I`ve edited the default style of the RadSplitButton and its inner ButtonChrome via Blend and attached the solution. Now you only need to play with the MouseOverColors of the ButtonChrome. Let us know if you need further assistance.
Best wishes,
Petar Mladenov
the Telerik team
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