diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0ebf61ea7..6dec4154f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8746,6 +8746,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hound",
  "humantime",
  "orb-build-info",
+ "orb-info",
  "orb-messages 0.0.0 (git+https://github.com/worldcoin/orb-messages?rev=cac4f26ae09ca75ca2e2911376e5273be8454a52)",
  "orb-rgb",
  "orb-sound",
diff --git a/ui/Cargo.toml b/ui/Cargo.toml
index 4a986bdea..ad9c5ee0d 100644
--- a/ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ futures.workspace = true
 hound = "3.5.1"
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 orb-build-info.path = "../build-info"
+orb-info = { workspace = true, features = ["orb-os-release"], default-features = false }
 orb-messages.workspace = true
 orb-rgb.path = "rgb"
 orb-sound.path = "sound"
diff --git a/ui/rgb/src/lib.rs b/ui/rgb/src/lib.rs
index ef12574ec..3886c64ab 100644
--- a/ui/rgb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ui/rgb/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl Argb {
     pub const PEARL_WAVE_MIN_COLOR_INTENSITY: Argb = Argb(None, 4, 4, 4);
 
     pub const PEARL_OPERATOR_AMBER: Argb = Argb(None, 20, 16, 0);
+    pub const PEARL_OPERATOR_ANALYSIS: Argb = Argb(None, 0, 20, 30);
     pub const PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT: Argb = { Argb(None, 20, 20, 20) };
     pub const PEARL_OPERATOR_RED: Argb = Argb(None, 16, 0, 0);
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ impl Argb {
 
     /// ***** Self-serve colors *****
     pub const DIAMOND_OPERATOR_AMBER: Argb = Argb(Some(10), 40, 32, 1);
+    pub const DIAMOND_OPERATOR_ANALYSIS: Argb = Argb(Some(10), 0, 20, 30);
     pub const DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT: Argb = Argb(Some(10), 20, 25, 20);
     pub const DIAMOND_OPERATOR_RED: Argb = Argb(Some(10), 25, 0, 0);
     pub const DIAMOND_OPERATOR_VERSIONS_DEPRECATED: Argb = Argb(Some(10), 40, 40, 0);
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/mod.rs b/ui/src/engine/mod.rs
index 0f24eb2a2..7d1f07c19 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 use crate::sound;
 use crate::tokio_spawn;
+use crate::RELEASE_TYPE;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use eyre::Result;
 use futures::channel::mpsc::Sender;
+use orb_info::orb_os_release::OrbRelease;
 use orb_messages::mcu_message::Message;
 use orb_rgb::Argb;
 use pid::InstantTimer;
@@ -34,6 +36,24 @@ pub enum OrbType {
 
 pub const LED_ENGINE_FPS: u64 = 30;
 
+fn release_type() -> OrbRelease {
+    RELEASE_TYPE.get().copied().unwrap_or(OrbRelease::Prod)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn pearl_operator_default() -> Argb {
+    match release_type() {
+        OrbRelease::Analysis => Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_ANALYSIS,
+        _ => Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn diamond_operator_default() -> Argb {
+    match release_type() {
+        OrbRelease::Analysis => Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_ANALYSIS,
+        _ => Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+    }
+}
+
 const GAMMA: f64 = 2.5;
 
