diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditormodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditormodel.cpp
index 8b0a0357b1c..ab3caa3966e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditormodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditormodel.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ CurveEditorStyle CurveEditorModel::style() const
     out.timeAxisHeight = 60;
     out.timeOffsetLeft = 10;
     out.timeOffsetRight = 10;
-    out.rangeBarColor = QmlDesigner::Theme::instance()->qmlDesignerBackgroundColorDarkAlternate();
+    out.rangeBarColor = QmlDesigner::Theme::getColor(Theme::DScontrolBackground);
     out.rangeBarCapsColor = QmlDesigner::Theme::getColor(
         QmlDesigner::Theme::QmlDesigner_HighlightColor);
     out.valueAxisWidth = 60;