diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
index ef39a81d4e..ef8ec08378 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { makeStyles, useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
+import { BackstagePalette, BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { Circle } from 'rc-progress';
 import React from 'react';
 
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ export type GaugeProps = {
   inverse?: boolean;
   unit?: string;
   max?: number;
-  getColor?: GetColor;
+  getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
 
-type GetColorArgs = {
-  palette: BackstageTheme['palette'];
+export type GaugePropsGetColorOptions = {
+  palette: BackstagePalette;
   value: number;
   inverse?: boolean;
   max?: number;
 };
 
-export type GetColor = (args: GetColorArgs) => string;
+export type GaugePropsGetColor = (args: GaugePropsGetColorOptions) => string;
 
 const defaultGaugeProps = {
   fractional: true,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const defaultGaugeProps = {
   max: 100,
 };
 
-export const getProgressColor: GetColor = ({
+export const getProgressColor: GaugePropsGetColor = ({
   palette,
   value,
   inverse,
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
index f1fd281b35..0fa51b3919 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { InfoCard, InfoCardVariants } from '../../layout/InfoCard';
 import { BottomLinkProps } from '../../layout/BottomLink';
-import { Gauge, GetColor } from './Gauge';
+import { Gauge, GaugePropsGetColor } from './Gauge';
 
 type Props = {
   title: string;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Props = {
   progress: number;
   inverse?: boolean;
   deepLink?: BottomLinkProps;
-  getColor?: GetColor;
+  getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
 
 /** @public */
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/LinearGauge.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/LinearGauge.tsx
index e331ed1fa5..f1e4fb3334 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/LinearGauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/LinearGauge.tsx
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import Tooltip from '@material-ui/core/Tooltip';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { Line } from 'rc-progress';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
-import { getProgressColor, GetColor } from './Gauge';
+import { getProgressColor, GaugePropsGetColor } from './Gauge';
 
 type Props = {
   /**
    * Progress value between 0.0 - 1.0.
    */
   value: number;
-  getColor?: GetColor;
+  getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
 
 export function LinearGauge(props: Props) {