diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
index 1fe6d3e45e2..2006f6cbd5d 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
@@ -346,14 +346,14 @@ function getLabelPos(arc: PieArcDatum<FieldDisplay>, outerRadius: number, innerR
 function getGradientColorFrom(color: string, theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
   return tinycolor(color)
     .darken(20 * (theme.isDark ? 1 : -0.7))
-    .spin(8)
+    .spin(4)
     .toRgbString();
 }
 
 function getGradientColorTo(color: string, theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
   return tinycolor(color)
     .darken(10 * (theme.isDark ? 1 : -0.7))
-    .spin(-8)
+    .spin(-4)
     .toRgbString();
 }