diff --git a/Orange/widgets/utils/colorpalettes.py b/Orange/widgets/utils/colorpalettes.py
index 0a0efc470fa..a71297045d4 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/utils/colorpalettes.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/utils/colorpalettes.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def from_palette(cls, palette, bins):
 
     def _bin_indices(self, x):
         nans = np.isnan(x)
-        binx = np.digitize(x, self.bins[1:-1], right=True)
+        binx = np.digitize(x, self.bins[1:-1])
         binx.clip(0, len(self.bins) - 1)
         binx[nans] = -1
         return binx, nans
diff --git a/Orange/widgets/utils/tests/test_colorpalettes.py b/Orange/widgets/utils/tests/test_colorpalettes.py
index fe92a32d8ce..5a6321a44b0 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/utils/tests/test_colorpalettes.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/utils/tests/test_colorpalettes.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from orangewidget.tests.base import GuiTest
 from Orange.util import color_to_hex
 from Orange.data import DiscreteVariable, ContinuousVariable, Variable
+from Orange.preprocess.discretize import decimal_binnings
 # pylint: disable=wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import
 from Orange.widgets.utils.colorpalettes import *
 
@@ -464,6 +465,14 @@ def test_copy(self):
         copy.bins[0] += 1
         self.assertNotEqual(self.bins[0], copy.bins[0])
 
+    def test_decimal_binnings(self):
+        """test for consistency with binning from discretize"""
+        data = np.array([1, 2])
+        bins = decimal_binnings(data)[0].thresholds
+        binned = BinnedContinuousPalette.from_palette(self.palette, bins)
+        colors = binned.values_to_colors(data)
+        assert not np.array_equal(colors[0], colors[1])
+
 
 class UtilsTest(GuiTest):
     def test_coloricon(self):