{"id":1408,"date":"2016-01-02T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T12:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:04:36","slug":"windows-10-background-color-palette-24-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-10-background-color-palette-24-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Settings has only 24 Color Choices for Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 2021: Information in this article is now obsolete because the recent versions of Windows 10 come with a nice-looking color picker dialog. It also lets you input the RGB values manually.<\/h4>\n

If you prefer solid color desktop background instead of desktop wallpaper, note that the new Personalization settings page in Windows 10 displays only 24 color choices for background color, and the color picker is no longer available.<\/p>\n

Color picker is a valuable tool wherein you can choose your preferred shade, as well as input the Red : Green : Blue (RGB) values to make up a custom color. This is missing in the new user interface, but there are some excellent workarounds for this problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Personalize – Solid Color – Color picker dialog with RGB choices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For older builds of Windows 10<\/h3>\n

If you’re still using an older build or version of Windows 10, then the following information may be useful to you.<\/p>\n

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\nOnly 24 color choices shown for Solid color background.<\/i><\/p>\n

We have at least three workarounds:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Access the hidden classic desktop background Control Panel.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a tiny image using Paint (or any other tool) and set it as background wallpaper (fill).<\/li>\n
  3. Using RegEdit.exe to set the RGB values directly in the registry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Accessing the (Hidden) Classic Desktop Background Page<\/h3>\n

    Thanks to the Reddit user and MSFT employee Dr.Preppy<\/a> for this tip!<\/i><\/p>\n

    Fortunately, the old desktop background Control Panel is still available but hidden, and you can access it by running this command from Run (Win + R) dialog:<\/p>\n

    shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\\pageWallpaper<\/pre>\n
    This is another way of running Control Panel applets. Refer article Executing Control Panel Items (Windows)<\/a> for more such commands.<\/i><\/p>\n
    The classic desktop background page loads up. Select Solid Colors and click the More…<\/b> link to bring up the color picker. Select a built-in color or customize a color and click Save changes<\/b>.<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Create an Image File Using MS Paint and Set it As the Background<\/h3>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Just in case Microsoft completely removes classic Control Panel applets in future, you have other options to set a solid colored background with custom shade. Launch Microsoft Paint\u00a0 (Paint Brush – mspaint.exe). Reduce the canvas to a very small size so as to reduce the output file size.<\/p>\n
    Choose a color from the color palette. If you need a custom color, click Edit colors<\/b><\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Select your preferred shade, and click Add to Custom Colors. Note that the RGB values are filled up automatically as you choose\/change the shade.<\/p>\n
    Select the custom color and click OK.<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Use the Fill tool to fill up the canvas with the chosen color. Save the file to a convenient location. This fill will be your desktop background (solid colored one).<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    From the File<\/b> menu, click Set as desktop background<\/b>, and choose the Fill<\/b> option so that the tiny image fills up the entire screen.<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    This sets the solid color background in your desktop with your preferred shade.<\/p>\n
    Using Registry Editor to Set the Color Code (RGB) Manually<\/h3>\n
    If you know the RGB value of your preferred color (shown in color picker dialog above), you can input it directly in the registry.<\/p>\n
    Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press {ENTER} to launch the Registry Editor. Navigate to the following location in the Registry Editor:<\/p>\n
    \n
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Colors<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    Double-click Background<\/b> and type in the RGB value in the text box. For example, if your preferred color is 336699, type it in as 33 66 99<\/b>.<\/p>\n
    Exit the Registry Editor, logoff and login for the change to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    Update 2021: Information in this article is now obsolete because the recent versions of Windows 10 come with a nice-looking color picker dialog. It also lets you input the RGB values manually. If you prefer solid color desktop background instead of desktop wallpaper, note that the new Personalization settings page in Windows 10 displays only … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[441],"class_list":["post-1408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1417,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/change-inactive-title-bar-color-windows-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":0},"title":"How to Change the Inactive Title Bar Color in Windows 10?","author":"Ramesh","date":"January 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The title bar color in Windows 10 is plain white by default, both for active windows as well as for inactive windows. 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