Dec 05, 2007
UI Design
Vista
Windows
Windows System Colors
A while back, I created a table detailing every system color from every official Windows theme in existence. I keep moving or misplacing this page for some reason, but the link below works:
Here’s the table of Windows system colors in its entirety:
| Color Name | Your OS | Windows Classic | Windows Standard | Luna Blue | Luna Silver | Luna Olive | Royale | Zune | Vista Aero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveBorder | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (180,180,180) | |
| ActiveCaption | (000,000,128) | (10,36,106) | (000,84,227) | (192,192,192) | (139,161,105) | (51,94,168) | (52,52,52) | (153,180,209) | |
| AppWorkspace | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (171,171,171) | |
| Background | (58,110,165) | (58,110,165) | (000,78,152) | (88,87,104) | (157,172,189) | (000,000,064) | (26,26,26) | (000,000,000) | |
| ButtonFace | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (236,233,216) | (224,223,227) | (236,233,216) | (235,233,237) | (226,226,226) | (240,240,240) | |
| ButtonHighlight | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | |
| ButtonShadow | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (172,168,153) | (157,157,161) | (172,168,153) | (167,166,170) | (180,180,180) | (160,160,160) | |
| ButtonText | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | |
| CaptionText | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (14,16,16) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (000,000,000) | |
| GrayText | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (172,168,153) | (172,168,153) | (172,168,153) | (167,166,170) | (100,100,100) | (128,128,128) | |
| Highlight | (000,000,128) | (10,36,106) | (49,106,197) | (178,180,191) | (147,160,112) | (51,94,168) | (190,190,190) | (51,153,255) | |
| HighlightText | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (000,000,000) | (255,255,255) | |
| InactiveBorder | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (244,247,252) | |
| InactiveCaption | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (122,150,223) | (255,255,255) | (212,214,186) | (111,161,217) | (116,116,116) | (191,205,219) | |
| InactiveCaptionText | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (216,228,248) | (162,161,161) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (244,244,244) | (67,78,84) | |
| InfoBackground | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | (255,255,225) | |
| InfoText | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | |
| Menu | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (240,240,240) | |
| MenuText | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | |
| Scrollbar | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (212,208,200) | (200,200,200) | |
| ThreeDDarkShadow | (000,000,000) | (64,64,64) | (113,111,100) | (113,111,100) | (113,111,100) | (133,135,140) | (135,135,135) | (105,105,105) | |
| ThreeDFace | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (236,233,216) | (224,223,227) | (236,233,216) | (235,233,237) | (226,226,226) | (240,240,240) | |
| ThreeDHighlight | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | |
| ThreeDLightShadow | (192,192,192) | (212,208,200) | (241,239,226) | (241,239,226) | (241,239,226) | (220,223,228) | (226,226,226) | (227,227,227) | |
| ThreeDShadow | (128,128,128) | (128,128,128) | (172,168,153) | (157,157,161) | (172,168,153) | (167,166,170) | (180,180,180) | (160,160,160) | |
| Window | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | (255,255,255) | |
| WindowFrame | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (100,100,100) | |
| WindowText | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) | (000,000,000) |