diff --git a/Content.Client/Humanoid/EyeColorPicker.cs b/Content.Client/Humanoid/EyeColorPicker.cs
index 1c864b1082..8a21b5e8b3 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Humanoid/EyeColorPicker.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Humanoid/EyeColorPicker.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed class EyeColorPicker : Control
         AddChild(vBox);
 
         vBox.AddChild(_colorSelectors = new ColorSelectorSliders());
+        _colorSelectors.SelectorType = ColorSelectorSliders.ColorSelectorType.Hsv; // defaults color selector to HSV
 
         _colorSelectors.OnColorChanged += ColorValueChanged;
     }
diff --git a/Content.Client/Humanoid/MarkingPicker.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Humanoid/MarkingPicker.xaml.cs
index 629f379f71..5a571942b8 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Humanoid/MarkingPicker.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Humanoid/MarkingPicker.xaml.cs
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ public sealed partial class MarkingPicker : Control
             CMarkingColors.AddChild(colorContainer);
 
             ColorSelectorSliders colorSelector = new ColorSelectorSliders();
+            colorSelector.SelectorType = ColorSelectorSliders.ColorSelectorType.Hsv; // defaults color selector to HSV
             colorSliders.Add(colorSelector);
 
             colorContainer.AddChild(new Label { Text = $"{stateNames[i]} color:" });
diff --git a/Content.Client/Humanoid/SingleMarkingPicker.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Humanoid/SingleMarkingPicker.xaml.cs
index 50a6036c8b..822768893e 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Humanoid/SingleMarkingPicker.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Humanoid/SingleMarkingPicker.xaml.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public sealed partial class SingleMarkingPicker : BoxContainer
     [Dependency] private readonly IEntityManager _entityManager = default!;
 
     private readonly SpriteSystem _sprite;
-    
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     What happens if a marking is selected.
     ///     It will send the 'slot' (marking index)
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public sealed partial class SingleMarkingPicker : BoxContainer
                 HorizontalExpand = true
             };
             selector.Color = marking.MarkingColors[i];
+            selector.SelectorType = ColorSelectorSliders.ColorSelectorType.Hsv; // defaults color selector to HSV
 
             var colorIndex = i;
             selector.OnColorChanged += color =>
diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
index aa18751db0..f22d1416ca 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby.UI
             };
 
             RgbSkinColorContainer.AddChild(_rgbSkinColorSelector = new ColorSelectorSliders());
+            _rgbSkinColorSelector.SelectorType = ColorSelectorSliders.ColorSelectorType.Hsv; // defaults color selector to HSV
             _rgbSkinColorSelector.OnColorChanged += _ =>
             {
                 OnSkinColorOnValueChanged();