diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/GaugeOptions.js b/ui/src/dashboards/components/GaugeOptions.js
index 7d9edbad3..eb3881517 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/GaugeOptions.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/GaugeOptions.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Threshold from 'src/dashboards/components/Threshold'
 
 import {
   COLOR_TYPE_THRESHOLD,
-  GAUGE_COLORS,
+  THRESHOLD_COLORS,
   MAX_THRESHOLDS,
   MIN_THRESHOLDS,
 } from 'shared/constants/thresholds'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class GaugeOptions extends Component {
     const sortedColors = _.sortBy(gaugeColors, color => color.value)
 
     if (sortedColors.length <= MAX_THRESHOLDS) {
-      const randomColor = _.random(0, GAUGE_COLORS.length - 1)
+      const randomColor = _.random(0, THRESHOLD_COLORS.length - 1)
 
       const maxValue = sortedColors[sortedColors.length - 1].value
       const minValue = sortedColors[0].value
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class GaugeOptions extends Component {
         type: COLOR_TYPE_THRESHOLD,
         id: uuid.v4(),
         value: randomValue,
-        hex: GAUGE_COLORS[randomColor].hex,
-        name: GAUGE_COLORS[randomColor].name,
+        hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[randomColor].hex,
+        name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[randomColor].name,
       }
 
       const updatedColors = _.sortBy(
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/Threshold.js b/ui/src/dashboards/components/Threshold.js
index 29fe81963..8f34dbf1c 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/Threshold.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/Threshold.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 
 import ColorDropdown from 'shared/components/ColorDropdown'
 
-import {GAUGE_COLORS} from 'shared/constants/thresholds'
+import {THRESHOLD_COLORS} from 'shared/constants/thresholds'
 
 class Threshold extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Threshold extends Component {
           ref={r => (this.thresholdInputRef = r)}
         />
         <ColorDropdown
-          colors={GAUGE_COLORS}
+          colors={THRESHOLD_COLORS}
           selected={selectedColor}
           onChoose={onChooseColor(threshold)}
           disabled={isMax && disableMaxColor}
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/ThresholdsList.js b/ui/src/shared/components/ThresholdsList.js
index bfbbbbf18..7f2b303ff 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/ThresholdsList.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/ThresholdsList.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ColorDropdown from 'shared/components/ColorDropdown'
 import {updateThresholdsListColors} from 'src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
 
 import {
-  GAUGE_COLORS,
+  THRESHOLD_COLORS,
   DEFAULT_VALUE_MIN,
   DEFAULT_VALUE_MAX,
   MAX_THRESHOLDS,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ThresholdsList extends Component {
       onResetFocus,
     } = this.props
 
-    const randomColor = _.random(0, GAUGE_COLORS.length - 1)
+    const randomColor = _.random(0, THRESHOLD_COLORS.length - 1)
 
     const maxValue = DEFAULT_VALUE_MIN
     const minValue = DEFAULT_VALUE_MAX
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class ThresholdsList extends Component {
       type: thresholdsListType,
       id: uuid.v4(),
       value: randomValue,
-      hex: GAUGE_COLORS[randomColor].hex,
-      name: GAUGE_COLORS[randomColor].name,
+      hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[randomColor].hex,
+      name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[randomColor].name,
     }
 
     const updatedColors = _.sortBy(
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class ThresholdsList extends Component {
               ? <div className="threshold-item" key={color.id}>
                   <div className="threshold-item--label">Base Color</div>
                   <ColorDropdown
-                    colors={GAUGE_COLORS}
+                    colors={THRESHOLD_COLORS}
                     selected={formatColor(color)}
                     onChoose={this.handleChooseColor(color)}
                     stretchToFit={true}
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/constants/colorOperations.js b/ui/src/shared/constants/colorOperations.js
index 45efaa400..6056b735f 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/constants/colorOperations.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/constants/colorOperations.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import {
-  GAUGE_COLORS,
+  THRESHOLD_COLORS,
   THRESHOLD_TYPE_BASE,
   THRESHOLD_TYPE_TEXT,
 } from 'shared/constants/thresholds'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const generateThresholdsListHexs = (
   lastValue,
   containsLineGraph
 ) => {
-  const defaultColoring = {bgColor: null, textColor: GAUGE_COLORS[11].hex}
+  const defaultColoring = {bgColor: null, textColor: THRESHOLD_COLORS[11].hex}
   const lastValueNumber = Number(lastValue) || 0
 
   if (!colors.length || !lastValue) {
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/constants/thresholds.js b/ui/src/shared/constants/thresholds.js
index 65f5bc78f..0d366ebcb 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/constants/thresholds.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/constants/thresholds.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const THRESHOLD_TYPE_BASE = 'base'
 
 export const TIME_FORMAT_DEFAULT = 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:ss.ss'
 
-export const GAUGE_COLORS = [
+export const THRESHOLD_COLORS = [
   {
     hex: '#BF3D5E',
     name: 'ruby',
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ export const GAUGE_COLORS = [
 export const DEFAULT_GAUGE_COLORS = [
   {
     type: COLOR_TYPE_MIN,
-    hex: GAUGE_COLORS[11].hex,
+    hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[11].hex,
     id: '0',
-    name: GAUGE_COLORS[11].name,
+    name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[11].name,
     value: DEFAULT_VALUE_MIN,
   },
   {
     type: COLOR_TYPE_MAX,
-    hex: GAUGE_COLORS[14].hex,
+    hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[14].hex,
     id: '1',
-    name: GAUGE_COLORS[14].name,
+    name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[14].name,
     value: DEFAULT_VALUE_MAX,
   },
 ]
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_GAUGE_COLORS = [
 export const DEFAULT_THRESHOLDS_LIST_COLORS = [
   {
     type: THRESHOLD_TYPE_TEXT,
-    hex: GAUGE_COLORS[11].hex,
+    hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[11].hex,
     id: THRESHOLD_TYPE_BASE,
-    name: GAUGE_COLORS[11].name,
+    name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[11].name,
     value: -999999999999999999,
   },
 ]
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_THRESHOLDS_LIST_COLORS = [
 export const DEFAULT_TABLE_COLORS = [
   {
     type: THRESHOLD_TYPE_BG,
-    hex: GAUGE_COLORS[18].hex,
+    hex: THRESHOLD_COLORS[18].hex,
     id: THRESHOLD_TYPE_BASE,
-    name: GAUGE_COLORS[18].name,
+    name: THRESHOLD_COLORS[18].name,
     value: 0,
   },
 ]