diff --git a/kcms/colors/colorsapplicator.h b/kcms/colors/colorsapplicator.h
index b691cae16..a1456e44c 100644
--- a/kcms/colors/colorsapplicator.h
+++ b/kcms/colors/colorsapplicator.h
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ inline QColor alphaBlend(const QColor &foreground, const QColor &background)
 inline QColor accentBackground(const QColor &accent, const QColor &background)
 {
     auto c = accent;
-    // light bg
-    if (KColorUtils::luma(background) > 0.5) {
-        c.setAlphaF(0.7);
-    } else {
-        // dark bg
-        c.setAlphaF(0.4);
-    }
+    c.setAlphaF(0.7);
     return alphaBlend(c, background);
 }