diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldBodyPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldBodyPiece.cs
index 39a030d621..91eda57c8f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldBodyPiece.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private void load(DrawableHitObject? drawableObject)
 
             AccentColour.BindValueChanged(colour =>
             {
-                background.Colour = colour.NewValue.Darken(1.2f);
+                background.Colour = colour.NewValue.Darken(0.6f);
                 foreground.Colour = colour.NewValue.Opacity(0.2f);
             }, true);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
index abfd9c4dc8..140c3d5ecc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ internal partial class ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece : CompositeDrawable
         private readonly IBindable<Color4> accentColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
 
         private readonly Box shadow;
-        private readonly Box shadeForeground;
+        private readonly Box foreground;
+        private readonly Box foregroundAdditive;
 
         public ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece()
         {
@@ -55,10 +56,16 @@ public ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece()
                             Masking = true,
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                shadeForeground = new Box
+                                foreground = new Box
                                 {
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                 },
+                                foregroundAdditive = new Box
+                                {
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
+                                    Height = 0.5f,
+                                },
                             },
                         },
                     }
@@ -86,9 +93,11 @@ private void onDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> direction)
 
         private void onAccentChanged(ValueChangedEvent<Color4> accent)
         {
-            shadeForeground.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(
-                accent.NewValue.Darken(0.2f),
-                accent.NewValue.Darken(1.2f) // matches body
+            foreground.Colour = accent.NewValue.Darken(0.6f); // matches body
+
+            foregroundAdditive.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(
+                accent.NewValue.Opacity(0.4f),
+                accent.NewValue.Opacity(0)
             );
         }
     }