValue, double newValue)
         {
             return currentValue > newValue ? currentValue - newValue : newValue - currentValue;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/SimpleComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/SimpleComboCounter.cs
index cf55240e71..ddc48c9be7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/SimpleComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/SimpleComboCounter.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             Current.Value = DisplayedCount = 0;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours) => AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
+
         protected override string FormatCount(int count)
         {
             return $@"{count}x";
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 93d92d062d..daf5b72ebd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 });
             }
 
-            // todo: the stuff below should probably not be in this base implementation, but in each individual class.
-            ComboCounter.AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
-            AccuracyCounter.AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
-            ScoreCounter.AccentColour = colours.BlueLighter;
-
             var shd = HealthDisplay as StandardHealthDisplay;
             if (shd != null)
             {