diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-constants.ts b/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-constants.ts
index 20206da55a..123ca99f2b 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-constants.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-constants.ts
@@ -41,38 +41,38 @@ export const VISIBLE_PROJECT_STATUS_CHANGE_EVENT_STATUS_SET =
 
 export const LIGHT_LEGEND_PALETTE = [
 	'hsl(152, 100%, 34%)',
-	'hsl(26, 100%, 42%)',
-	'hsl(202, 100%, 35%)',
-	'hsl(327, 45%, 64%)',
-	'hsl(41, 100%, 45%)',
-	'hsl(250, 60%, 33%)',
-	'hsl(170, 43%, 47%)',
-	'hsl(330, 60%, 33%)',
-	'hsl(46, 100%, 36%)',
-	'hsl(167, 100%, 30%)',
-	'hsl(343, 38%, 45%)',
-	'hsl(222, 100%, 28%)',
-	'hsl(270, 62%, 60%)',
-	'hsl(32, 100%, 37%)',
-	'hsl(349, 57%, 51%)',
-	'hsl(191, 43%, 37%)',
+	'hsl(41, 79%, 46%)',
+	'hsl(203, 76%, 64%)',
+	'hsl(0, 93%, 62%)',
+	'hsl(143, 66%, 29%)',
+	'hsl(58, 89%, 25%)',
+	'hsl(311, 64%, 49%)',
+	'hsl(198, 91%, 32%)',
+	'hsl(12, 88%, 27%)',
+	'hsl(236, 61%, 60%)',
+	'hsl(102, 59%, 74%)',
+	'hsl(293, 76%, 79%)',
+	'hsl(67, 99%, 41%)',
+	'hsl(179, 100%, 50%)',
+	'hsl(102, 100%, 61%)',
+	'hsl(0, 100%, 32%)',
 ]
 
 export const DARK_LEGEND_PALETTE = [
 	'hsl(145, 78%, 48%)',
-	'hsl(41, 100%, 50%)',
-	'hsl(202, 77%, 63%)',
-	'hsl(323, 66%, 72%)',
-	'hsl(56, 85%, 60%)',
-	'hsl(255, 92%, 80%)',
-	'hsl(12, 100%, 67%)',
-	'hsl(176, 58%, 56%)',
-	'hsl(60, 100%, 41%)',
-	'hsl(165, 80%, 38%)',
-	'hsl(341, 36%, 56%)',
-	'hsl(226, 60%, 49%)',
-	'hsl(252, 53%, 62%)',
-	'hsl(75, 59%, 50%)',
-	'hsl(195, 56%, 42%)',
-	'hsl(30, 59%, 56%)',
+	'hsl(41, 79%, 46%)',
+	'hsl(203, 76%, 64%)',
+	'hsl(0, 93%, 62%)',
+	'hsl(143, 66%, 29%)',
+	'hsl(58, 94%, 45%)',
+	'hsl(311, 64%, 49%)',
+	'hsl(198, 91%, 32%)',
+	'hsl(12, 88%, 27%)',
+	'hsl(236, 61%, 60%)',
+	'hsl(102, 59%, 74%)',
+	'hsl(293, 76%, 79%)',
+	'hsl(61, 92%, 33%)',
+	'hsl(179, 100%, 50%)',
+	'hsl(102, 100%, 61%)',
+	'hsl(0, 100%, 32%)',
 ]
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-utils.ts b/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-utils.ts
index 0f2fc4f07d..79cb86edc5 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/analytics-dashboard/analytics-chart/analytics-chart-utils.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ type PaletteRankEntry = {
 	key: string
 	label: string
 	total: number
+	excludedFromRank?: boolean
 }
 
 function formatDatasetTooltip(projectName: string | undefined): string | undefined {
@@ -330,9 +331,12 @@ function buildPaletteColorsByDownloadRank(
 	const colorsByKey = new Map<string, string>()
 	if (palette.length === 0) return colorsByKey
 
-	const sortedEntries = [...entries].sort(
-		(a, b) => b.total - a.total || a.label.localeCompare(b.label) || a.key.localeCompare(b.key),
-	)
+	const compareEntries = (a: PaletteRankEntry, b: PaletteRankEntry) =>
+		b.total - a.total || a.label.localeCompare(b.label) || a.key.localeCompare(b.key)
+	const rankedEntries = entries.filter((entry) => !entry.excludedFromRank).sort(compareEntries)
+	const excludedEntries = entries.filter((entry) => entry.excludedFromRank).sort(compareEntries)
+	const sortedEntries = [...rankedEntries, ...excludedEntries]
+
 	sortedEntries.forEach((entry, index) => {
 		colorsByKey.set(entry.key, getPaletteColorForIndex(index, palette))
 	})
@@ -340,6 +344,27 @@ function buildPaletteColorsByDownloadRank(
 	return colorsByKey
 }
 
+function isExcludedFromPaletteRank(breakdownValues: readonly string[]): boolean {
+	return breakdownValues.some(
+		(value) =>
+			isUnknownAnalyticsBreakdownValue(value) || isNoDependentAnalyticsBreakdownValue(value),
+	)
+}
+
+function buildPaletteRankEntry(
+	key: string,
+	breakdownValues: readonly string[],
+	total: number,
+	formatLabel: (breakdownValues: readonly string[]) => string,
+): PaletteRankEntry {
+	return {
+		key,
+		label: formatLabel(breakdownValues),
+		total,
+		excludedFromRank: isExcludedFromPaletteRank(breakdownValues),
+	}
+}
+
 export function getMetricValue(
 	point: Labrinth.Analytics.v3.ProjectAnalytics,
 	activeStat: AnalyticsDashboardStat,
@@ -499,11 +524,14 @@ export function buildChartDatasets(
 		})
 
 		const colorsByBreakdown = buildPaletteColorsByDownloadRank(
-			Array.from(dataByBreakdown.keys()).map((breakdownKey) => ({
-				key: breakdownKey,
-				label: formatChartBreakdownLabels(breakdownValuesByKey.get(breakdownKey) ?? []),
-				total: downloadTotalsByBreakdown.get(breakdownKey) ?? 0,
-			})),
+			Array.from(dataByBreakdown.keys()).map((breakdownKey) =>
+				buildPaletteRankEntry(
+					breakdownKey,
+					breakdownValuesByKey.get(breakdownKey) ?? [],
+					downloadTotalsByBreakdown.get(breakdownKey) ?? 0,
+					formatChartBreakdownLabels,
+				),
+			),
 			palette,
 		)
 
@@ -675,11 +703,14 @@ export function buildChartDatasets(
 	})
 
 	const colorsByBreakdown = buildPaletteColorsByDownloadRank(
-		Array.from(dataByProjectBreakdown.keys()).map((breakdownKey) => ({
-			key: breakdownKey,
-			label: formatChartBreakdownLabels(breakdownValuesByKey.get(breakdownKey) ?? []),
-			total: downloadTotalsByProjectBreakdown.get(breakdownKey) ?? 0,
-		})),
+		Array.from(dataByProjectBreakdown.keys()).map((breakdownKey) =>
+			buildPaletteRankEntry(
+				breakdownKey,
+				breakdownValuesByKey.get(breakdownKey) ?? [],
+				downloadTotalsByProjectBreakdown.get(breakdownKey) ?? 0,
+				formatChartBreakdownLabels,
+			),
+		),
 		palette,
 	)