 const LEVEL_BACKGROUND: u8 = 0;
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/operator/idle.rs b/ui/src/engine/operator/idle.rs
index 5426f9593..3aa01d3f5 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/operator/idle.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/operator/idle.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ pub struct Idle {
 impl Idle {
     pub fn new(orb_type: OrbType) -> Self {
         let color = match orb_type {
-            OrbType::Pearl => Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
-            OrbType::Diamond => Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+            OrbType::Pearl => crate::engine::pearl_operator_default(),
+            OrbType::Diamond => crate::engine::diamond_operator_default(),
         };
         Self {
             orb_type,
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ impl Idle {
         } else {
             match self.orb_type {
                 OrbType::Pearl => {
-                    self.color = Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT;
+                    self.color = crate::engine::pearl_operator_default();
                 }
                 OrbType::Diamond => {
-                    self.color = Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT;
+                    self.color = crate::engine::diamond_operator_default();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/operator/pulse.rs b/ui/src/engine/operator/pulse.rs
index 307087f88..057509ec0 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/operator/pulse.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/operator/pulse.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ impl Pulse {
             Argb::OPERATOR_DEV
         } else {
             match self.orb_type {
-                engine::OrbType::Pearl => Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
-                engine::OrbType::Diamond => Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+                engine::OrbType::Pearl => crate::engine::pearl_operator_default(),
+                engine::OrbType::Diamond => crate::engine::diamond_operator_default(),
             }
         };
         self.wave_period = wave_period;
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/operator/signup_phase.rs b/ui/src/engine/operator/signup_phase.rs
index 4b1c1f863..19756a304 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/operator/signup_phase.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/operator/signup_phase.rs
@@ -239,9 +239,11 @@ impl Animation for SignupPhase {
                         .take_while(|(i, _)| *i <= (self.current_phase % 5))
                         .for_each(|(_, c)| {
                             *c = match self.orb_type {
-                                engine::OrbType::Pearl => Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+                                engine::OrbType::Pearl => {
+                                    crate::engine::pearl_operator_default()
+                                }
                                 engine::OrbType::Diamond => {
-                                    Argb::DIAMOND_OPERATOR_DEFAULT
+                                    crate::engine::diamond_operator_default()
                                 }
                             };
                         });
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/pearl/operator_based.rs b/ui/src/engine/pearl/operator_based.rs
index f77e84640..2131c04b6 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/pearl/operator_based.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/pearl/operator_based.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl Runner<PEARL_RING_LED_COUNT, PEARL_CENTER_LED_COUNT> {
                 // and then keep first LED on as a background (`operator_signup_phase`)
                 self.operator_action.trigger(
                     0.6,
-                    Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+                    crate::engine::pearl_operator_default(),
                     false,
                     true,
                     false,
diff --git a/ui/src/engine/pearl/self_serve.rs b/ui/src/engine/pearl/self_serve.rs
index 9479782d2..dcb1fbfc1 100644
--- a/ui/src/engine/pearl/self_serve.rs
+++ b/ui/src/engine/pearl/self_serve.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Runner<PEARL_RING_LED_COUNT, PEARL_CENTER_LED_COUNT> {
                 // and then keep first LED on as a background (`operator_signup_phase`)
                 self.operator_action.trigger(
                     0.6,
-                    Argb::PEARL_OPERATOR_DEFAULT,
+                    crate::engine::pearl_operator_default(),
                     false,
                     true,
                     false,
diff --git a/ui/src/main.rs b/ui/src/main.rs
index cadce2c9e..a4b619e12 100644
--- a/ui/src/main.rs
+++ b/ui/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
 use humantime::parse_duration;
+use orb_info::orb_os_release::{OrbOsRelease, OrbRelease};
 use std::env;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -85,6 +86,15 @@ struct BeaconArgs {
     duration: Duration,
 }
 
+fn current_release_type() -> Result<OrbRelease> {
+    let os_release =
+        OrbOsRelease::read_blocking().wrap_err("failed reading /etc/os-release")?;
+
+    Ok(os_release.release_type)
+}
+
+pub(crate) static RELEASE_TYPE: OnceLock<OrbRelease> = OnceLock::new();
+
 static HW_VERSION_FILE: OnceLock<String> = OnceLock::new();
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -208,17 +218,27 @@ async fn main_inner(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
     color_eyre::install()?;
-    let telemetry = orb_telemetry::TelemetryConfig::new()
-        .with_journald(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
-        .init();
+
+    let release_type = current_release_type().unwrap_or(OrbRelease::Prod);
+    RELEASE_TYPE
+        .set(release_type)
+        .expect("RELEASE_TYPE set once");
 
     let args = Args::parse();
-    let result = main_inner(args).await;
-    telemetry.flush().await;
-    result
+
+    tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()?
+        .block_on(async {
+            let telemetry = orb_telemetry::TelemetryConfig::new()
+                .with_journald(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+                .init();
+            let result = main_inner(args).await;
+            telemetry.flush().await;
+            result
+        })
 }
 
 /// Just like `tokio::spawn()`, but if we are using unstable tokio features, we give