diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Materials.MtrlTab.cs b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Materials.MtrlTab.cs
index d230950a..f4ce3329 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Materials.MtrlTab.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Materials.MtrlTab.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using Penumbra.GameData.Structs;
 using Penumbra.Interop.MaterialPreview;
 using Penumbra.String;
 using Penumbra.String.Classes;
+using Penumbra.UI.Classes;
 using static Penumbra.GameData.Files.ShpkFile;
 
 namespace Penumbra.UI.AdvancedWindow;
@@ -668,12 +669,13 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
 
         private static void ApplyHighlight(ref MtrlFile.ColorSet.Row row, float time)
         {
-            var level   = Math.Sin(time * 2.0 * Math.PI) * 0.25 + 0.5;
-            var levelSq = (float)(level * level);
+            var level     = (MathF.Sin(time * 2.0f * MathF.PI) + 2.0f) / 3.0f / 255.0f;
+            var baseColor = ColorId.InGameHighlight.Value();
+            var color     = level * new Vector3(baseColor & 0xFF, (baseColor >> 8) & 0xFF, (baseColor >> 16) & 0xFF);
 
             row.Diffuse  = Vector3.Zero;
             row.Specular = Vector3.Zero;
-            row.Emissive = new Vector3(levelSq);
+            row.Emissive = color * color;
         }
 
         public void Update()
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/Colors.cs b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/Colors.cs
index 450f3787..e2acc1a3 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/Colors.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/Colors.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ public enum ColorId
     RedundantAssignment,
     NoModsAssignment,
     NoAssignment,
-    SelectorPriority,
+    SelectorPriority,
+    InGameHighlight,
 }
 
 public static class Colors
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public static class Colors
             ColorId.NoModsAssignment     => ( 0x50000080, "'Use No Mods' Collection Assignment", "A collection assignment set to not use any mods at all."),
             ColorId.NoAssignment         => ( 0x00000000, "Unassigned Collection Assignment",    "A collection assignment that is not configured to any collection and thus just has no specific treatment."),
             ColorId.SelectorPriority     => ( 0xFF808080, "Mod Selector Priority",               "The priority displayed for non-zero priority mods in the mod selector."),
+            ColorId.InGameHighlight      => ( 0xFFEBCF89, "In-Game Highlight",                   "An in-game element that has been highlighted for ease of editing."),
             _                            => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException( nameof( color ), color, null ),
             // @formatter:on
         };