diff --git a/changelogs/upcoming/7570.md b/changelogs/upcoming/7570.md
index 34eabdf6a03..6bae0eb2032 100644
--- a/changelogs/upcoming/7570.md
+++ b/changelogs/upcoming/7570.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-**Breaking changes**
+**Deprecations**
 
-- Renamed `euiPalettePositive` and `euiPaletteNegative` to a more culturally inclusive `euiPaletteGreen` and `euiPaletteRed`  ([#7570](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/7570))
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+- Deprecated `euiPalettePositive` and `euiPaletteNegative` in favour of a more culturally inclusive `euiPaletteGreen` and `euiPaletteRed`  ([#7570](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/7570))
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diff --git a/src/services/color/eui_palettes.ts b/src/services/color/eui_palettes.ts
index c44a3bbfb0a..94fd3f10f3f 100644
--- a/src/services/color/eui_palettes.ts
+++ b/src/services/color/eui_palettes.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ export const euiPaletteRed = function (steps: number): EuiPalette {
 
   return euiPalette(['white', redColor], steps);
 };
+/**
+ * @deprecated - use `euiPaletteRed` instead
+ */
+export const euiPaletteNegative = euiPaletteRed;
 
 export const euiPaletteGreen = function (steps: number): EuiPalette {
   if (steps === 1) {
@@ -212,6 +216,11 @@ export const euiPaletteGreen = function (steps: number): EuiPalette {
   return euiPalette(['white', greenColor], steps);
 };
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated - use `euiPaletteGreen` instead
+ */
+export const euiPalettePositive = euiPaletteGreen;
+
 export const euiPaletteCool = function (steps: number): EuiPalette {
   if (steps === 1) {
     return [coolArray[1]];
diff --git a/src/services/color/index.ts b/src/services/color/index.ts
index 574c5ffb0b7..803f0f81a46 100644
--- a/src/services/color/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/color/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export {
   euiPaletteComplementary,
   euiPaletteRed,
   euiPaletteGreen,
+  euiPaletteNegative,
+  euiPalettePositive,
   euiPaletteCool,
   euiPaletteWarm,
   euiPaletteGray,
diff --git a/src/services/index.ts b/src/services/index.ts
index a8501828e8c..4816f7235bf 100644
--- a/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export {
   euiPaletteGray,
   euiPaletteRed,
   euiPaletteGreen,
+  euiPalettePositive,
+  euiPaletteNegative,
   euiPaletteWarm,
   getSteppedGradient,
   hexToHsv,