diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/time_regions_form.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/time_regions_form.ts
index e01ec4acd0e..5dc9c4016eb 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/time_regions_form.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/time_regions_form.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class TimeRegionFormCtrl {
       from: undefined,
       toDayOfWeek: undefined,
       to: undefined,
-      colorMode: 'critical',
+      colorMode: 'background6',
       fill: true,
       line: false,
     });