diff --git a/src/assets/view/widgets/colorwheel.cpp b/src/assets/view/widgets/colorwheel.cpp
--- a/src/assets/view/widgets/colorwheel.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/view/widgets/colorwheel.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
             changeColor(colorForPoint(m_lastPoint));
         } else {
             NegQColor c;
-            c = NegQColor::fromRgbF(m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor, m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor, m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor);
+            //c = NegQColor::fromRgbF(m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor, m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor, m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor);
+            c = NegQColor::fromHsvF(m_color.hueF(), m_color.saturationF(), m_defaultValue/m_sizeFactor);
             changeColor(c);
         }
     }